Pricing on brass-bought house with many ammo boxes full

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I am so sorry if this is inappropriate or in the wrong place.

I just bought a house. The previous owner left tons of brass. I listed it locally but have gotten a large variance in price offers. Lots of interest.

I know it is all dependent on quality, manufacture, etc but can I get some help? I want to unload it by sunday. I am a shooter, not a reloader. Some have unused primers. some are deprimered. Some have used primers.

I have
-1 full metal ammo box of .357 shells
-1 full grocery bag of .223
-1 full grocery bag of 22-250
-half an ammo box of larger shells marked 90, 91, and 16...I think. look about the exact same.
-1/4 ammo box of 38 special
-couple handfuls of 300 wetherby magnum
-1 full ammo box of 44 magnum
-1/2 an ammo box of .40
-couple handfuls each of random rifle-20-06? something like that and others.
-1/4 ammo box of 9mm and .380
I have 1/2 a 50 cal ammo box with more rifle (.223, 22-250, randoms) in it. Still unsorted.

Ideas?

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I know it will vary, but any idea is appreciated.
 
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Can you expand. I don't think I will count it and I know "grocery bag full" is vague.

But generally speaking....the whole lot should probably be or parted should be?

Thanks!
 
I'll tell you what I know about the going rate of brass right now.
.223 = $55-$70/500
seems like you have the most of that, which is good, because its expensive and hard to find right now. I'd put it up on gunbroker if you don't want to sell it locally or through the classifieds on here. If you want to get rid of that .223, give me a pm. I'm looking for a few thousand....at pre panic prices though, so I'd only go to about $50/1k, so I'll probably be waiting another few months, lol
 
Don't know what others are paying but I will only pay $10 per 50 pieces of common rifle brass and $10 per 100 for common pistol brass. Saying this, I have more than enough of most calibers I shoot so I really don't "need" to buy any brass at this time. If I find a good deal on 22-250 or 6mm I would probably buy some as I just bought a 6mm and the 22-250 doesn't seem to last many firings. There are some calibers that seem to be selling for a premium right now, including 223 remington, 357 Mag, 45 acp and 44 mag (you can probably get $8 to $10 per 50 pieces right now), but this will probably be short lived once the weather warms up and people start shooting again. BTW, let me know what you decide for a price on the 22-250.
 
I am in Utah so there isn't a thin market. About 300 looks in a day. Not looking to sell here. Just get a fair price to accept.

Also, if you know anything i should know (44 mag is worthless or pricey, blah blah) that would really help me.

thanks again everyone!
 
22-250 should sell easily as should your 223, 357 and 44.

Take the time to sort it. See what you really have. Take a look on auction sites like gunbroker, see what its selling for in your area.

Consider reloading yourself, you've got a substantial stash to start with or TRADE with.
 
Nothing is worthless.

as noted, .10-.17 per for .223 brass right now.

.44 mag, probably .10 per, but other .44mag shooters can chime in.

.40 maybe .03/ea, 9mm .025-.03/ea, .380 .05/ea. .300wby no idea... maybe .25-.50/ea? .22-250 .25/ea or so?

If you're getting a large variation in price offers, take the highest price. ;)

where in utah?
 
I am at 300 views in less than 24 hours on the local listing site (KSL).

It is the pricing I can't get firmed down. I am okay under selling myself. But I don't want to totally do it.

Example: someone offered 200 for all of it. Fair? I don't have a clue.

Ammo boxes worth anything too?
 
Purely for comparison sake... Freedom Munition's brass credit program credits you with $2.50 per pound of brass, but that is across the board for anything that they reman, .380 to 50-BMG.

I don't reload either and prefer to make friendly with a local reloader and exchange spent brass for ammo, favors, etc. I have 50 pounds of brass sitting in the back of my truck now to give him.
 
yeah, variation in price with different parting out ideas. Doh! :)

I am in the salt lake area. Lots of shooters and reloaders here.
 
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Example: someone offered 200 for all of it. Fair? I don't have a clue.
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No, you don't, and neither do we, unless you COUNT it.

Sounds to me like possibly WELL over $200 worth of brass. Count it and provide accurate info and you'll get more money.

Ammo boxes? Like cardboard ammo boxes? No, not worth anything. Metal ammo cans? Yeah, few bucks each.
 
The main reference point I can give you, is I recently bought some mostly-sorter once fired .45 brass from Midway for 11 cents each. Raw, untumbled. I put out an ad on Utah Gun Exchange for used brass, I paid 10 cents for .45s and 5 for 9mm, bought a bunch.

I think if you count it, or at least WEIGH it, so people know what they are getting, you could put an ad on UGE and sell it pretty easily.
 
I hear everyone on counting. I agree. I am a mild seller though. I mean, a grocery sack of .223 is a lot of counting. :)
 
wild cat mccane said:
Ammo boxes worth anything too?
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The metal .50 GI cans are going for around $10-ish apiece in my area. $15-ish at the surplus store.

.357 and .44 Magnum brass always seem to be quick sellers. Revolver shooters don't generally leave tons of free brass laying around.

You'll get more selling in separate lots. Someone wanting .223 brass might not be interested in pistol brass, etc.

Do some research and start with the lots marked at the high end of current market. Decrease if they don't sell in a week or so.

As for counting, no real need. Lots of posts...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...5.2671.0j10j2j1.13.0...0.0...1c.1.hQP3GgXBPR8
 
I mean, a grocery sack of .223 is a lot of counting.
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I wouldn't bother trying to buy brass from somebody who won't at least go to the trouble of counting it. If you're too (whatever) to count it, then yeah, $200 for everything is fair.
 
This is crazy.
If you don't want to sort and count, than bag it up and price it like you do other yard sale stuff.
My advice, is slow down, sort it by caliber, then sort that by primed or not including once fired, then count it and consider the market value and price accordingly. Then if they want to dicker about the price, it is left up to you to decide.

Sounds like you got it for free, so anything you make off of it is good, right?
 
does your wife have a kitchen scale?

If she does, count out 50 rounds and weigh it, then weigh the whole bag on a bathroom scale and then calculate what you have but err on the low side so you don't try to sell more than are actually there. Your buyer will be more than happy if your count is 10% under but may call you every name in the book if you short them a dozen.
 
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