To buy or not to buy

[ricebasher302]

I've been put in charge of selling some guns for my aunt. One of them is a Savage Springfield model 67E 20 gauge. I know that these were cheap shotguns and have had durability issues as well as dissasembly/assembly/parts availabiliy issues. Because if this, this has been a difficult item to sell. The gun is in FANTASTIC condition. I have shot it a fair amount and it functions well, points well and looks great. My fiance enjoys shooting it also.

Because I have been unable to sell it, I'm considering buying it outright to get my aunt some money, but am still aprehensive about spending my money on something that has a somewhat poor reputation. I already own a 18" 870.

What do you guys think? What would you do here?

 

[ArmedBear]

I don't know how much money you have lying around, but what I see on the 'net seems to indicate that it is worth half what a new Mossberg 500 would cost you.

So you sure wouldn't be risking much. If you buy it, shoot it for a couple years, and it breaks, and you sell it for 50 bucks to someone who wants the parts, you have lost nothing.

I wouldn't overpay for the thing, that's all.

 

[ricebasher302]

Yea, I was thinking a 100 bucks would be fair. Of course I don't want to gouge my aunt. I suppose the parts would be marketable. Maybe even more so than the gun.

 

[ArmedBear]

If you and your fiancee like the thing, it's in good condition and it points well, I'd say 100 bucks is a small risk. You'll get your 100 bucks worth of use out of it!

 

[Milkmaster]

Yea, I was thinking a 100 bucks would be fair.

Yep that's my opinion as well!

 

[Fred Fuller]

A fair price is a fair price. Unfortunately for your aunt, a fair price for a 67E isn't as high as it might be for a more sought-after gun. It comes down more to a matter of the quality control exercised on a particular individual specimen in a case like this- if you get 'a good one,' it may last for a lifetime. But they're not all 'good ones.'

Take a look at Gunbroker and the other auction houses and see what they're actually selling for- NOT being offered for. That should give you some idea of a fair price for your specimen.

And if it works, and it fits both of you, it's worth a fair price IMHO.

fwiw,

lpl

 

[AcceptableUserName]

It's fine. I'd get it. Make it a project gun or something. I will probably pick up one or a JC Higgins on the cheap in the future and cut it down to 18, and do a birdshead stock.

 

[broken]

ive seen em sell from 60.00 to 150.00 on gun broker depending on how nice they are, i had one,wish i still had it,i would make a trench gun look alike.100.00 sounds like a deal.

 

[evbutler462]

Give her $100 and enjoy it. If you are not a clays shooter, it will outlast you. For the average shooter, it will be an OK gun. Great, it ain't. Keep it in the family.

 

[ricebasher302]

Well, I did it.

You guys convinced me. I just like this little gun. It's in too nice of shape, and the maple looks great on it. I guess it's maple...? Thanks for the advice, guys.