rugerman07
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I'm considering trading in my LC9 for a Ruger LCR .357. How much can I expect to get for the LC9?
Yeah...that's what I thought.Your never gonna get what you paid for your gun as a trade in. My advice, keep the gun. It may come in handy later.
I traded a 1st gen (hammer) LC9 a few months ago, he gave me $175 for it, with the original box, three magazines and the laser sight. The LGS told me he offers 75% of what he can re-sell a handgun for.
Concur. I got $150 for mine (also the first gen hammer-fired) but I didn't haggle, just accepted the first offer my shop gave me. Possibly one of only two guns I've ever sold that I don't regret being rid of...You were lucky, as most shops aren't quite that generous.
He turns stuff over pretty quickly there. He mentioned to me the next time I saw him that he sold that pistol the next day. He does quite a bit of consignment sales, too. Maybe he was just being a friend that day, he lives in my rental house and is my next door neighbor.>>The LGS told me he offers 75% of what he can re-sell a handgun for<<
You were lucky, as most shops aren't quite that generous.
I'm a bit surprised at the low-ish prices some of you are recommending,,,
The current state of used gun prices seems to be much higher to me.
I've been thinning the herd a bit over the past year,,,
I don't start with a low price just because the gun is used.
In fact the last two pistols I sold were about 5 years old,,,
I asked for and got the same price that I bought them for new.
I'm not into price gouging per se,,,
But I also don't automatically ask a lower selling price,,,
Just because the gun I'm selling off isn't a brand spanking new one.
Just sayin',,,
Aarond
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For trade purposes the owner of the LGS will give me roughly 50% of what he hopes to actually get for it by selling it used.
Since I've been a good customer, he'll cut some off the asking price of whatever I'm trading towards.
We both generally know what the numbers will be before the other one says anything.
The trouble with the LC9 is that it's an early primitive version of a successful line of pistols. Also its trigger sucks. And double-stacks are all the rage now.
I own at least two pistols because they're both in decent shape and go bang, but they're worth so little in trade that I might as well keep them.
Yeah, mine is 1st gen (hammer) too. I just don't like the trigger pull on it, too long & stiff. I was thinking I'd probably get $150, maybe $175 if I'm lucky.I traded a 1st gen (hammer) LC9 a few months ago, he gave me $175 for it, with the original box, three magazines and the laser sight. The LGS told me he offers 75% of what he can re-sell a handgun for.