[Tophatter]

Finally decided to let my HK45C go. It's a Variant 1, with somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 rounds through it. I managed to destroy the manual by leaving it on a deck table overnight (it rained), and I also managed to lose the test brass and the lock, but otherwise I've got everything it came with.

My LGS offered $500 for it, which I was sort of shocked by. Is that an accurate price for the used market with these things?

[Thaddeus Jones]

While I'm hardly surprised that a gun store offered you much less than a gun is worth, that figure is not an accurate reflection of its used value.

Your used HK45 compact would bring between $875 to $950 + locally, in the condition you described. I know because until recently I was shopping for one. :)

Put it in the classifieds here for less than $1K and I predict a very fast sale. Good luck!

[speedway]

Is it German made, or US made?

Your location also makes a difference in value. They can be hot in one place, and not so hot in another. Some people might be a little turned off by the lack of factory goodies.

Hkpro was offering a group buy for the same gun in Flat dark earth with night sights for $855 brand new.


For a gun shop to offer you $500, that is not too bad. They need to make a profit.

[tarosean]

Your used HK45 compact would bring between $875 to $950 + locally, in the condition you described. I know because until recently I was shopping for one.

I can walk into a pawn shop here locally and pick one up w/ the older proprietary rail for 575.00. It seems a little low to me, but thats what they have on the tag.

[Tophatter]

I can walk into a pawn shop here locally and pick one up w/ the older proprietary rail for 575.00. It seems a little low to me, but thats what they have on the tag.
The proprietary rail would be a USP, not an HK45.

I was planning to try letting it go for around $700, or maybe even a straight-up trade for a Glock 19. I know I'd be taking a bath on such a trade, but it doesn't bother me all that much. Learning experience.

I never thought to try to sell it here. I may just do that. Thanks for the tip!

[Tophatter]

Is it German made, or US made?

Your location also makes a difference in value. They can be hot in one place, and not so hot in another. Some people might be a little turned off by the lack of factory goodies.

Hkpro was offering a group buy for the same gun in Flat dark earth with night sights for $855 brand new.


For a gun shop to offer you $500, that is not too bad. They need to make a profit.
It's US-made. In northern VA, local shops are selling them new for around $950.

[tarosean]

The proprietary rail would be a USP, not an HK45.
10-4
It had the "spiderweb" grip so I assumed it was just the HK45, Im not that versed in HK's sorry. Regardless he had two H&K's (45 & 40) priced substantially lower than most places Ive seen them for...

I would definitely try and sell outright thou...

[sigarms228]

New ones go for around $950.

I have seen used ones sell on GunBroker for around $700 - $750.

[Fishbed77]

I was planning to try letting it go for around $700, or maybe even a straight-up trade for a Glock 19.

I gotta ask. Why would you want to trade an HK45C for a Glock 19?

[usp9]

In northern VA, local shops are selling them new for around $950.

Tophatter,
Are you in NOVA? if so, you may want to look into Virginia Gun Traders. It's a free website, the purpose of which is to connect Virginians who want to trade/sell gun stuff. I've used it several times with great success. Here's the link...
http://www.vaguntrader.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/forum_summary

[HKGuns]

I gotta ask. Why would you want to trade an HK45C for a Glock 19?

Yes I'd like to understand that one as well, let alone a "straight up" trade. Talk about a step down.

Hold on a few days and I'll go buy a gLoCk19 and trade you straight up.

[Tophatter]

I gotta ask. Why would you want to trade an HK45C for a Glock 19?
Because I'm not convinced that a 1000+ round HK45C is going to move at $700. It very well could, I don't know the used market at all, but I'd be surprised. Either way the cash is going to a Glock, most likely a 19.


Tophatter,
Are you in NOVA? if so, you may want to look into Virginia Gun Traders. It's a free website, the purpose of which is to connect Virginians who want to trade/sell gun stuff. I've used it several times with great success. Here's the link...
http://www.vaguntrader.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/forum_summary
Good tip. Thanks very much.

[12131]

While I'm hardly surprised that a gun store offered you much less than a gun is worth, that figure is not an accurate reflection of its used value.

Your used HK45 compact would bring between $875 to $950 + locally, in the condition you described. I know because until recently I was shopping for one. :)

Put it in the classifieds here for less than $1K and I predict a very fast sale. Good luck!
Doubt it. 1500 rounds through it, no manual, no lock, no fired casing. What does it have? Just the box? Value will decrease a lot. Many folks like to have everything that originally came with the gun. I say $700-$750 top.

[Fishbed77]

Because I'm not convinced that a 1000+ round HK45C is going to move at $700. It very well could, I don't know the used market at all, but I'd be surprised. Either way the cash is going to a Glock, most likely a 19.

That still doesn't answer my question of why you (or anyone) would voluntarily give up an HK45C for a Glock 19.

[speedway]

The proprietary rail would be a USP, not an HK45.

I was planning to try letting it go for around $700, or maybe even a straight-up trade for a Glock 19. I know I'd be taking a bath on such a trade, but it doesn't bother me all that much. Learning experience.

I never thought to try to sell it here. I may just do that. Thanks for the tip!
If you were local to me in CT, I would buy you a new G19 for it.

[Tophatter]

That still doesn't answer my question of why you (or anyone) would voluntarily give up an HK45C for a Glock 19.
Because I want a Glock 19, and I don't anticipate being able to sell the HK45C for more than new Glock 19s have a habit of going for around here?

This isn't a, "Glock is better than HK!" thing. I'm very happy with the P30 I'm keeping, and if I could swap the 45C out for another one of those, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Or even the full-sized 45, which doesn't beat my thumb up as badly as the 45C does for some odd reason. But, that's unlikely in the extreme, new Glocks sell for around $600 up here, and I reckon that's about $50 less than I could get for the HK45C, hence my statement that I'd take a Glock 17 for the 45C. Makes sense to me.

[kymarkh]

Nothing wrong with wanting something else. I have both the 45c and the G19 and they fill different roles for me. The G19 is a heck of a lot cheaper to practice with. My HK is a LEM variant and it is my winter carry gun.

I would post a WTT ad here first. Then I'd post one on armslist in your local section. Let folks know you are interested in trading your 45c for a nice G19 plus some cash. You may get some nice offers right away - or you may hear crickets chirping... depends on how desirable the HK45c is in your area. If you cannot get a trade going you should be able to get 800 for your pistol in a ftf sale without too much trouble.

Either way good luck and let us know how it pans out for you.

[Tophatter]

$800? I wish. There are a couple 45Cs sitting in consignment racks at local gun stores priced at $700, and they've been there for a few weeks now.

I'm sorely tempted to just throw it up on Gunbroker or something.

[kymarkh]

Demand must be low in your area. I'd still try posting 'want to trade' ads on every gun forum you frequent. I would imagine there are a few folks out there who would like to 'trade up' to an HK :)

[Tophatter]

I believe I will.

And yeah, demand for the 45C's fairly easily met around here. The full-size HK45 cannot be had for love or money, though. If I was looking to rid myself of one of those, I could start shooting diamond bullets with gold cases.