Do Used Guns Ever SELL on GunBroker.com?

Last gun show I went go (last weekend) was not that bad. About half the prices were fair and for once I saw people walking around with stuff they bought. As for gunbroker, yes guns do sell, but it's tricky how to find the deals. My buddy scours the site daily watching deals. Sometimes he will call the store directly and negotiate.

I know at least a couple have sold. I bought them. Overpriced stuff doesn't sell much and gets listed over and over, but lots of stuff moves, at least on gunbroker.

The answer to your question is yes.

I just bought a gun through Armslist. I am new here and don't know what other people think about it but it seems like the place to move stuff to me.

Yes. i've sold several on Gunbroker. If the price I need isn't met, I don't sell it.

I tend to sell stuff that's a little more unusual, and some fairly rare items. I know what the guns are worth, and I won't sell too much below that. Sometimes I have to re-list it several times before the right buyer sees it.

For instance, I once listed a pre-war PPK RZM that was in dang near perfect condition. The gun was worth every bit of $2,400. The first few listings ended with no buyers but plenty of people emailing and offering me $600 to $800. Who knows what those people were thinking. On perhaps the third listing it went for $2,400 to a very, very happy buyer.

Many of the guns on gunbroker, like the gun shows, are beat to heck at inflated prices hoping for the one ignorant buyer that just "has to have it", no matter the cost.

But once in a while you can find a listing with a reasonable starting price for a decent condition gun. You just have to regularly come back and browse the types you are interested in to find them.
Now there are those special or rare guns that command a premium, but they sometimes drown in listings of similar but much less valuable guns at jacked up prices.

I have bought a few used guns through them, so yes.

When I search in gunbroker I check the box to exclude auctions with reserves. Generally reserve auctions are for a seller using free non selling renewals to find that one guy with more money thsn sense. I'm a bargain shopper...i don't have time to even look at those.
I've bought plenty of used from gunbroker.

They key to gunbroker and even ebay is to know what like items are selling for before you start. If like items aren't matching what your looking to get, don't bother. You won't get it.

i think gunbroker has turned into a joke. almost everything is outrageous in price.

I have bought firearms at gun shows and through GunBroker. I agree that I see the same sellers at gun shows with the same firearms at the same inflated prices show after show. But I have occasionally found, if not great deals, at least reasonable prices I was willing to pay at both venues.

I've had good experiences with Armslist. I only advertise in my state and do everything face to face.

Gunbroker

Shop using " No Reserve" My accessories sold. There is a buyer for everything. The item will need to be listed a few time, till the right person sees it. http://s338.photobucket.com/user/joe1944usa/slideshow/Items%20for%20Sale%20%20-Gunbroker Still have the 6.35mm.

Used guns sell all the time on GB. Sometimes it's the only way to find what you're looking for.

I've bought about 40 used guns online. It's amazing how people will practically sell used guns for about 66% of the brand new price. Most of the guns had very little use and sign of wear.

I have bought 4 guns on gunbroker; the most recent, a Colt Police Positive Target .22 for $410. In the photos it looks to be in very good condition; just mailed the payment today, so we will see. All my other purchases have turned out well. It requires lots of patience to find guns without a high reserve. I don't even search reserve auctions anymore.

I know first hand that used guns....especially Colt revolvers...sell very well on GB.

And you can add my account to vouch for the fact that used guns sell every day on Gunbroker. I've got near 90 transactions on that site. Five guns listed currently and although some might not like my prices, those guns will sell. They always do.

Grump said:

Do Used Guns Ever SELL on GunBroker.com?

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Ab-so-lute-ly! Over the past 15+ years I have purchased quite a few (read: too many ) and even sold some.

I require close-up, well-lit/-focused pics, detailed descriptions and straightforward specific answers to my specific questions. If anything doesn't "smell" right, I move just along ...

morcey2 said:

Overpriced stuff doesn't sell much and gets listed over and over....

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This has been my experience. I bid on guns but my bid never even comes close to the reserve.

At least one seller has locked me out of bidding for doing that!

I've pretty much written them off. My garage FFL has way better prices on new guns, like $50 over his cost, so GB would be a huge waste of time for new. The used guns of interest to me were stupid overpriced.

I wish they would charge a fee for listing, say $20, then the gougers would be more inclined to sell their guns vs just listing them in hopes of finding a desperate buyer or sucker.

The problem with buying guns on Gunbroker is that it's difficult to evaluate what you're getting. As a collector, to me condition is everything. Even when the sellers attempt to post pictures, those are still not as informative as a personal inspection. This is the big advantage of gun shows -- you can see exactly what you're getting.

Gunbroker is good for buying parts, ammo, and, in general, the lower-priced items. Even for those things, you have to be careful that you aren't paying too much.

I have bought 10 used guns off gunbroker. I have no need to buy anything new from them.

I have bought a few used guns on gunbroker, so I am sure that they do sell. When I shop on gunbroker I usually look for auctions that start low and have no reserve. In my experience the sellers that use reserves or just have a high starting or buy it now price are looking to get top dollar for their guns and don't care how long it takes waiting for a desperate buyer.

I would like to see an auction site like gunbroker that does not allow reserves and all auctions start at $1. That way the seller either accepts fair market value (AKA what buyers bid on it) or they don't waste our time. I completely understand if a seller really likes their gun and does not want to sell it unless they get a certain amount for it, but setting a high starting price or reserve is not allowing the market to decide. When a seller does that they are attempting to bend the market to their own will. Even if it does sell 2 months down the road that does not mean that is what the gun was worth all along. It just means that either demand increased or someone got desperate.

auctions. http://www.horstauction.com/guns.html If the right person is not there to bid or only 1 person bidding, you loose big without a reserve. Imo.