I use a combination of resources to get in the ballpark. Here are just a few ideas...
p.s. Add-ons or modifications don't necessarily increase the value of your gun to others. You might consider removing accessories that can be sold separately. Modifications that can't be undone, could lower value.
- Log into GunBroker and search for COMPLETED sales of similar firearm. It's important to look at COMPLETED sales and not just asking prices on items that haven't sold yet.
- Determine what buying the firearm new would cost (if possible). Unless your gun is collectable/rare, it should probably not be priced above current retail pricing on a new one.
- Check out INGO for similar items in the classifieds. This can help you determine where it needs to be priced, if you want it to move fairly quickly.
When logging into GB and checking for completed auctions to make sure it is the exact model AND caliber. Caliber can make a huge difference, especially on rifles.I use a combination of resources to get in the ballpark. Here are just a few ideas...
p.s. Add-ons or modifications don't necessarily increase the value of your gun to others. You might consider removing accessories that can be sold separately. Modifications that can't be undone, could lower value.
- Log into GunBroker and search for COMPLETED sales of similar firearm. It's important to look at COMPLETED sales and not just asking prices on items that haven't sold yet.
- Determine what buying the firearm new would cost (if possible). Unless your gun is collectable/rare, it should probably not be priced above current retail pricing on a new one.
- Check out INGO for similar items in the classifieds. This can help you determine where it needs to be priced, if you want it to move fairly quickly.
If/when that happens, I think I won't be interested in selling, and the prices in any given book will be irrelevant anyway as guns will go up in value significantly and we'll be bartering, and those with guns will be in a unique negotiation position of any transaction.Hard copy, for when Al Gore's (invented) internet goes down... https://www.budsgunshop.com/product...ok+00043+blue+book+of+gun+values+43rd+edition
Pro tip... if any of them have a bayonet, remove the bayonet before you sit on them.Thanks for sharing the info everyone.
Now I guess I need to decide if I want to sell them to fund another project or just sit on them. I can't say I ever really had sellers remorse, but I also have talked myself out of selling a few times because I think...well they don't cost anything just sitting in the safe.
LolPro tip... if any of them have a bayonet, remove the bayonet before you sit on them.
True that. I wasn't thinking apocalypse, just unreliable service, outages and such. Or reading material for an annoying bathroom with poor wifi reception.... also a back-up source of paperIf/when that happens, I think I won't be interested in selling, and the prices in any given book will be irrelevant anyway as guns will go up in value significantly and we'll be bartering, and those with guns will be in a unique negotiation position of any transaction.