Selling excess ammo at the gunshow

[checkmyswag]

I've got some extra ammo in calibers I no longer shoot.

Think this is worth trying to sell at a gunshow? Box of 380. Few boxes or 40 and maybe 20 boxes of 7.62x39.

Individuals willing to buy typically?
How about dealers at tables?

Not looking to get what I paid retail back but get something decent and not have it sit around anymore.

Watch your lane.

 

[newfalguy101]

why not offer it up for sale here??

as long as its factory fresh ammo, I think it would be an easy sale at the right price, either here or your local gunshow..............course at the show you will have to:

1) lug it around all day,
2) sell it to a dealer for 30-40% of what its worth,
3) or rent a table

 

[Reloadron]

You may as well. Drag it all to an ammo dealers table(s) and let them make you an offer on the lot. That or walk the show dragging it along looking for a show visitor looking to buy it.

I would suggest you figure out what you want for the stuff and offer it out at a good price as all or none.

Keep in mind a dealer will give you around 20% to 25% less than selling prices to allow them to mark it up and move it.

Ron

 

[bodam]

where in TX?

 

[dogtown tom]

Table rental at a DFW area gunshow is $60-70 for a weekend.
+
Sitting at that table for who knows how many hours before your ammo sells (if it sells).


Do you have enough ammunition to make that a worthwhile endeavor?

 

[Reloadron]

Based on your post I do not see it worth the cost of renting a table at a show. I already see Texas members sniffing.

Ron

 

[checkmyswag]

Definitely not renting a table.

Didn't know if dealers shy away from buying but come to think of it I see a lot of mixed boxes on most tables. Doesn't look pristine from the distributor.

Agree hauling it around or piecing it out isn't the way to go either. Selling online means id have to ship it and I don't know if its worth shipping to me or a buyer.

Watch your lane.

 

[Reloadron]

Speaking as a former brick and mortar dealer with countless gun shows under my belt I would make an offer at a show. If I figure I can turn whatever for let's say $10 a box I'll offer around $7.00.

The name of the game for someone working a show is to pay the table cost. We needed the first $250 in profit just to cover the tables.

Maybe one of these local Texas guys will take the stuff off your hands.

Ron

 

[rcmodel]

Dealers will offer you $2 bucks a box and then try to talk you down to $1.50, if they buy all you have.

Walk it around with a sign on your back, or stand out front for a while and somebody will make you a better offer.

rc.

 

[Wildbillz]

Post if for sale here on the sight. Lable it for Face to Face only if you don't want to deal with shipping it. Price it right (not saying to sell it for rock bottem but a fair price) and it will move in a day or two.

Just my out look on it.

WB

 

[SilentStalker]

How would one tell if it was factory ammo or reloads?

 

[ColtPythonElite]

If you price it fairly, it will be an easy sell using the cardboard sign method.

 

[rcmodel]

How would one tell if it was factory ammo or reloads?

If done properly, you probably can't tell.

rc

 

[Owen Sparks]

Dealers, (and smart people) generally will not touch reloads from an unknown source.

 

[SilentStalker]

If done properly, you probably can't tell.

rc
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That was exactly my point. I usually do not buy ammo from second hand places just for this reason. Not that strange things cannot happen with factory ammo and not that this OP is not trustworthy, its just something I do not think is good practice, unless you are going to pull them and reload them yourself. However, if you do all of that you probably just spent as much as new would have cost you once you factor in the materials and time. Not that I am trying to get anyone not to buy it, its just not something I would do.

 

[One_Jackal]

I would advertise the ammo on a local forum. You can find someone nearby who wants it. Maybe meet someone cool near home and no shipping headaches.

 

[X-Rap]

Are these full boxes? 10, 20 more yrs old. I doubt I would by ammo at a gun show from anyone I didn't know who couldn't vouch for the source. I'm not saying the OP is of poor character, I am speaking in generalities. There is a thread ongoing about a mysterious load that managed to destroy a solid gun with remanufactured loads from a reputable company (I'm guessing there are stone faces nearby). I'd give you the value of the brass, sorry I just don't trust folks anymore.

 

[newfalguy101]

Selling online means id have to ship it and I don't know if its worth shipping to me or a buyer.

Watch your lane.

Nope, just specify face to face, I would be shocked if nobody near you ( unless you are a hundred miles out in the sticks... ) bought it......assuming fairly priced

 

[checkmyswag]

Full boxes. New not reloads. 1 year old at most.

Watch your lane.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Unless you are in dire need of money or terminal, I would just hang on to it. Just because you don't shoot those calibers today doesn't mean you won't tomorrow...been there done that.

 

[X-Rap]

I'd be inclined to hang on to them as well, in my family there aren't many calibers that we don't have covered and rather than loose 3/4 of its value I would give it to one of my kids, dad, uncle, cousins or just hang on to it till I got another gun that shoots it. My problem is I set up to reload dam near every caliber that we have, when I sell a gun I'm stuck with dies plus ammo.

 

[bodam]

If you are ever close to Houston, I might grab it. I sent you a PM.

You should be able to move it quick local, don't waste time or money with a gun show or shipping.

 

[Ky Larry]

You might ask around at your local range if someone would be interested in buying it or trading. Lots of shooters are in the same position as you. They just might have something you need, and vice versa. Good luck.

 

[heeler]

Too my surprise the Pasadena gun show (Texas) would not allow my brother to enter with ammo to sell.
He had to leave it with the police officers who check you in and then he finally struck a deal with a dealer who came out looked at it and bought it from him.

Your better off selling it locally.

 

[checkmyswag]

Too my surprise the Pasadena gun show (Texas) would not allow my brother to enter with ammo to sell.
He had to leave it with the police officers who check you in and then he finally struck a deal with a dealer who came out looked at it and bought it from him.

Your better off selling it locally.

Yikes, might just sell it locally, definitely not getting a table, don't want to carry it around all day.

Where do people list ammo locally? I may put it up on the for sale section here, but don't know of other local gun/ammo sales boards.