Guns are worth more with the box; that may not be true all the time, but likely most of the time.
Some guns are collectables and the boxes that come with them add to the collectability. Like my model 52.Im getting ready to do a move and i am wondering if its worth hanging onto carboard gun boxes I've accumulated over the years?
Yep, we have a big basement too. However, when you have a wife that likes guns as much as you do, and is as much of a hoarder (I won't dignify it with the term "packrat") as you are, after 43 years in the same house, even a "big" basement gets full.I save all OEM boxes. Aside from that, I save all longgun boxes in excellent shape for possible re-use later.
Big basement ...
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Now they come in glossy coated cardboard with blue/black/silver graphics:
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See..........your old school PSA box is already collectible.
At one point, I decided to sell my DCM National Match Garand. So, I put it out on a gun show table at what I thought was a very reasonable price. Some know-it-all wise guy came along and claimed it was a put-together, bogus gun. I showed him the DCM box and paperwork, and he still wasn't convinced! I took that as a sign that I wasn't fated to sell it, and took it home. I still have it. I don't believe I ever got around to firing it.It certainly Helps prove that you were the original owner.
I think it is, if there is ANY chance you will sell the gun in question.
I have the original box from my Redhawk, I think it adds some value in case of resale. (unless the gun itself is really beat-up)
I also have the original box from my S&W 625.
It's the same for cameras and watches; in case of resale, they add value. Just pack them as efficiently as you can. Tetris them into a big box and nest them when possible.
I don't think a PSA Ar box will ever be worth anything.
Some guns are collectables and the boxes that come with them add to the collectability. Like my model 52.
Most guns are just guns and the box adds no value.
JMHO.
What amazes me is the oddity of quality. My 300 sig 522 came with a nice hard case, my 1250 Benelli M2 came in a cheapish cardboard box. Think I'll keep the oem boxes and maybe scrap the cardboard from the big 5 mil surps
A dealer friend of mine used to say the box is worth $50.00. I still have the box for my Combat Commander I bought in 1977. I wonder why my wife says I never throw any thing away