Getting Old; Need to Part With Some Rifles

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So, I'm on the edge of eighty and it's "that time" for me. I have two wonderful daughters and son-in-laws but none of my family are much interested in guns. I will be attending the next Ohio Gun Club Association (OGCA) show and I'm hoping some of you folks can give me an idea as to how much to ask for these rifles:

Remington Model 760 "Gamesmaster", chambered in .30-06 Springfield, equipped with Williams "FoolProof" receiver sight. I got this rifle from my grandfather, who had purchased it new in the early fifties. One of my favorite deer guns. The rifle is in very good condition, no rust and perfect bore. Some handling marks on the stock but no cracks or deep dents or scratches. No box or papers.

Savage Model 99 "Brushgun", chambered in .358 Winchester; has a Redfield "Widefield" 2 3/4"x 5X scope mounted on it with a Weaver "Pivot Mount". I bought this rifle new on 4-2-77. No more than a box of ammo shot through it. Condition almost as new, perfect bore. All papers but no box. Can come with a new Williams "FoolProof" receiver sight and several boxes of Winchester factory ammunition.

Weatherby "Vanguard", chambered in .257 Weatherby Magnum; has a Redfield 4x12X scope mounted on it with a Talley mount and rings. I bought this rifle new on 1-12-11 and it has never been fired. All papers and box as well as a box of Weatherby factory ammunition included.

Thanks for any pertinent information.
 
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Sorry it's "that time" for you, but I can'thelp with pricing. Though not time yet for me, I'll be in the same boat when it gets here...no family members who are interested in my firearms. I plan to just leave them all with SWMBO.
 
If I had the money I’d buy the 760 from you. For that matter I’d buy the savage too. It’s those kind of stories that have sentiment for me. I hope my kid gets that sentimental thing from me for guns. No guns were passed to me, no gun people in my family. But the legacy has to start somewhere.

I don’t know prices of those guns but I’d guess that savage will bring a healthy premium.
 
Wow I had no idea 760s went for that much. I had a 760 that I bought for $400, 20 years ago. It was a BDL in 30-06, and that makes a difference with some of the rarer chamberings bringing more. Back in those days I traded a lot, that’s all she wrote.
 
All I will add is that I love you have a couple Williams Foolproof sights on your rifles. Those alone are very cool. I've been meaning to get some myself.
 
Those are all guns I have very seriously considered buying at different points in time. I hate that you feel you should move them along but I hope to do the same at some point. The guns that I care about I would want to have a hand in determining their next caretaker. Good luck finding them their next loving home.

And when Walmart clearanced out the vanguards I cashed my paycheck and went straight to the sporting goods counter just in time to see both the 277 and the 7 mag get sold to the same guy.
 
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The 760 should be worth under $1000 unless it it is a carbine or in a rare chambering which 30-06 is not. I just checked the GB completed listings. The later produced 760s are getting more money. A 1950s produced one is one of the early ones. Earlier ones have a rounded cap on the end of the forend tube and later ones don’t even have a forend tube if your trying to identify which is which.

The Savage 99 will probably start at $1500 and go up from there depending condition etc.
 
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So, I'm on the edge of eighty and it's "that time" for me. I have two wonderful daughters and son-in-laws but none of my family are much interested in guns. I will be attending the next Ohio Gun Club Association (OGCA) show and I'm hoping some of you folks can give me an idea as to how much to ask for these rifles:

Remington Model 760 "Gamesmaster", chambered in .30-06 Springfield, equipped with Williams "FoolProof" receiver sight. I got this rifle from my grandfather, who had purchased it new in the early fifties. One of my favorite deer guns. The rifle is in very good condition, no rust and perfect bore. Some handling marks on the stock but no cracks or deep dents or scratches. No box or papers.

Savage Model 99 "Brushgun", chambered in .358 Winchester; has a Redfield "Widefield" 2 3/4"x 5X scope mounted on it with a Weaver "Pivot Mount". I bought this rifle new on 4-2-77. No more than a box of ammo shot through it. Condition almost as new, perfect bore. All papers but no box. Can come with a new Williams "FoolProof" receiver sight and several boxes of Winchester factory ammunition.

Weatherby "Vanguard", chambered in .257 Weatherby Magnum; has a Redfield 4x12X scope mounted on it with a Tally mount and rings. I bought this rifle new on 1-12-11 and it has never been fired. All papers and box as well as a box of Weatherby factory ammunition included.

Thanks for any pertinent information.
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What configuration of Vanguard? Stainless synthetic? Black synthetic? Walnut sporter?

Adding, there may be a several hundred dollar difference between what rifles are bid up to on gunbroker, and what you can manage to make on a cash sale at a gun show. Some of those Gunbroker sales are credit card sales, and some are non paying bidders too.
 
Always start Gun Broker auctions with a penny start and no reserve. The adding a buy it now price is trickier but if there is a price you are happy to get it can be good thing. Starting with a high price will 90% of the time have you having zero bids for many listings, you won't probably sell it, it is after all an auction site and IMHO the best one. Yes Petunia Ive tried them all for years.. I would think the savage is worth $1200-1700 with a penny start bid. I would think a cherry 30-06 older 760 would be $900-1100 . The .257 Weatherby Vanguard depending would be $700-1100 depending on the options ect. Throwing in bullets and cases and ammo and dies gets a little more but putting those separately on e bay gets better. Gun brokers promotion of your items are well worth the extra few dollars and pay $1 for a view counter to check on how it is doing so you can add more/better pictures ect. Go with 7 or 10 day auctions and relist if they don't sell, reserve the right to cancell the auction and state such and do it if the item is not getting realistic bids. Remember there are alot of the serious bidders wait right before auction closes and follow the progress and act according as you don't want to lose being inattentive !
Avoid a lot of private answers to questions, publicly display your answers to legitimate question by description up dates. Ignore the weird questions and offers , only answer active substanstial bidders mostly to get rid of trolls and scammers. Check bidders feed back, you can block bidders that appear flakey. There I told all my secrets for my great suscess in selling my collection on Gunbroker. You can list your stuff for a fixed price here in the proper forums , with a minimum price you would like, but exspect to sell it on gunbroker for more if you heed my advise above.
 
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I have a 760 in 30-06 I inherited from my Dad. I think it is from the early 70s. When I was poking my nose around on prices a few years back, it was probably worth 5-7 hundred. One thing I did pick up on was the older ones, were selling for more, must be more desireable.
 
If you put your guns in a Local Gun Store expect them to take 20-30% for the display of such . Gun Broker takes a small fraction, they do collect the sales tax you would have to pay anyway and a small fee for doing so. I think the $5 or so promoting your sale is well worth it. They relist if not sold for 90 days if you select it. If it isn't sold in 7-12 days IMHO you are doing something wrong ! Like I said Penny start no reserve is the only way to go in 90% of cases , and your d guns mentioned would certainly be an example. Get the view counter for a buck. Forget about the colored borders ect. , better to pay for them showcasing it ahead of others in it's class . I don't have them push it off the Gunbroker site tho . Take detailed close up focused shots and certainly of any marring or any damage from factory . A good focused cell phone will work, but a better camera and good lighting is better. Remember to put in "Buyer pays actual cost of shipping" and communicate very clearly and often with buyers . Fill in correctly and update all the forms ! Take USPS Mail orders or Cashiers checks only from large banks that the account # can be vetted, or hold off sending items till any checks clear. USPS Money orers are great but can only be made to $1000 each. I do not accept payment by snail mail (USPS common mail) any payment must be track able like a Fedex, UPS or USPS Priority mail letter. Other wise you get the dreaded "checks is in the mail BS " more than too often. Trackable is quick and no BS ! Also make sure your shipment is trackable and Insurance for the transaction valve is a great idea to protect yourself. Get Adult Signiture required. ALL GUNS MUST GO TO AN FFL HOLDER. Gun Broker has a great system for this!
 
@Gordon offers sage advice. I've traded on GB for years, but haven't bought or sold since they started tracking sales tax. I'm still on there regularly looking primarily at the completed auctions to get a sense of pricing. That's how I set the price for my recently-sold Ruger No.1 RSI in 7x57 Mauser. It sold on one of the gun boards within days of posting it and I got what I wanted for it. It certainly might have gone higher in a penny auction on GB but I didn't want the hassle. Had it not sold in the classifieds, I'd have moved it to GB eventually.

I have been astounded at the price 760s have been going for. I've owned several over the years, including a 760 Carbine in .308 that I sold on GB in 2015; it went for $670. Today it would bring three times that. I'm toying with the idea of listing a 7615 Police in walnut furniture; it would likely go for three times what I paid for it ... but I'm not there yet.

Bottom line. Check GB's completed auctions. That will give you a good sense of current market values. And if you want top dollar and don't mind the hassle of shipping, GB is a viable option.
 
My local gun store, if you take a gun in to sell, they look on gun broker to get an idea of value. They offer accordingly. Their prices are high too, accordingly. I sell there but rarely buy.
 
The other thing I'd add regarding selling on GB is to post plenty of GOOD, CLEAR photos. A great way to have a gun bring a relatively low price is to post crappy photos (though I'm happy that people do it because I've bought some good bargains as a result). Slightly less detrimental is to not post enough photos. I think about 12 will do for most guns, but more won't hurt. The more someone is spending, the higher the likelihood that they're going to want to understand very clearly what they're getting.

If I had those desirable guns and wanted to get the most for them, I'd post them on GB at penny start, run it for about 2 weeks, and end it on Sunday night at about 10:00 PM Eastern time.
 
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Thanks everyone for the replies. I know nothing about auction houses and have no idea how to send photographs. I have sold two firearms to members over the last several years and in both cases, each buyer e-mailed me to make an offer about a gun I had mentioned in passing in a thread, having no thought to selling them.

I thought I'd try to get an idea as to how much they're worth and either try selling them at the OGCA show or maybe try selling them in the appropriate High Road forum. I much prefer "face to face" transactions, where the buyer can see and feel the gun. I'm only trying to get a "fair" deal; not necessarily to get a "killer" deal (unless I can :evil:).
 
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