selling a gun?

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hey guys got a question for ya.

I have never sold any of my guns but money is getting tight and I have a couple of rifles I don't use as much and was wondering how does one put a price on a gun to sell it?

I have a cva single shot 45-70govt with Nikon 3-9-40 scope with 4 packs of ammo and had someone say ill give you $200 for it. I thought your out of your mind I've got over $400 into it and its been shot maybe 10 times.

id like to sell it privately because the 2 major stores around me low ball people so bad. buddy sold them a colt ar15 flat top with Nikon scope, metal case, mags and all for like $400 and they shelved it for $1100
 
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As for the local stores, they need to make a profit. Takes two to tango - if your buddy agreed, then he did it of his own free will and got what he thought was fair.
 
I used to sell one gun to get another. However, I always end up wanting it back so I've decided to not sell any guns unless it's a financial need. There is no shame in selling a gun to pay bills. As to the price people are offering, there are many people who throw out low ball offers simply because it doesn't hurt not to and they may get a deal. Personally, it pisses me off to no end.
 
Anything you want to sell is only worth what people want to pay for it, irrespective of what you paid for it. And I don't think there is a big market for your particular items. I'd consider selling the rifle, scope and ammo separately. And dealers can't stay in business selling items for the same price they paid for them. One way I've sold guns and other items is to fashion a sign, go to a gun show and just walk around the show with them. They've always sold pretty quickly.
 
The rule of thumb I use is to find the cost of an identical, or at least very similar gun. I figure value at 50%-75% of that cost. With better quality optics like Leupold, Zeiss etc., about the same. Budget optics will bring less than 50%. Ammo and other accessories add very little.

If you have $400 in the combo then $250 is probably fair and $200 might be, $300 tops depending on the scope.
 
Dlam: Why should it piss you off? All you have to do is kindly say no thanks.
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If the offer could be seen as low-balling, they are wasting my time. I've gone to listing what I'm willing to take firm so I don't have to deal with them. This guy dealing with a lowballer made me laugh so hard.

Warning: Foul language is used and he drops the n-word a time or two. Watch them in the order posted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-bO9U00sP8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea18HKVP5qE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AvGWwBl5Kw
 
I get that the stores need to make some money but said and done at the same store 2 months before the AR15 was outfitted for my buddy as a Christmas gift from his dad. if I remember right he paid about $1500 for it. his dad fell on hard times at work so my buddy decided to sell it to help his dad.

for the store to pay someone $400 when they paid $1500 and then re sell it for almost what he paid for it is ridiculous, IMO.

I figured if I bought the gun, ammo, and scope and have about 425 into it and its been shot 10 times and less than 1yr old I should be able to get at least 300 out of it.

like the other guy I have a real hard time letting things go.

I purchased a savage axis 223 and then later purchased the heavy barrel, accu trigger model because of the HB and trigger and now have no use for the sporter rifle but I know if I let it go I would want it back.

I kind got the 45-70 on a whim as Ohio recently let us use them to deer hunt with but after running right out and buying it I said ive got a ML and slug gun what the heck did I do that for. truck needs some work done and I've got a deer gun and a 223.
 
Advertise it. If the price is too high the market will tell you because it won't sell

And, if selling for a loss bothers you, maybe more personal fiscal discipline is in order
 
I'm not a collector but I've accumulated a small number of handguns over the years. Now that I am getting older and recognized that I probably only NEED four of my handguns: two that I rotate as carry guns, one for home defense, and one 22 revolver for fun at the range. Selling the others lets me reduce the clutter in my life, and reduce the calibers of ammo that I will keep on hand from the current 7 down to 3. So my selling is for my convenience and if I don't get full value but get a reasonable offer that's good enough for me. I'm always amused by "For Sale" notes at my gun club where someone is asking for NIB prices for older and sometimes pretty beat up guns. Those ads stay up for a long time.
 
A gun and a car are the same thing. The value of the item is determined by the market. Large market=quick sale at good price. Small market= slow sale at a possibly good price. What a seller has "in" a gun is completely irrelevant. I have bought plenty of guns on the cheap because someone needed cash right now. I have also overpaid because someone had what I wanted right now.
I will look at Gunbroker as a general guide but don't expect to get those asking prices. Look at auctions that are about to close in a few minutes where people are actively bidding. This will give you an idea of what it might be worth as well as how many people are interested at that price point. If you really need the money NOW then just move it quickly and don't worry about it.
 
Or to be more specific SOLD auctions....
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What I meant, but you said it more correctly!




As to the price people are offering, there are many people who throw out low ball offers simply because it doesn't hurt not to and they may get a deal.
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A seller can always negotiate down but not up in price; whereas for a buyer it is the opposite.

The worst that can happen is the other party simply says "no thanks".
 
"What you have in it" means nothing.

Used scopes go for pennies on the dollar.

$200 is about right for that package ... if you can sell it at all. There has been a similar rifle listed on GunBroker for 14 weeks that hasn't sold.
 
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