Keep or Sell magazines?

[SabbathWolf]

So I have these 15 round and 30 round Beretta Factory magazines in 9mm for the 92FS and/or the Beretta Cx4 Storm carbine.
Thing is, I no longer have a gun itself that uses them, so they are useless to me.
What I REALLY need are some 9mm HK P30 mags...but that's another story.

Question is, should I sell these anyways, or stash them away for some rainy day when everything gets banned 20 years from now and they become worth something?...lol

 

[Snowdog]

Too bad you didn't ask this question a couple months ago.

Personally, I'd sell 'em.

 

[Bobson]

I said sell em and call it a day, but if you could trade for what you need, that's probably just as good.

 

[SabbathWolf]

A couple months ago?
You mean so I could price gouge the crap outta somebody?
lol.....
Not what I meant.

 

[bannockburn]

I would probably hang on to them as I have magazines for guns that I don't have anymore but some day I might pick up a gun that uses them.

 

[adaptandovercome]

Sell

 

[medalguy]

If you no longer have the gun for them, sell them. Buy mags for the guns you DO have. I'm quite sure all mags will increase in value over time, no reason to think 92 mags will appreciate more than any other, especially considering the number of milsurp mags that are available.

BTW I bought about 20 of these milsurp mags for under $4 over the last 2 years. I'm sure I could sell at a nice profit today, but why? I have two pistols that use these mags.

 

[ID-shooting]

I keep a box in my gun stuff just for these kind of things. Mags for guns I don't have, parts kits, take-off OEM parts and what not. I lable everything and keep bits in ziplocks according to make/model. They make good trading stock or when you encounter someone who says they have been looking for some thing.

 

[threefeathers]

During the past 5 years I've purchased 5 mags for each gun I might want to buy in the future.

 

[Certaindeaf]

I'm lactose intolerant but milk a cow every day for the fun of it.. nevermind. maybe someone'll give you a couple bucks for them if you post it on the itermet

 

[SabbathWolf]

If you no longer have the gun for them, sell them. Buy mags for the guns you DO have. I'm quite sure all mags will increase in value over time, no reason to think 92 mags will appreciate more than any other, especially considering the number of milsurp mags that are available.

BTW I bought about 20 of these milsurp mags for under $4 over the last 2 years. I'm sure I could sell at a nice profit today, but why? I have two pistols that use these mags.

These aren't milsurp. Each mag has only been used maybe 4 times just for function testing and that's it. I think I spent somewhere between $35 - $40 per mag. The funny part is the 30-rounder didn't really cost any more than the 15-rounders. I was kinda surprised by that.

The 15-rounders have what looks like a flat park finish, but the 30-rounder has a really slick glossy finish that's different. What's up with that?

 

[chalk_2]

Keep them they don't take up any room, and you may thank yourself later.

 

[mgmorden]

A couple months ago?
You mean so I could price gouge the crap outta somebody?
lol.....
Not what I meant.

If when you have something you wish to sell you're intentionally waiting until the market price has fallen, then you're not very good at the whole "business" thing. Buying when prices are low and selling when they're high is what business is about, not to mention that you can't really "price gouge" on any non-essential good.

Keep them I'd guess. Make sure you don't put them on an auction site as someone might end up paying too much for them .

 

[larryh1108]

I'd sell them. "Hi Cap" mags are holding steady at the higher prices because some states are still pushing for bans. The fed bill may have failed but they will march forward state-by-state. Blue states without new laws but are talking will snap up any mags on the edge. I doubt you'll see prices go much higher. You have to sell on Gunbroker or others, Ebay won't allow mags over 10 rounds.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

My opinion FWIW if you have them you can always sells them but once they're gone you can't get them back

 

[bigdaa]

I have been selling surplus magazines and advise you to do the same. Free up pocket ammo to purchase the things you need and want.

You don't have to gouge if you sell. Put them up for auction and let the bidders decide. I did.




Oops, forgot to vote.




Done.

 

[Snowdog]

A couple months ago?
You mean so I could price gouge the crap outta somebody?
lol.....

Sorry, I must have misunderstood your original question:

estion is, should I sell these anyways, or stash them away for some rainy day when everything gets banned 20 years from now and they become worth something?...lol

I'd say you're at least considering the option of holding on to them as an investment to make a profit in the future. There's certainly nothing wrong with that however; it's sound wisdom and no different than buying precious metals now to make a profit later.

Gouging? Certainly not. It's not insulin or bread. It's something they want, not need.

That's the beauty of online auctions for the ethically conscious: you start the bid without a reserve and folks decide what they are willing to pay, not you.

I suppose you can always deny them even the chance to own them by refusing to sell.

I'm not trying to sharp with this response, it's not my intent.

However, I had a case of 5000 rounds of .22LR CCI Blazer sell for $600 on GunBroker a few weeks ago. I received a private message from someone who essentially accused me of gouging.
I replied by reminding him that I had set the starting bid on the auction for roughly what I paid before for panic began ($175) and asked him what I "should have done" in his opinion.
His suggestion? Set a "buy-it-now" price for what I had paid.

Yes, seriously. I responded by thanking him for his suggestion and was so moved by his suggested philanthropy and plan to sell off my silver at 1988 prices. Ok, now I jest.

 

[InkEd]

I would sell them now while there is still a little bit of panic-buying shortages for them. Then I would probably wait to buy the magazines you need for your current platforms.

A trade could work too.

 

[22-rimfire]

I dread the day when our grand kids or great grand kids are rooting through some junk that grand dad had stashed away in his man cave and find some 30 round mags and treat them like they found something evil. My Dad had a WWII first aid kit in his junk and it still had the morphine injections in it. Probably would have killed anyone who used them after 50 years. But it was certainly interesting.

 

[SabbathWolf]

Well guys...

This thread was meant to be a POLL, not a "For Sale" thread since it's in the wrong place for that.

However, somebody sent me a PM and I ended up selling them right here to a fellow THR member who can use them.

Regardless of all the high panic prices, I priced them @ $25 a piece just since it was a fellow member.

 

[SabbathWolf]

Can a Mod close this thread since the poll itself is irrelevant now anyways?

 

[glove]

I say sell them and buy what you need and can use now.

 

[BSA1]

I vote with selling them now as you have no need for them.

In 20 years from now when everything is banned possession of them is going to get you 7 years in the Big House...and I don't mean a retirement home.

 

[Swing]

No gun? Sell'em.

 

[JVaughn]

I say if you don't need the money, they aren't eating anything. But then I'm a hoarder.