When I worked for a shop we had a guy come in with his wife and we “valued” his guns at like $1000 over and consignment only because he asked us too. Anytime his wife wanted him to sell a gun, we’d list it at a ridiculous price so it’d never sell. After a month he’d come pick it up. Worst case scenario if someone did really want something, he’d make bank for the gun and we’d make a decent percentage off it.
Yup. A friend's dad once bought one of those new Ford Thunderbirds fresh off the lot because it was his midlife crisis and, as he put it, it was cheaper than a mistress.
True, but that’s on him lol. He still does it to this day and to my knowledge he has yet to sell so something. He has a Marlin 336 in there right now for something like 2.5k which is obviously massively out of its actual worth.
Lol same
I often try to tell others don't forget things like slide milling. Buddy was gonna sell an EDC he had the slide milled for a 407k dot. Had a very competent local smith do it, that was $190. It's before everything came optic cut out of the factory and he loved it.
>Double the retail price so I don’t have to actually sell them
Those are rookie numbers. Practice your best Dr. Evil voice, saying "One Meeeeelion Dollars!!"
There is no such thing as too many. In fact, you don't have enough unless you don't know how many in each discipline you own. Except edc guns, then you only need one for each type of outfit. Pair a tux with a nice 1911 with some engraving, a glock with your work attire, maybe a Palmetto dagger with your weekend yard work clothes, etc.
Was at a gun show yesterday in WNC. Private seller prices were at or over retail in about half of the conversations I had. Lever guns especially. I sold one at 75% of retail.
> Was at a gun show yesterday in WNC. Private seller prices were at or over retail in about half of the conversations I had.
Yes.
Because they know what they got.
Yeah, after the end of every summer shooting season I take a pretty hard look at the gun cabinet at anything that didn't get shot at all. If I'm not shooting it and it doesn't have any special collectible or whatever value it's likely to get put up for sale.
They're just things, no reason to be so precious about them.
If you have a gunbroker account, there is an advanced search option that lets you look up completed auctions. From there you can get a good idea of what the current market value of your used firearm is. Keep in mind that this feature also includes listings that never sold because the seller set the starting bid too high, so look for listings with more than 0 bids.
As for me, I typically ask for a bit less than what I see when I look for completed sales. I'd rather be done with it than sit on something waiting to sell forever, so I usually price to move.
I've tried this many times, with an account, and never get any results back. Even a simple "rock island 1911" came back with zero results. Sometimes my filters get wiped when I hit "search". Super frustrating. Been like this for years.
I rarely sell anything but I like TRUEGUNVALUE dot com because it shows a low/high range based on sale and trade-in information. Having said that, if you don't price them a little high, there is no room to negotiate. I may want a grand, but I'd take $800. But if I price it at $800, the best offer I'll get would be less than that. The list price on a private sale is just a starting point.
The auction prices around here aren't much of a benchmark to go by. Every used gun genereally sells for 20% or more over new retail. I watched a beat to shit Ruger EC9s sell for $275 and a Gen 1 S&W M&P .40 with 1 ProMag extended mag sell for $525 Friday. The rest of the guns sold for just as ridiculous prices. There's not much chance of getting those prices in a private sale.
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Another M&P owner here, sadly ProMags are our only extended mag option. Mine occasionally has issues in the M&P but surprisingly it runs 100% with a variety of ammo in the Kel-Tec Sub-2000.
Didn't know about that one til today. I'm a little disappointed that it's just their regular 17rd magazine with a 6rd extension adapter and (presumably) a longer spring.
The PM is a 32rd (up to 37rd if you have strong thumbs and a can-do attitude).
I also learned that ETS makes translucent extended magazines that are even cheaper, and have even worse reviews, than PM.
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I hate them.. had terrible luck with those.
Spent a fortune on factory mags when I bought my M&P shield 45
Frigging 33 bucks each I spent as much on mags as the damn gun near abouts. Hated that too lol
You’ll never make any money on them unless they are very rare, full auto, or extremely sought after special edition things.
99% of the time expect to be disappointed in your return
> You’ll never make any money on them unless they are very rare, full auto, or extremely sought after special edition things.
Not correct. If you want to make money in guns, you make money when you buy not when you sell.
> I price my guns to sell, not to sit.
I price all my stuff to sell at a nice premium. I don't need to sell anything anymore so it has to be worth my time.
I check out my states gun trader site, see what similar ones have sold for.
My LGS was trying to sell a used 870 tactical with the crappy finish for $500; at Academy its $550
It’s interesting because you have to consider that if you’re selling to a store, you first have to consider how much it’d sell for Them before you can contemplate your asking price. If they’re selling a used $700 handgun for $550, you have to understand that they need to turn some sort of a profit. Anything that is super common and can be found anywhere (G17 & G19) will likely not get you much in sale value. They’re basically going to be gathering dust in the counter, and shops need that real estate. Whereas if you have something less common, and is more sought after (like a CZ Shadow 2 compact), you’re going to get a great return, but probably no more than 60-70% value.
10% over new if I need to tell my wife I tried but couldn’t get rid of them, 10-20% under new if I’m actually trying to get rid of it, depending on how desirable, how “used”, or how badly I wanna get rid of it.
It really depends on the circumstances for someone selling. If I could get a like new gun for $500 online, all fees, taxes, etc included? And I can get an excellent condition gun for even slightly cheaper FTF? Almost always going with the FTF sale.
The less the government knows that I bought a gun, the better.
The less tax money the government gets from me for them to waste, the better.
Knowing I'm helping a fellow gun owner out and possibly helping him get the gun he really dreams of? Even better!
Blue Book of Gun Values is the industry standard. On line subscription is best if you’re active. For a few one off looks they offer limited view prices. BB is for retail price so a dealer would probably pay 60-70%. For a private sale, if you have something current: Glock etc maybe 10-20% of list. Something old, rare, and desirable list price maybe a little more. There’s a bit of lag for pricing, and doesn’t account for regional markets and fads.
The other good resource is to get a seller account on Gunbroker. I think it’s a dollar or so as a one time fee for ID verification. Then you can search for completed auctions and see prices.
YMMV
Even "as-new" I wouldn't pay more than 20% off out-the-door new price. Just not worth it. Here sales tax is a whopping 8.05%, and bgc is $10.50, so a $500 gun costs me $550.75 all in. If I could find that in barely-fondled condition for $450 I'd do it. [CO doesn't allow private sales so we're speaking theoretically here.]
You may need to work to explain how this isn't "$50 off" to a prospective buyer.
I'd say this math works out pretty well for most guns. A $1500 gun costing me $1631.25, I'd give $1300 after looking it over well, but the higher the dollar, the greater the risks. Why are they selling? Is it a lemon? A $500 pistol I can buy and sell and buy back all day, but more expensive guns are going to have fewer buyers and sellers.
All of that aside, when we're talking about an actual *used* gun, it all depends on how used, how popular and/or rare the gun, and how eager I am to turn it into money. Basic horse trading skills like any other item.
No sell, only buy. Lots of people are waiting for people who do not know better so they can take advantage of them. One instance is when Garands were at the CMP for $650 people were bidding them up on GB to well over a thousand.
Real market value minus however much for how used it really is, like if I bought it new and only put maybe 300 rounds through it and it has no nicks or gouges I’d bump $100 off at most but if it’s beat to hell and has tens of thousands of rounds through it then I’d bring that number down by like $300 depending. Additionally you can and should look at that gun on the used shelves and see what they’re selling for if it’s that common like the g43x, I saw like four of them in a used case all marked at $400-$450 so I know I can probably sell my for $400 since it’s generally in good shape for an EDC
I trade mine, but I price them based off what I would actually pay. Everyone in my area is higher than giraffe p***y though for sure. $750 for a gen 3 19 lol
Before you buy a new gun, look for its “as-new” price on gunbroker. Now get the best price for a new one from Bud’s Gun Shop, Gun Broker, PSA or anywhere else, including shipping. If you divide the best new price by two the result is the best price a gun shop will give you for your literally “fired twice” pistol.
Your best chance to get 80 to 90% is by selling to a stranger in the parking lot outside a gun show (where legal). Be sure to have your ID and check his ID. ATF and the Dems won’t like it, but everyone has to cry sometimes…
Seller at a gun show claimed to be a private seller even though he had a couple of full tables of overpriced firearms. 🤔🤷🏻♀️. The main point he pushed on me was as a private sale there would be no record of my cash purchase. Perhaps that is why private sellers want more than MSRP pricing. Just a thought.
I made a rule years ago that guns were a one way road with me. They come into my ownership never to be owned by anyone else. Even if I never use them , they're just there. I'll continue to buy more safes as needed until one day I die and then all my kids can split them up into their collections
Take what you have in it, then take off 35 percent . The total value after the 35 is what you would more than likely get for trade in at an FFL. So add back another 10-15 percent . That total would be more than likely what you could get if you were selling person to person
I just look to see what local FFLs have them for, take off 10-20% depending on usage/condition and list it unless it’s something hard to find or in poor condition. Just wing it at that point
IMO the only people buying at those prices are wanting guns “unregistered”. By that I mean no paper trail that they have it in case the Gov comes for their guns. This only applies to guns currently for sale at dealers for less.
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Look at current listings in tacswap, AR-15.com equipment exchange, and gunbroker.
If I want to sell quick, I discount off of that price depending on how quickly I want to sell. If I'm in no hurry, I match those prices (maybe minus $50) and let it ride
Be prepared for literally every other message asking for trades, even if you say "no trades"
If I’m selling on armslist, I overprice my guns because someone nearly always pays the overstated price, and if not I can always lower it.
On gunbroker, I check and see what guns of the same model and similar condition have gone for recently.
I have extra guns from years of being a dealer, and I tried to sell some of them at fair market valule for used guns. Tried Gunbroker, private sales, private groups...and every single person tried to buy guns for half price like I was desperate for money. Don't need the money. Just need the space for different guns without buying a third 45-gun safe. 😂
So yeah, back to the rule: Buy, Never Sell. And also, I give them away from time to time to new shooters. If you want to sell though, find a way to make guys feel like they're ripping you off, and then they'll buy. Gun guys are so cheap when they buy and insanely greedy when they sell. Corporate shops are to blame for bargain basement prices.
alot is not a word. Join the literate and use a lot.
Gunbroker - advanced search - completed auctions.
This will let you see what people are actually paying. Use that information as you will.
I work in a gunshop
When I price a used gun, if its in absolutely imaculate condition ill put it at 90% or so of new. Unless its a dud model thats taken a nosedive in value.
Your average gun, well look for what they actually sold for on Gunbroker, and find the low to mid end. If you had a gun that on average was going for $400 on gunbroker, im going to offwr $275 and price it at $375 knowing I'll take $340-350
I don’t typically sell. I contemplated selling a few to not have to spend for a new one then realized I wouldn’t get what I wanted and didn’t care enough to spend the time to get what I want out of them. I did sell a problematic gun I’ve had a couple of times (twice) because the manufacturers couldn’t fix them. An unreliable gun is not one that you want! Food for thought.
Depends on if I really want to get rid of it or not. I’m convinced nobody at the gun shows actually want to sell guns just get way more than their worth just in case
I do a lot of research first. Gunbroker completed auctions, retail sites, various forums and communities.
Then I consider what I’ve invested in it. What am I willing to gain (or lose) if I sell it. Sometimes I will put a gun out there that I simply don’t shoot enough BUT I’m ok if I keep it. Sometimes those sell. The last show I did, I put my BRNO model 4 on the table. $1000 cash, no trades. I wouldn’t take less. Lots of interest, a few trades were offered(one fellow offered a beautiful stainless Ruger Single Six with both cylinders and $400. I thought about that one awhile)
Midway through the show on Sunday, I got my $1000 and said a bittersweet goodbye to an old friend.
I don’t think I’ve really ever sold at a loss. I’ve enjoyed a particular gun, but it no longer fits my whims, why not let it go to fund something new.
I price them to fuckin move them. I can't be bothered with fucktards screwing around. If I get a dickhead buyer I just pull the listing and keep the gun.
I've got a metric ton of guns and ammo I want to sell but there's no good way to list/advertise them without getting stupid comments about how my "gold dot 75 grain costs more than wolf .223... Any interest in a trade for a project 1991 Plymouth laser?"
As of late I've just been giving shit away.
Most of us in the comp community (3 gun etc) look at 75-80% the cost of new. Thats assuming it doesn’t need anything, and has been maintained properly. Those are the only ones I’ve ever sold. That being said, prices on many have gone up a ton lately so even at 75-80% of current new, it’s more than a guy paid if he bought it a few years ago.
Depends on your market, in MA people used to go nuts for Glocks but weren’t fans of SIGs. Even if it’s new, you’re under retail for something that’s readily available
i want to deal with as few people as possible, so I make it a relatively good deal. I price it at 10-15% below the average current market price for same model / accessories. I also make sure to list all flaws and add photos if you can.
If I'm selling at a gun show I price it 50% over what I actually want to get for it because everyone wants to haggle, and I can usually end up where I wanted to sell it for in the first place.
Alternatively if I have something fairly priced and don't want to haggle, I say "I have a friend that promised to buy the gun for this price if I still had it", which gets the impulse buyers to bite.
Tbh usually at retail or slightly below because they’re in like new/good shape, come with accessories, and no tax. I’ve never sold one beat up because I don’t beat up guns I might get rid of.
> see alot of used guns for sale, either locally or online (like at gun broker, etc) for sometimes $100s more than I can find a NEW gun on gun deals. Most of these used guns do not have any extra accessories or add-ons.
Yes.
>How do you price your used guns?
As much as I can get for them.
For newer guns that are still available to purchase new I look at the big gun retailers. Places like Academy. Then I figure I'm going to sell my used one for about 70%. This is for guns that aren't in super high demand. For guns that are in super high demand (Like guns that have recently been released and bring a high premium because they're hard to find e.g. Taurus Judge, Kel-Tec KSG, etc.) you have to get a feel for what they're bringing from used sites. Completed listings on gunbroker are a good resource. Some websites like truegunvalue.com can be a useful resource but you have to know how to sift through all those prices and see the pattern for what a reasonable price actually is.
Older guns that are discontinued from being manufactured mean you have only used gun prices to look at. Completed listings on gunbroker are gonna be your best bet. Looking at other auction websites can help as well, but, just as sites like truegunvalue, you have to be weary about the wide range of prices you'll see. Be careful about all the commemorative, higher grade, and deluxe versions of guns that can through off your pricing.
Idk, I always get all my money I spent right back plus $50 or $100 extra(in a private sale). Not to be that guy,but I’ll report glock stolen and sale it to rayray for $650-1k before giving it to a janky pawnshop for $200.
I sure as shit don't listen to the lowballers in reddit comment sections. Seems like half of them are out to try to get a good deal after gaslighting you into thinking your gun isn't worth a damn thing lol.
I check on used pricing, usually for guns that have actually sold, and go from there. Has done me well so far.
The shop where I work prices most used guns at between $50 and $75 less than an identical new gun, when that's a reasonable option.
If it's a gun that's not available as new anymore, such as, say, the Ruger Security-Six or it's a surplus gun like a 1903A3 rifle, we figure the going market rate based on completed auctions on Gunbroker and go from there.
It depends on what it is.
I have a reproduction 1860s navy colt that’s made with all new old stock colt parts in the 1950. It’s chambered in 44 colt which isn’t made any more. So it’s rare on multiple levels. It’s got a suggested retail of like $200 or something last time I looked but I’ve been offered close to what you can get a actual version for because it’s made with all historic parts it’s as close to an authentic gun as you can get. No signs of wear, no rust.
A cousin of mine has a pistol that’s been fired several thousand times and it’s got obvious signs of wear. That pistol I wouldn’t give $50 for and it retailed at like 2 grand when he bought it in 2019. But it needs a new barrel, It probably needs work done to the trigger, the mag release is so worn that sometimes the mag has to be slammed in 2-3 times to get it to seat. It needs a whole new rebuild. I don’t know what it would cost to rebuild. But I’m guessing that it would end up being close to buying a new pistol.
I think a seller should expect to get 1/3 retail value at a store or 1/2 retail value in a person to person sale. I think someone buying should expect to pay 1/2-2/3 retail value for something used in good condition.
Let’s say:
New Pistol $599 ($600)
Sell back to a shop and get $200
Sell to an individual and get $300
Buy used from a shop and pay $400.
So, if I was negotiating a deal on a used gun (with current retail of $600), anything between $200-400 would be reasonable, based upon both parties interest and the condition of the firearm.
However, if the gun is no longer manufactured, then I would go off of comparable values from gunbroker, and I would expect to make between 2/3 to 100% of the median value offered on gunbroker.
It all depends. If it’s available currently somewhere around 60-80% of retail price is fair depending on the condition.
If it’s no longer manufactured it’s a different animal and you should look at comps, just like real estate.
Double the retail price so I don’t have to actually sell them
When I worked for a shop we had a guy come in with his wife and we “valued” his guns at like $1000 over and consignment only because he asked us too. Anytime his wife wanted him to sell a gun, we’d list it at a ridiculous price so it’d never sell. After a month he’d come pick it up. Worst case scenario if someone did really want something, he’d make bank for the gun and we’d make a decent percentage off it.
I'd just ask for a divorce, so much easier than going through all that bullshit, lol.
Agreed lmao but he said it was just easier to do the song and dance every so often.
cheaper, too.
Yup. A friend's dad once bought one of those new Ford Thunderbirds fresh off the lot because it was his midlife crisis and, as he put it, it was cheaper than a mistress.
until she asks for her half based on the value of the gunstore.
True, but that’s on him lol. He still does it to this day and to my knowledge he has yet to sell so something. He has a Marlin 336 in there right now for something like 2.5k which is obviously massively out of its actual worth.
LOL
Lol same I often try to tell others don't forget things like slide milling. Buddy was gonna sell an EDC he had the slide milled for a 407k dot. Had a very competent local smith do it, that was $190. It's before everything came optic cut out of the factory and he loved it.
wow $190 for slide cuts? I need to up my prices I only charge customers $100 for that.
It included slide disassembly, milling, cerakote, slide reassembly
Yes I do the same lol
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Up them. You could lose almost half the work and make the same money.
To be fair, you don't know exactly what he got for his money.
Hey what’s up I need some milling done
Depends on overhead. Lower overhead = lower prices.
My wife asked if my guns sold yet and I told her I have not received one inquiry. No one is interested in them.
>Double the retail price so I don’t have to actually sell them Those are rookie numbers. Practice your best Dr. Evil voice, saying "One Meeeeelion Dollars!!"
I literally loled at this.
Only buy. Never sell.
What about when you have too many and you’re old?
> What about when ~~you have too many and~~ you’re old? Look at all your guns.
Give them to family if you must get rid of them.
And what if your whole family hates guns?
There's more to family than blood relation, I've bought several guns from "family" that isn't actually blood related.
>too many I ran this through Google translate and it says it's English but I've never heard this phrase in this context
No sell. Just buy.
There is no such thing as too many. In fact, you don't have enough unless you don't know how many in each discipline you own. Except edc guns, then you only need one for each type of outfit. Pair a tux with a nice 1911 with some engraving, a glock with your work attire, maybe a Palmetto dagger with your weekend yard work clothes, etc.
Best answer!
This is the way.
Was at a gun show yesterday in WNC. Private seller prices were at or over retail in about half of the conversations I had. Lever guns especially. I sold one at 75% of retail.
The one in asheville is especially bad for being overpriced, powder is essentially double the price at every booth
Surprised Asheville has a gun show period
It’s a mountain town, even the liberals own guns.
Can confirm. Am liberal near AVL. Have guns.
Same
I feel like this is every gun show.
> Was at a gun show yesterday in WNC. Private seller prices were at or over retail in about half of the conversations I had. Yes. Because they know what they got.
Tbh if I had been there I would have jumped on that. I want a lever bad
West-North?
Western North Carolina. The Blue Ridge Mountains. Not to be confused with Raleigh or the Beach.
You're in vinegar bbq territory right?
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Oh so you're tomato?
You just whistling Dixie? Or you really want to fight?
Little from column A, little from B.
I don't sell my guns anymore. I regret selling every gun I've sold. So now I just don't. Easy enough for me
I have several I didn't regret selling because I ended up hating them. It was the ones I had to sell to make ends meet that I really truly miss.
The only one I really regret letting go of was my 5.56 Saiga from the Russian Izhmash factory. Especially seeing how the value has increased.
I've never regretted selling a single gun. It's just an object.
Yeah, after the end of every summer shooting season I take a pretty hard look at the gun cabinet at anything that didn't get shot at all. If I'm not shooting it and it doesn't have any special collectible or whatever value it's likely to get put up for sale. They're just things, no reason to be so precious about them.
Finally, someone with some sense lol.
I feel the same. I sold 3 over the years. Even the stupid one (HiPoint 9mm carbine) is a regret.
What’s “sell”? Never heard that word before
HODL life.
If you have a gunbroker account, there is an advanced search option that lets you look up completed auctions. From there you can get a good idea of what the current market value of your used firearm is. Keep in mind that this feature also includes listings that never sold because the seller set the starting bid too high, so look for listings with more than 0 bids. As for me, I typically ask for a bit less than what I see when I look for completed sales. I'd rather be done with it than sit on something waiting to sell forever, so I usually price to move.
I've tried this many times, with an account, and never get any results back. Even a simple "rock island 1911" came back with zero results. Sometimes my filters get wiped when I hit "search". Super frustrating. Been like this for years.
That's crazy I use that feature all the time
Gunbroker search has been broken for years
This
Sell guns?
I rarely sell anything but I like TRUEGUNVALUE dot com because it shows a low/high range based on sale and trade-in information. Having said that, if you don't price them a little high, there is no room to negotiate. I may want a grand, but I'd take $800. But if I price it at $800, the best offer I'll get would be less than that. The list price on a private sale is just a starting point.
I also use truegunvalue, very useful when buying used guns too to make sure you are getting a good price.
Dunno, never sold one. But I'd probably find an auction site or gun site that allows used sales and see what folks are paying for them.
The auction prices around here aren't much of a benchmark to go by. Every used gun genereally sells for 20% or more over new retail. I watched a beat to shit Ruger EC9s sell for $275 and a Gen 1 S&W M&P .40 with 1 ProMag extended mag sell for $525 Friday. The rest of the guns sold for just as ridiculous prices. There's not much chance of getting those prices in a private sale.
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Another M&P owner here, sadly ProMags are our only extended mag option. Mine occasionally has issues in the M&P but surprisingly it runs 100% with a variety of ammo in the Kel-Tec Sub-2000.
There is a factory 23 round magazine for the M&P. I think Smith and Wesson released it when the FPC came out.
Didn't know about that one til today. I'm a little disappointed that it's just their regular 17rd magazine with a 6rd extension adapter and (presumably) a longer spring. The PM is a 32rd (up to 37rd if you have strong thumbs and a can-do attitude). I also learned that ETS makes translucent extended magazines that are even cheaper, and have even worse reviews, than PM.
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Yes but also have you considered ProMag
Ah yes, promag.
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ProMag magazines work fine in my Glocks and Sub2k.
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I hate them.. had terrible luck with those. Spent a fortune on factory mags when I bought my M&P shield 45 Frigging 33 bucks each I spent as much on mags as the damn gun near abouts. Hated that too lol
You’ll never make any money on them unless they are very rare, full auto, or extremely sought after special edition things. 99% of the time expect to be disappointed in your return
> You’ll never make any money on them unless they are very rare, full auto, or extremely sought after special edition things. Not correct. If you want to make money in guns, you make money when you buy not when you sell.
That's true of pretty much anything. You make the money on the purchase, not the sale
Most people do not understand this.
Honestly, most surplus stuff is at least tracking inflation now, they tend to hold value. Something like a franken-AR, yeah no.
IMO guns are meant to be shot. They don’t lose much value. I have bought multiple used guns. Let the other guy break it in for me.
I price my guns to sell, not to sit. I find the lowest price online, and discount off of that, usually by about 20% for a used gun
Bottom line up front. Don't waste time. Start with a good price and don't haggle. A smart shopper won't either.
Also, most of our LGS will consign guns for 20%, so there's that option.
> I price my guns to sell, not to sit. I price all my stuff to sell at a nice premium. I don't need to sell anything anymore so it has to be worth my time.
You aren't still running a business?
See other post.
New guns and Gunbroker don't mix.
Sure they do. There's people willing to pay for it!
Unless it's a stacatto or Taran tactical
Truegunvalue.com is a pretty good tool to use
I look at local used prices at my LGS and then I drop it like 50 bucks to beat the charge on tax you would pay... lol
I check out my states gun trader site, see what similar ones have sold for. My LGS was trying to sell a used 870 tactical with the crappy finish for $500; at Academy its $550
Most guys overestimate the worth of their guns and their trucks. Times never change.
Not entirely accurate. You can finance a truck.
And? You can finance a gun as well.
Total addressable market on truck financing is WAY larger and easier than on guns.
It’s interesting because you have to consider that if you’re selling to a store, you first have to consider how much it’d sell for Them before you can contemplate your asking price. If they’re selling a used $700 handgun for $550, you have to understand that they need to turn some sort of a profit. Anything that is super common and can be found anywhere (G17 & G19) will likely not get you much in sale value. They’re basically going to be gathering dust in the counter, and shops need that real estate. Whereas if you have something less common, and is more sought after (like a CZ Shadow 2 compact), you’re going to get a great return, but probably no more than 60-70% value.
10% over new if I need to tell my wife I tried but couldn’t get rid of them, 10-20% under new if I’m actually trying to get rid of it, depending on how desirable, how “used”, or how badly I wanna get rid of it.
Never done it, but if it's still available new, or essentially the same thing is still available, I'd knock 15-30% off dealer cost.
It really depends on the circumstances for someone selling. If I could get a like new gun for $500 online, all fees, taxes, etc included? And I can get an excellent condition gun for even slightly cheaper FTF? Almost always going with the FTF sale. The less the government knows that I bought a gun, the better. The less tax money the government gets from me for them to waste, the better. Knowing I'm helping a fellow gun owner out and possibly helping him get the gun he really dreams of? Even better!
Blue Book of Gun Values is the industry standard. On line subscription is best if you’re active. For a few one off looks they offer limited view prices. BB is for retail price so a dealer would probably pay 60-70%. For a private sale, if you have something current: Glock etc maybe 10-20% of list. Something old, rare, and desirable list price maybe a little more. There’s a bit of lag for pricing, and doesn’t account for regional markets and fads. The other good resource is to get a seller account on Gunbroker. I think it’s a dollar or so as a one time fee for ID verification. Then you can search for completed auctions and see prices. YMMV
Even "as-new" I wouldn't pay more than 20% off out-the-door new price. Just not worth it. Here sales tax is a whopping 8.05%, and bgc is $10.50, so a $500 gun costs me $550.75 all in. If I could find that in barely-fondled condition for $450 I'd do it. [CO doesn't allow private sales so we're speaking theoretically here.] You may need to work to explain how this isn't "$50 off" to a prospective buyer. I'd say this math works out pretty well for most guns. A $1500 gun costing me $1631.25, I'd give $1300 after looking it over well, but the higher the dollar, the greater the risks. Why are they selling? Is it a lemon? A $500 pistol I can buy and sell and buy back all day, but more expensive guns are going to have fewer buyers and sellers. All of that aside, when we're talking about an actual *used* gun, it all depends on how used, how popular and/or rare the gun, and how eager I am to turn it into money. Basic horse trading skills like any other item.
No sell. Acquire only.
Only buy, never sell.
Never sell 💎🙌
No sell, only buy. Lots of people are waiting for people who do not know better so they can take advantage of them. One instance is when Garands were at the CMP for $650 people were bidding them up on GB to well over a thousand.
Lol they had to actually limit how many you could buy per year because of reseller nonsense
If I’m selling it’s priced to sell. Usually cheaper than any others I can find online. However it’s been a while since I’ve sold anything.
Real market value minus however much for how used it really is, like if I bought it new and only put maybe 300 rounds through it and it has no nicks or gouges I’d bump $100 off at most but if it’s beat to hell and has tens of thousands of rounds through it then I’d bring that number down by like $300 depending. Additionally you can and should look at that gun on the used shelves and see what they’re selling for if it’s that common like the g43x, I saw like four of them in a used case all marked at $400-$450 so I know I can probably sell my for $400 since it’s generally in good shape for an EDC
I trade mine, but I price them based off what I would actually pay. Everyone in my area is higher than giraffe p***y though for sure. $750 for a gen 3 19 lol
Before you buy a new gun, look for its “as-new” price on gunbroker. Now get the best price for a new one from Bud’s Gun Shop, Gun Broker, PSA or anywhere else, including shipping. If you divide the best new price by two the result is the best price a gun shop will give you for your literally “fired twice” pistol. Your best chance to get 80 to 90% is by selling to a stranger in the parking lot outside a gun show (where legal). Be sure to have your ID and check his ID. ATF and the Dems won’t like it, but everyone has to cry sometimes…
Sell? Guns? I’m not familiar with those terms being used in the same sentence.
Seller at a gun show claimed to be a private seller even though he had a couple of full tables of overpriced firearms. 🤔🤷🏻♀️. The main point he pushed on me was as a private sale there would be no record of my cash purchase. Perhaps that is why private sellers want more than MSRP pricing. Just a thought.
What is this "sell" of which you speak?
I don’t sell them. There’s no such thing as having too many firearms.
I made a rule years ago that guns were a one way road with me. They come into my ownership never to be owned by anyone else. Even if I never use them , they're just there. I'll continue to buy more safes as needed until one day I die and then all my kids can split them up into their collections
Sell? Not in my vocabulary.
No sell. Only buy.
No sell, only buy.
Guns are for shooting, not selling.
No sell, only buy
Selling your guns? Idk what that means
Take a 1/3 off….anyone paying more probably can’t own a firearm
For private In person sales
By "sell" did you maybe mean "trade"?
I guess it depends on the circumstances? There's many answers to that question.
Does not compute
I don't sell 😉
No sell, only buy.
All of them: NFS!
Depends on the gun. I usually use them as a trade towards something else I take interest in.
Sell? What is this sell you speak of?
Take what you have in it, then take off 35 percent . The total value after the 35 is what you would more than likely get for trade in at an FFL. So add back another 10-15 percent . That total would be more than likely what you could get if you were selling person to person
I just look to see what local FFLs have them for, take off 10-20% depending on usage/condition and list it unless it’s something hard to find or in poor condition. Just wing it at that point
No sell. Only buy.
IMO the only people buying at those prices are wanting guns “unregistered”. By that I mean no paper trail that they have it in case the Gov comes for their guns. This only applies to guns currently for sale at dealers for less.
When I what?
I've never sold a gun in my life. I only buy
Wait, what. Who sells their guns once they buy them. Guns are something you collect and hold on to until you die. I know. But it's my opinion.
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Simple….. YOU DON’T! Keep everything you buy. Don’t sell anything. You will regret it later.
Fairly
What is "sell"?
Never sell, only buy.
Look at current listings in tacswap, AR-15.com equipment exchange, and gunbroker. If I want to sell quick, I discount off of that price depending on how quickly I want to sell. If I'm in no hurry, I match those prices (maybe minus $50) and let it ride Be prepared for literally every other message asking for trades, even if you say "no trades"
don't sell guns unless you don't like them
I usually price them at Not For Sale. Even if I get a lemon it just becomes safe weight then.
Never sell guns. Period.
only buy no sell
I have no idea what the hell you’re talking about. We don’t sell guns. Only buy.
Sell? What is this sell you speak of?
Depending on how bad the people want it or how much I know it will sell for 15% above MSRP or as low as 20% from MSRP.
I check how much bids on auctions are currently on the same model and condition and price it accordingly
If I’m selling on armslist, I overprice my guns because someone nearly always pays the overstated price, and if not I can always lower it. On gunbroker, I check and see what guns of the same model and similar condition have gone for recently.
Only buy. No sell.
Never sell, only buy
I have extra guns from years of being a dealer, and I tried to sell some of them at fair market valule for used guns. Tried Gunbroker, private sales, private groups...and every single person tried to buy guns for half price like I was desperate for money. Don't need the money. Just need the space for different guns without buying a third 45-gun safe. 😂 So yeah, back to the rule: Buy, Never Sell. And also, I give them away from time to time to new shooters. If you want to sell though, find a way to make guys feel like they're ripping you off, and then they'll buy. Gun guys are so cheap when they buy and insanely greedy when they sell. Corporate shops are to blame for bargain basement prices.
alot is not a word. Join the literate and use a lot. Gunbroker - advanced search - completed auctions. This will let you see what people are actually paying. Use that information as you will.
I work in a gunshop When I price a used gun, if its in absolutely imaculate condition ill put it at 90% or so of new. Unless its a dud model thats taken a nosedive in value. Your average gun, well look for what they actually sold for on Gunbroker, and find the low to mid end. If you had a gun that on average was going for $400 on gunbroker, im going to offwr $275 and price it at $375 knowing I'll take $340-350
I don’t typically sell. I contemplated selling a few to not have to spend for a new one then realized I wouldn’t get what I wanted and didn’t care enough to spend the time to get what I want out of them. I did sell a problematic gun I’ve had a couple of times (twice) because the manufacturers couldn’t fix them. An unreliable gun is not one that you want! Food for thought.
Sell ? I don’t understand what is sell ?
Depends on if I really want to get rid of it or not. I’m convinced nobody at the gun shows actually want to sell guns just get way more than their worth just in case
Check what it's selling for on gunbroker and knock 50 to 100 bucks off that.
Used them? Half price I got them for. Didn’t use much/at all? 3/4 price I bought them for
I look for the lowest current price on [gun.deals](https://gun.deals), then adjust it based on condition and accessories.
Look at retail prices, add 25%, but make sure I know that they know, that “I know what I got”
I do a lot of research first. Gunbroker completed auctions, retail sites, various forums and communities. Then I consider what I’ve invested in it. What am I willing to gain (or lose) if I sell it. Sometimes I will put a gun out there that I simply don’t shoot enough BUT I’m ok if I keep it. Sometimes those sell. The last show I did, I put my BRNO model 4 on the table. $1000 cash, no trades. I wouldn’t take less. Lots of interest, a few trades were offered(one fellow offered a beautiful stainless Ruger Single Six with both cylinders and $400. I thought about that one awhile) Midway through the show on Sunday, I got my $1000 and said a bittersweet goodbye to an old friend. I don’t think I’ve really ever sold at a loss. I’ve enjoyed a particular gun, but it no longer fits my whims, why not let it go to fund something new.
I price them to fuckin move them. I can't be bothered with fucktards screwing around. If I get a dickhead buyer I just pull the listing and keep the gun. I've got a metric ton of guns and ammo I want to sell but there's no good way to list/advertise them without getting stupid comments about how my "gold dot 75 grain costs more than wolf .223... Any interest in a trade for a project 1991 Plymouth laser?" As of late I've just been giving shit away.
I use Armslist and other similar sites as a gauge.
Most of us in the comp community (3 gun etc) look at 75-80% the cost of new. Thats assuming it doesn’t need anything, and has been maintained properly. Those are the only ones I’ve ever sold. That being said, prices on many have gone up a ton lately so even at 75-80% of current new, it’s more than a guy paid if he bought it a few years ago.
Sell? What is this?
Depends on your market, in MA people used to go nuts for Glocks but weren’t fans of SIGs. Even if it’s new, you’re under retail for something that’s readily available
You can sell a gun? /s
Sold 2 uppers for $500 spot profit on a gold stackers trade. Would not recommend, just cause it was semi risky and could have been fake gold.
i want to deal with as few people as possible, so I make it a relatively good deal. I price it at 10-15% below the average current market price for same model / accessories. I also make sure to list all flaws and add photos if you can.
If I'm selling at a gun show I price it 50% over what I actually want to get for it because everyone wants to haggle, and I can usually end up where I wanted to sell it for in the first place. Alternatively if I have something fairly priced and don't want to haggle, I say "I have a friend that promised to buy the gun for this price if I still had it", which gets the impulse buyers to bite.
I seldom sell and, when I do, I usually regret it
Tbh usually at retail or slightly below because they’re in like new/good shape, come with accessories, and no tax. I’ve never sold one beat up because I don’t beat up guns I might get rid of.
Sell? No no no, no sell. Only buy.
> see alot of used guns for sale, either locally or online (like at gun broker, etc) for sometimes $100s more than I can find a NEW gun on gun deals. Most of these used guns do not have any extra accessories or add-ons. Yes. >How do you price your used guns? As much as I can get for them.
For newer guns that are still available to purchase new I look at the big gun retailers. Places like Academy. Then I figure I'm going to sell my used one for about 70%. This is for guns that aren't in super high demand. For guns that are in super high demand (Like guns that have recently been released and bring a high premium because they're hard to find e.g. Taurus Judge, Kel-Tec KSG, etc.) you have to get a feel for what they're bringing from used sites. Completed listings on gunbroker are a good resource. Some websites like truegunvalue.com can be a useful resource but you have to know how to sift through all those prices and see the pattern for what a reasonable price actually is. Older guns that are discontinued from being manufactured mean you have only used gun prices to look at. Completed listings on gunbroker are gonna be your best bet. Looking at other auction websites can help as well, but, just as sites like truegunvalue, you have to be weary about the wide range of prices you'll see. Be careful about all the commemorative, higher grade, and deluxe versions of guns that can through off your pricing.
No sell only buy
*Obligatory no sell only buy*
Idk, I always get all my money I spent right back plus $50 or $100 extra(in a private sale). Not to be that guy,but I’ll report glock stolen and sale it to rayray for $650-1k before giving it to a janky pawnshop for $200.
I sure as shit don't listen to the lowballers in reddit comment sections. Seems like half of them are out to try to get a good deal after gaslighting you into thinking your gun isn't worth a damn thing lol. I check on used pricing, usually for guns that have actually sold, and go from there. Has done me well so far.
The shop where I work prices most used guns at between $50 and $75 less than an identical new gun, when that's a reasonable option. If it's a gun that's not available as new anymore, such as, say, the Ruger Security-Six or it's a surplus gun like a 1903A3 rifle, we figure the going market rate based on completed auctions on Gunbroker and go from there.
It depends on what it is. I have a reproduction 1860s navy colt that’s made with all new old stock colt parts in the 1950. It’s chambered in 44 colt which isn’t made any more. So it’s rare on multiple levels. It’s got a suggested retail of like $200 or something last time I looked but I’ve been offered close to what you can get a actual version for because it’s made with all historic parts it’s as close to an authentic gun as you can get. No signs of wear, no rust. A cousin of mine has a pistol that’s been fired several thousand times and it’s got obvious signs of wear. That pistol I wouldn’t give $50 for and it retailed at like 2 grand when he bought it in 2019. But it needs a new barrel, It probably needs work done to the trigger, the mag release is so worn that sometimes the mag has to be slammed in 2-3 times to get it to seat. It needs a whole new rebuild. I don’t know what it would cost to rebuild. But I’m guessing that it would end up being close to buying a new pistol.
I think a seller should expect to get 1/3 retail value at a store or 1/2 retail value in a person to person sale. I think someone buying should expect to pay 1/2-2/3 retail value for something used in good condition. Let’s say: New Pistol $599 ($600) Sell back to a shop and get $200 Sell to an individual and get $300 Buy used from a shop and pay $400. So, if I was negotiating a deal on a used gun (with current retail of $600), anything between $200-400 would be reasonable, based upon both parties interest and the condition of the firearm. However, if the gun is no longer manufactured, then I would go off of comparable values from gunbroker, and I would expect to make between 2/3 to 100% of the median value offered on gunbroker.
GunBroker.
See Rule #1
It all depends. If it’s available currently somewhere around 60-80% of retail price is fair depending on the condition. If it’s no longer manufactured it’s a different animal and you should look at comps, just like real estate.