HOW TO DETERMINE VALUE OF FIREARM

[gejshooter]

Please offer suggestions for how to place a value on a firearm. This is so I can determine an asking price for firearms I want to sell. I have looked at this and other forums and searched history to get an approximate value. I also looked at Armslist and Gun Broker, but the values on those sites seem inflated. Thanks.

 

[Beau Etienne]

When searching Gun Broker make sure you sign in to access past, completed sales, not current asking price. Asking prices are all over the place.

 

[gejshooter]

When searching Gun Broker make sure you sign in to access past, completed sales, not current asking price. Asking prices are all over the place.

I think I have to be a member of gun broker to do that. Isn’t GunBroker a pay site? Don’t I have to pay to be a member?

 

[Beau Etienne]

You have to register and create your account. No charge.

 

[Mitch Dufour]

Gunbroker SOLD auctions are fantastic snap shots of the NATIONAL selling price of active buyers. Take into consideration that Gunbroker auctions involve taxes, shipping, and ffl fees on both ends. Adjusting up or down for local markets is the tricky part.

Another consideration is TIME. Are you ready to sell today? Maybe adjust the price down. Don't mind bumping it to the top for several months? Swing for the fences. What ever direction you take, good luck and make sure you gather fingerprints and dna samples of the buyer.

 

[Magdump]

I think I have to be a member of gun broker to do that. Isn’t GunBroker a pay site? Don’t I have to pay to be a member?

They’re like EBay, but for guns and such. They charge you when you sell. One reason why prices are so high on there, sellers pay a percentage (actually, the buyer pays it if you think about it).

 

[SwampyDog]

Blue Book of Gun Values. Can be found at Cabela's and Bass Pro. It contains a very useful guide for grading conditions along with several hundred pages of information. For some of the older guns with little to no footprint on the internet I've found it to be exceedingly helpful.

 

[Mitch Dufour]

Blue Book of Gun Values.....

They also have an online version for a yearly fee. I find the data informative for historical purposes, but they generally don't reflect short term conditions that can cause price spikes.

Speaking if short term ,time of year you sell can influence how much you can get. Every one buying kids shoes to get them off to school? Maybe wait a few weeks to sell that hunting rifle.

 

[340six]

They’re like EBay, but for guns and such. They charge you when you sell. One reason why prices are so high on there, sellers pay a percentage (actually, the buyer pays it if you think about it).

They now charge a seller and buyers fee. Been that way awhile now

 

[UncleBiff]

at a minimum go to gun dot deals and make sure you are asking under the online retailers.

 

[Blackhawk]

While looking at Gunbroker SOLD items is the traditional way of looking for current values, there is another site that pulls the info from multiple sources. Go to

https://truegunvalue.com/pistol/colt-gold-cup-national-match/price-historical-value

And insert the firearm you are looking for information on. In the example above I searched for info on a Colt Gold Cup 1911 and it listed both For Sale items and also Sold items.

 

[gejshooter]

They’re like EBay, but for guns and such. They charge you when you sell. One reason why prices are so high on there, sellers pay a percentage (actually, the buyer pays it if you think about it).

Thanks

 

[Gator 45/70]

If or when you list it on here sure to use key trigger words to help you're sale
LNIB is a good one.
Low round count -Good
Funding another project-good
Barley used-good too!
I'm sure other members have for sale key trigger words to help you expedite a sale and will be along in a minute or two?

 

[Gator 45/70]

No tire kickers
I know what I got.
No low-ballers!

 

[hotbiggun]

If its a gun still in production just look at the current price from a competitive gun dealer. If its in good condition subtract 25 percent or so. If it has optics, sell them seperatley.

 

[JBP55]

If its a gun still in production just look at the current price from a competitive gun dealer. If its in good condition subtract 25 percent or so. If it has optics, sell them seperatley.

I have some unfired NIB Pistols that I will not sell for 25% below cost or $200 less than I paid for them and I do not see anyone on this forum selling their NIB pistols for 25% below cost.