I had trade purposed to me the other day

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Here is a dumb question? Just trying to get a rough estimate here. What would estimate the value of a Russian SKS letter gun in good condition numbers matching? It's obviously a refurb and lightly used. Throw in the extra fiberglass monte Carlo stock, 700 rounds of wolf steel case ammo and an extra rear receiver cover with a rail cast into it for a red dot type sight. Keep in mind I don't have the sling or the factory cleaning kit. It also didn't come with a bayonet but I bought a Chinese spike type.

Just curious as I look into gun broker and a few other sites every so often. I often discount the prices I see because I know they are way higher than I would pay.
 
I wouldn't sell it all for less then $1200
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I'm not desperate to sell by any means but I don't think anyone in their right mind would pay that. Maybe I'm wrong since I bought back when prices were cheap but I think if you paid a price like that you would be a fool. Not saying I wouldn't accept it though.

I paid $120 for the gun. $100 for the extra stock and $100 for a 1000 rounds. Plus maybe another $50 for all the rest of the junk.
 
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I wouldn't trade any thing but a cheap rifle for an Axis because it is a cheap rifle. I'm an ex-Axis owner and don't miss it at all. Yes it was accurate but there are much nicer rifles available for not much more.
 
700rds of any 7.62x39 is worth about the same as that Axis. A Tikka with a scope would be a fair trade, or an X-bolt.
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So I did a price check on 7.62x39 local big box store. The cheapest I found that is probably fairly similar to what I have is listed at .40 cents per round. The deal is all of the stuff I found is not available. The stuff I have is valued around $240-260 off the shelf. Being it's not available in my opinion should drive that price up.

The deal is the guy that wants this stuff is a friend. I say friend but I don't have any friends. I like to say I have a few good aquaintances. Friends are always out to use you.

In times like these I guess I'm off the pace and I should look at more of what people are willing to pay. The problem is maybe I'm too nice and would hate to have one of us be unhappy in the end. I'm glad I asked this question before I made a stupid decision.

If nothing else I will keep the ammo and build a 7.62x39 upper. I could probably find the parts for $300 and still have something that shoots better than an old communist 65+ year old rifle.
 
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I'm not desperate to sell by any means but I don't think anyone in their right mind would pay that. Maybe I'm wrong since I bought back when prices were cheap but I think if you paid a price like that you would be a fool. Not saying I wouldn't accept it though.

I paid $120 for the gun. $100 for the extra stock and $100 for a 1000 rounds. Plus maybe another $50 for all the rest of the junk.
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I’ve been to a lot of auctions and seen people pay way more for a lot of things than I thought they were worth And what yo originally paid has no bearing on what it’s worth today.

If you went to a garage sale and bought an old lamp for $10, then found out it was a Tiffany worth $100,000 would you still sell it to someone for $15 because you bought it cheap?
 
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The deal is the guy that wants this stuff is a friend. I say friend but I don't have any friends. I like to say I have a few good aquaintances. Friends are always out to use you.
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Well, it's your life so do as you like. But IMO it's the other way around- acquaintances are out to use you maybe a true friend is not. That's the main difference between the two. I have few true friends as well.
 
I look at it this way: SKS's have risen sharply in value. Russian SKS's are the top of the heap. An SKS is more valuable in CA because of the laws re: semi auto military rifles, stock SKS's manage to slide under the wire. You've got a valuable commodity, don't give it away.

In addition, accessories and ammo tend to get lost in the shuffle and get little value in a sale or trade with a gun. I'd sell them separately for full value if you don't want them.
 
Bravo, I've been burned in trades like this with tools on the job. Not really burned I guess, but always walked away thinking I would have been happier if I was patient and just forked over the dough for what I really wanted.

I think this is some kind of unconscience thing we do because we see an opportunity thats 75% of what we want and gotta go right now. And afterwords, try to justify it in our gorilla brain.
 
I think this is some kind of unconscience thing we do because we see an opportunity thats 75% of what we want and gotta go right now. And afterwords, try to justify it in our gorilla brain.
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That's pretty true. I'm usually very impatient. Most of the time if I want something from a candy bar to a new car I make up my mind and it's going to happen right now. Most of time I like to think of it as just getting something done fast.
 
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I'm not desperate to sell by any means but I don't think anyone in their right mind would pay that. Maybe I'm wrong since I bought back when prices were cheap but I think if you paid a price like that you would be a fool. Not saying I wouldn't accept it though.

I paid $120 for the gun. $100 for the extra stock and $100 for a 1000 rounds. Plus maybe another $50 for all the rest of the junk.
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I thought so too not too long ago, what people will shell out for what they want.

Take a look at your standard Mosin Nagant rifle. Lets say for this discussion, its a common variant of a WWII type. Nothing too special about it
10 years ago or more they were going for $50 to $100 on average. Its astounding what a commonly found rifle has jumped and leaped up and up.
Now a day's prices are on a the low end $400 and up and up. Its the same rifle, but the perceived value has gone through the roof!

SKS's, M1 Carbines, AK47's, Enfields, Mausers, etc. Prices have just gone up, not down.

It truely amazes me that I bought a commercially made Universal M1 Carbine for $500 a scant 4 years ago is now priced as high as a USGI version. So, someone out there may want your ol' Russian gal for
their collection much more then you realize.

Best of luck what ever you do.
 
SKS's, M1 Carbines, AK47's, Enfields, Mausers, etc. Prices have just gone up, not down.
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Same guy that wants my SKS mentioned he had an Enfield. I kind of laughed it off right away. I remember a friend of mine had one and could never find ammo for it. I have a k98 Mauser and could never find ammo for that either locally. In a way I'm kind of surprised that none of the local places sell ammo for all the mil surp rifles. I remember when you could pick up a Mauser, Enfield, SKS for so cheap that the gun stores and places that sell ammunition wouldn't keep some stock on hand as I know there are ton of them in circulation. I would probably shoot my Mauser every once in a while if I didn't have to order the ammo.
 
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