Bubbles
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Gun Classifieds still irk me
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noskilz
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One thing that is never mentioned is that some buyers may be willing to pay a premium to avoid the NICS background check. Obviously this doesn't apply to purchases that have to go through an FFL, but I suspect there's a certain segment that doesn't have the desire, or perhaps the ability, to go through the NICS system and is willing to pay extra for that.
the folks that complain about high prices are the ones who want something for close to nothing.....nothing wrong with that....and nothing wrong with the seller putting a price on his item that he wants to sell it at and waiting to see who bites....if you don't like that capitalist system, move to another country.
Whenever I sell a gun, I always laugh at the idiots who tell me, "well I can buy your gun for half of what you are selling it for at [insert some no name dealer here]...."...hmm, ok, then why don't you take your happy a$$ over to [insert no name dealer here] and go buy it then??!!! Gee, you need me to draw you a map to figure out how to drive there? LOL
Whenever I sell a gun, I always laugh at the idiots who tell me, "well I can buy your gun for half of what you are selling it for at [insert some no name dealer here]...."...hmm, ok, then why don't you take your happy a$$ over to [insert no name dealer here] and go buy it then??!!! Gee, you need me to draw you a map to figure out how to drive there? LOL
CHEVELLE427
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like a lady that had a hat store once, had some ugly non selling hats for $25.
so she drooped the price to $10 just to get rid of them, still didn't sell any,,
so she raised the price to $75, sold all of them.
the experts behind this said it was because people thought they were getting something nice (top shelf) because it cost more.
i read this in a small business magazine in a doctors office years back.
couldn't believe it
now me I'm cheep i look for the sell rack first
so she drooped the price to $10 just to get rid of them, still didn't sell any,,
so she raised the price to $75, sold all of them.
the experts behind this said it was because people thought they were getting something nice (top shelf) because it cost more.
i read this in a small business magazine in a doctors office years back.
couldn't believe it
now me I'm cheep i look for the sell rack first
When speaking of face to face sales, some people will pay a premium so that the sale is "off the record". To some people (not me) it's worth paying a lot more to ensure that the ATF can't find the record of the sale in your dealer's bound book.
This isn't to imply that people are trying to avoid the law, just that they fear the possibility of government confiscation, in which dealer books would almost certainly be consulted to ensure they're all accounted for.
This isn't to imply that people are trying to avoid the law, just that they fear the possibility of government confiscation, in which dealer books would almost certainly be consulted to ensure they're all accounted for.
Kingofthehill
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You can just about always find it cheaper if you truly shop around. If the lazy want to pay X for it, let them.
I paid $550 for a M&P 40c. I got 2 extra mags with it (mail in rebate), i was also selling a nice IWB holster with it.
I listed it for $475 since it was in perfect shape with only 200rds fired or so.
I get emails from idiots saying "I'll give you $350 for it"... and then when i say no they say "XXX online has them for 450, why would i buy yours used for $25 more"...
well, you have to ship it, transfer fee's sometimes, then wait... who knows... you might come out ahead... but if you buy mine now for a very good price with extra's you see what you get right away and you go home with it right now.
I hate when people sell guns for a stupid high price... but i also hate the idiots who feel they need to share this info with the seller because they think the price is too high..
Both sides are annoying IMO...
JOe
I paid $550 for a M&P 40c. I got 2 extra mags with it (mail in rebate), i was also selling a nice IWB holster with it.
I listed it for $475 since it was in perfect shape with only 200rds fired or so.
I get emails from idiots saying "I'll give you $350 for it"... and then when i say no they say "XXX online has them for 450, why would i buy yours used for $25 more"...
well, you have to ship it, transfer fee's sometimes, then wait... who knows... you might come out ahead... but if you buy mine now for a very good price with extra's you see what you get right away and you go home with it right now.
I hate when people sell guns for a stupid high price... but i also hate the idiots who feel they need to share this info with the seller because they think the price is too high..
Both sides are annoying IMO...
JOe
killchain
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Easy. That stupid "reserve price" you can set.
EDIT= Just buy from places like this. I bought a handgun from another THR member and it was smooth, easy and the price was fair. The FFL fee sucked (so does the 8.3% sales tax WA tacked onto it) but that wasn't his fault.
Bubbles
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Some also pay a premium for private sales of pre-1968 firearms with no serial number. Before GCA '68 there was no law requiring a manufacturer to put a serial number on a firearm.
CHEVELLE427
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that is what my lead off line just about is when someone calls on a car part.
they ask how much ,i say $200. then i say i have to start some were easer to go down then up,
they seem to get a kick out of it
that is what my lead off line just about is when someone calls on a car part.
they ask how much ,i say $200. then i say i have to start some were easer to go down then up,
they seem to get a kick out of it
Shadow 7D
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i just saw a hi point go for 250
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Coolbreeze8804
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My Craigs-list won't let me sell anything gun or gun related... over-priced or not!
searcher451
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Not sure why it would bother you so. It's like watching TV: Change the channel if you don't like what's on. So long as you aren't getting personally pummeled by someone else's decision to list a gun beyond its means -- or to buy one -- then who cares what these someones decide to do? Let it be.
Jon Coppenbarger
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so as a example on just a couple of guns. you have the following 3 pistols all 3 are 90% condition :
colt 1911a1, Ithica 1911a1, remington rand 1911a1.
kinda common pistols so to speak.
now here is what I see in the current blue book.
pistol #1 the colt produced over 1.6 millon
pistol #2 the Ithica produced just like 369K
pistol #3 the remington rand over 1.06 million
now since the colt is the most common you would think it would be the least expensive but due too the popilarity of the colt name it books at 3K
now the Ithica being the rarer of the 3 the price is the same as the remington rand at $1,500.
now 2006 prices the colt has doubled in price while the other 2 have only gone up 50%.
I when buying one of the 3 would be willing to pay a slight premium for the Ithica due to what I would see as a under valued firearm.
Now Lets look at a example of why some prices in the blue book state a premium for new in box guns while other do not?
How about lets say a new in the box walther p38 from the 1960's books at like $850 but most prestine condition wwII nazi marked ones are less than that price. I know which I would rather have.
Then you have new in the box say a 1960 manf. S&W model 36 and in 100% condition it says it is only worth $450. a new comparible pistol from now cost much more than that. I would buy the 50 year old pistol allot quicker than a new one at a whole lot more than book price.
Now it is a buyer beware market and it is wise to find out what something is worth before you purchase it. I see many folks pay a higher price than needed but in this day and age with all the access to the information they should study more.
colt 1911a1, Ithica 1911a1, remington rand 1911a1.
kinda common pistols so to speak.
now here is what I see in the current blue book.
pistol #1 the colt produced over 1.6 millon
pistol #2 the Ithica produced just like 369K
pistol #3 the remington rand over 1.06 million
now since the colt is the most common you would think it would be the least expensive but due too the popilarity of the colt name it books at 3K
now the Ithica being the rarer of the 3 the price is the same as the remington rand at $1,500.
now 2006 prices the colt has doubled in price while the other 2 have only gone up 50%.
I when buying one of the 3 would be willing to pay a slight premium for the Ithica due to what I would see as a under valued firearm.
Now Lets look at a example of why some prices in the blue book state a premium for new in box guns while other do not?
How about lets say a new in the box walther p38 from the 1960's books at like $850 but most prestine condition wwII nazi marked ones are less than that price. I know which I would rather have.
Then you have new in the box say a 1960 manf. S&W model 36 and in 100% condition it says it is only worth $450. a new comparible pistol from now cost much more than that. I would buy the 50 year old pistol allot quicker than a new one at a whole lot more than book price.
Now it is a buyer beware market and it is wise to find out what something is worth before you purchase it. I see many folks pay a higher price than needed but in this day and age with all the access to the information they should study more.
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I don't sweat small stuff. Relax, it's good for your mental health and blood pressure. It's a free country, and folks can ask whatever they want to ask. It's their stuff. You don't like it, find another source.
jimmyraythomason
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The buyer and seller determine the value of what is being bought/sold. Anyone not part of the transaction has no say in the matter. It is irrelevent what someone else is selling the same thing for.
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