Price of an M1 Garand rifle

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I have an M! Grand that I'd like to sell since I own two of them. This Garand is a Springfield in excellent condition with almost a perfect bore, excellent stock, and no rust what so ever. Was originally purchased through the CMP program. What would a fair asking price be? A little help please guys.
 
I'm with @Dave DeLaurant that's a legit price.
Although pics would help (hint, hint)

If you can go look up the muzzle and throat gauge values when you bought from CMP, that can help, too (should be in the sale paperwork).

If you wanted a quick sale, the Trading Post here would likely work, but they sell reasonably well on GB, and if you were looking for highest yield, the former CMP Springfields do really well at the Rock Island Auctions.
 
Wartime guns will bring a premium over postwar examples, and the more original the better.

Really need some good pics and the first 4-5 digits of the serial number to narrow it down, but here locally the Garand market has cooled a bit in the last couple years.
Saw an immaculate 1.2Mil CMP rebuild sit through two shows with no takers at $1500 and a couple well-worn 6-digit guns (one a Winchester) go home unsold at $1800.
Those same guns would likely have been $19-2300 two years ago and sold quickly.

Just what Im seeing here. Could be different in different locales.
 
Based on your description I would say $1200 to $1400. Go ahead and put a $2,000 price on it and your great grand kids may sell it in 2069.
There are all kinds of people trying to sell them at $2000, but how many are actually selling "0".
Panic buying is over. The Garand is a fine gun, historical, in fact. But! Most people are not interested in a "boat anchor".
I went to a gun show in December and just stopped to look a rack of 12. Prices varied from $1800 for a parade gun to $2400. Other than the parade gun I couldn't tell the difference between any of them. I own a Garand. All my friends own Garands. I know something about them. I have shot them in competition. The guy behind the table sees me staring at them. And says if I am serious, he will take $400 off any of them. I'm thinking he should take $800 off just to start. I know several gun shop owners that are at gun shows. Older, heavy rifles are not selling unless they have some unique attribute.. That includes Winchester, Mauser, Garand, Enfield, & Mosin-Nagant. Sellers made their money at the end of Covid, Now they have to get down to "real" pricing. No one wants to buy a Boat Anchor any more especially at a ridiculous price.
 
$1200.00 will sell, any higher it depends. Stick a bayonet, even a copy on it, and you'll get more interest. Don't ask me why.
 
As others have said, we need more info to make an informed judgement on price. Please post detailed pictures showing the receiver, bolt, op rod (cut, uncut, drawing number, etc) barrel date, any stock markings, and sights. Most CMP guns, and indeed most Garands, are a mix of parts from different eras and manufacturers. This doesn’t affect function but can have a big impact on price. As said above, WWII examples bring more money and a “correct” Garand (likely having been “restored” by a previous owner) can bring over $3k. A dealer near me that sells mostly milsurps has 6-7 Garands currently, both WWII and later with typical mixed parts, for $1500-1800. He’s had the same ones for many months and has taken them to a number of gun shows with no sale, so the market does appear to be softening somewhat. I’m still a sucker for a Garand and would pay $1200 for a service grade rifle without batting an eye. $1500 - 2k for a nice WWII with lock bar sights, a period barrel and mostly correct parts. A rare variant like a Winchester Win-13 with correct parts and WRA/GHD stock could bring $5k… anyway, lots of variables with this so we need pics to be really helpful.
 
You'd need more detail than you gave to set a price if what you have would be of interest to collectors. Assuming a CMP Service grade mixmaster in good shape $1200 would be a good starting point. Some people will pay a little more than the current CMP pricing to avoid the paperwork.
 
Stick a bayonet, even a copy on it, and you'll get more interest. Don't ask me why.
M1 Bayonet in good to better condition is over a c-note; the scabbard for the same will run you about US$50-75; WWII era 1905 bayonets & scabbards as two and a single c-note apiece. The KW era M-5 bayonets are pretty spendy as well, and are pretty rare to boot.
 
2k is probably a little high but they aren't making any more of them.

I'd probably ask 1900 and if it doesn't move reassess.
 
You will regret it after it's gone.
Money is not worth anything anymore.
I can't agree with you. I have plenty of guns. Starting to liquidate. My kids don't want all my guns. I could sell guns and my kids and grandchildren can have something now instead of later. There will still be plenty of guns for them to inherit.
 
The expert grade in 7.62 Nato is the one to buy if you want a shooter.
Totally. But it's not difficult to handload proper authentic 06 for them. I get a kickout of that. And they aren't rifles to just blast away with.
 
The movie effect is wearing off. Enthusiasts are getting older. Youths think they are cool because they're in video games but not high priced cool. Open sight use is getting out of reach for me but I'll just hang on to my last old parts kit gun and my expert.
You got to go where Garand people hang out to sell a good shooter.
 
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