BerettaNut92
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What NIB guns have you bought that you shot the snot out of and still sold it at a profit?
NIB Guns You Sold for Profit?
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rmdye
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none, im adfraid if i sell guns its always at a loss and some of them have been true nib. i mean i have got things that i told my dealer to order to see what the would be like and when the come in and i get them they just dont fit me, or its not what i want. i did this on a tz99. everybody said they were one of the best deals out there ordered, it was to oversised for my hands and i just could not hold it correctly. sold it to a frend the next day for 150 bucks so he could have his first pistol. seems like thats how i do things. Ronald
Monkeyleg
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1. Spas 12 folder. Bought it for $450 NIB, shot it a fair amount, sold it for $650. Then saw prices skyrocket to $1200. 
2. Thompson 1928 full-auto. Bought it NIB for $1800, sold it for $2100, then watched as prices topped $5000.
Lesson learned? Never sell a gun.
2. Thompson 1928 full-auto. Bought it NIB for $1800, sold it for $2100, then watched as prices topped $5000.
Lesson learned? Never sell a gun.
Topgun
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Least fun I ever had with a gun
I bought a NIB Colt Dragoon reissue in the '70's. Kept it uncocked and oiled. Sold it for about $200 more than I paid.
It was no fun. Just a lump o steel. Coors, I....hate....black powder cleanup so it was no chore to avoid shooting it.
I bought a NIB Colt Dragoon reissue in the '70's. Kept it uncocked and oiled. Sold it for about $200 more than I paid.
It was no fun. Just a lump o steel. Coors, I....hate....black powder cleanup so it was no chore to avoid shooting it.
Standing Wolf
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I haven't sold a gun in twenty-odd years, and don't plan to sell any in the next few decades.
SquirrelNuts
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I have only ever sold one gun and I got what I payed for it. It was a used SKS that had been decked out and looked tactiCOOL, so I bought it. The friend with me was going to buy it if I didn't. I shot it once in a year, so I sold it to him for what I payed for it. I did sell some 7.62x39 at a loss though.
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JohnBT
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Let's see...new guns I later sold. About ten years ago I bought a Ruger 22/45, shot it a bunch for a couple of years and got all my money out of it selling it to a dealer How did that happen? No wonder I sold it.
That's the only NIB gun I ever sold. I don't remember what I got with the money. A Ruger .357 I think. Still have one, so maybe that was it. Yes, I bought it in 1985, sold it to my dad, and then bought it back when I sold the 22/45. He seldom shot it. He had a Python and was just keeping the Ruger in the family until I came to my senses.
Well, I had a Savage 24 and a Fox Model B that were new when I got them around 1960 or so, but my dad paid for them and sold them a few years later, so I didn't have any money in them.
I sort of miss the 22/45, but don't miss the other two at all.
John
How did that happen? No wonder I sold it.That's the only NIB gun I ever sold. I don't remember what I got with the money. A Ruger .357 I think. Still have one, so maybe that was it. Yes, I bought it in 1985, sold it to my dad, and then bought it back when I sold the 22/45. He seldom shot it. He had a Python and was just keeping the Ruger in the family until I came to my senses.
Well, I had a Savage 24 and a Fox Model B that were new when I got them around 1960 or so, but my dad paid for them and sold them a few years later, so I didn't have any money in them.
I sort of miss the 22/45, but don't miss the other two at all.
John
Monkeyleg
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Blain: "How did you like that spas12, Monkey?"
Well, if you like tearing up a shirt every time you go shooting, and big black-and-blue welts on your shoulders from every shell fired, I guess the gun is OK.
Then there's the Manual of Arms. I heard that Harvard was offering a one-semester course in that.
But it does look cool.
Well, if you like tearing up a shirt every time you go shooting, and big black-and-blue welts on your shoulders from every shell fired, I guess the gun is OK.
Then there's the Manual of Arms. I heard that Harvard was offering a one-semester course in that.
But it does look cool.
4Truck
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A Glock 22
I paid $499 for it new, and sold it for $600 with one holster after putting about 3000 rounds through it.
I paid $499 for it new, and sold it for $600 with one holster after putting about 3000 rounds through it.
MarineTech
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I had a preban SKS that I bought in the early 90's for $75 at a gunshow. It had the bayonet (knife type) and a bunch of accessories. I fired maybe 500 rounds out of it total, and I kept it in decent shape. Sold it 3 years ago for $350.
Bought a NIB Bulgarian SA-93 for about $270. Sold it a few years later for $550 after having shot it a bit.
I've sold other guns at a profit, but I think that's the only one I bought new that I made money on.
I've sold other guns at a profit, but I think that's the only one I bought new that I made money on.
BerettaNut92
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Where are all the guys and gals with HK91s and HK93s? 
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Man I want one!
:banghead:Man I want one!
I did buy a Colt New Frontier SAA in .45 in the early 80's that was priced wrong - it was $295 when it should have been about $570. I sold it to a dealer for about $450, I think. Never shot it, but heck it's fun to think about.
I nearly bought a used HK91 in Texas, in the late 80's, when a guy had it at a gun show for "$500 negotiable" of course I could have made a grand or more reselling it, a couple years later.
Had a chance to trade even for an Uzi semi-auto about the same time. Yes, I could have made a lot of money on that one, also.
I nearly bought a used HK91 in Texas, in the late 80's, when a guy had it at a gun show for "$500 negotiable" of course I could have made a grand or more reselling it, a couple years later.
Had a chance to trade even for an Uzi semi-auto about the same time. Yes, I could have made a lot of money on that one, also.
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