CamoCustom
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- Joined
- Oct 27, 2009
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- 44
Hello all, I have learned a LOT since being around here. One thing of which, is that my little Diamondback pictured, has been refinished:
Well, after deciding to possibly keep it, I thought I would go and shoot it. Well, it didnt fire, the gun guy at the range/shop said somebody probably tried to do an action job on it and messed up the hammer spring, so they gently tried to bend it a bit to get some more tension, well it HELPED but didnt Totally solve the problem.
My thing Is, I decided to go ahead and try and get rid of it, sell it to a collector, or somebody that could fix it for cheap and maybe even get it bead blasted and re-blued.
Well, I did my research on this little pistol, and after being told by many, I know what to believe. The shop owner(after taking his younger grandson maybe? younger than I (im 27) in the back where they sat for a few minutes, then came back to me) They proceeded to tell me they would give me $175 for it. Low book value on it was $475. the barrel/cylinder/ EVERYTHING except the spring and exterior, is outstanding.
They told me that the .22lr 2.5" isnt the RARE and expensive one, that they way the blue book is worded that its the .22 mag thats rare. OH NO...I said....
They are having an so called "appraiser" out today to look at it. we will see.
Those that have the blue book, check it real quick, I know, and you know that the .22lr is the rare one. So, point is I wanted to get at least $300-400 maybe for it? Is that fair for its non working condition?? or could I get more if I sell it some other way? I am doing this to put these funds towards 2 new pistols, one for myself and one for the wife
Well, after deciding to possibly keep it, I thought I would go and shoot it. Well, it didnt fire, the gun guy at the range/shop said somebody probably tried to do an action job on it and messed up the hammer spring, so they gently tried to bend it a bit to get some more tension, well it HELPED but didnt Totally solve the problem.
My thing Is, I decided to go ahead and try and get rid of it, sell it to a collector, or somebody that could fix it for cheap and maybe even get it bead blasted and re-blued.
Well, I did my research on this little pistol, and after being told by many, I know what to believe. The shop owner(after taking his younger grandson maybe? younger than I (im 27) in the back where they sat for a few minutes, then came back to me) They proceeded to tell me they would give me $175 for it. Low book value on it was $475. the barrel/cylinder/ EVERYTHING except the spring and exterior, is outstanding.
They told me that the .22lr 2.5" isnt the RARE and expensive one, that they way the blue book is worded that its the .22 mag thats rare. OH NO...I said....
They are having an so called "appraiser" out today to look at it. we will see.
Those that have the blue book, check it real quick, I know, and you know that the .22lr is the rare one. So, point is I wanted to get at least $300-400 maybe for it? Is that fair for its non working condition?? or could I get more if I sell it some other way? I am doing this to put these funds towards 2 new pistols, one for myself and one for the wife