Buddy wants to buy my guns- how to be fair about prices...?

If you do sell it to your friend or someone else, don't expect to control what they do with it afterwards..... :)

Maybe your friend won't take care of it like you have, or maybe he will sell it for more then he paid.... ask him what it's worth which basically puts him in the same space your are wrestling with.... is he a good enough buddy to pay you a fair price for something he wants?

Or is he only a good enough buddy to expect you to discount it for some reason but not for him to reciprocate by paying you a fair price?

I've given my friends things I did not need that I knew they could use.... one good friend I gave an old Summit 600 sled that was running great, the only thing that bothers me is not the $1500 it's worth but the fact he leaves it out in the sun all summer and the vinyl seat is getting cooked.... :)
 
Can-down said:
If your buddy is interested perhaps he has a number in mind and should make an offer.... if it's acceptable to you then that would be the easiest route.
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And at my end has to be an educated acceptance. He has a closet full of rifles- these are probably a step up for him, especially the glass. I don't mind selling to people I know at fair prices and I will stand behind the item.
 
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Sell them for what you paid for them.
Given how prices have skyrocketed last few years it will be a good deal for both of you.
If you give the rings and bases in the deal even better as a break for a buddy.
Toss in some ammo and maybe a gun case or sling.
 
Friends and money - that can turn into a problem, especially when you give him a deal and he turns around and sells them for a profit.

I'd suggest charging him what they're worth on the market. Search EE here as well as GP and TP, used dealers online, etc.
 
Can-down said:
.... is he a good enough buddy to pay you a fair price for something he wants?

Or is he only a good enough buddy to expect you to discount it for some reason but not for him to reciprocate by paying you a fair price?
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yeah, I've got a "buddy" like that... he was panicking when all the semi-auto prohibitions were coming down and wanted to buy one of my bolt guns. I offered it to him for basically what I paid for it, I certainly wasn't making any profit on it. He came back a few weeks later and offered me $150 less than what I paid for it, then tried to make it sound like it was my idea. Same with ammo, wants it for 1990's prices, when it's going for $50/box at CT.

effin' cheap bonus hole.
 
Canuck65 said:
Friends and money - that can turn into a problem, especially when you give him a deal and he turns around and sells them for a profit.

I'd suggest charging him what they're worth on the market. Search EE here as well as GP and TP, used dealers online, etc.
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That's where I'm at. From his end he can either move forward or not.
 
I have regretted every firearm I ever sold. Period.

Edit to ad this: I am a HUGE fan of the Ruger Super Redhawk in the .480Ruger cartridge. Even though I already had one, I saw one on consignment at #########xx, bought that. Then when my buddy learned I had that, as he had seen mine, he wanted it. Well I sold that to him.

Well then the Turd started all his bull#### bans, and suddenly my buddy was squeezed, as he had trouble complying with the Turds every changing idiotic firearms bans.

Long story short I was able to reacquire that Super Redhawk .480Ruger.

One of the best re-purchases I ever made!!

AND!! We beat his handgun ban bull#### by 2 weeks!!
 
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tiriaq said:
I sold a few to a friend at good buddy prices.
He turned around and dealt them for a real profit. Then told me how well he had done.
Good way to sour a friendship.
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I been in a same boat before. I sold at friends prices, so they could sell it few months later and make money. I didn't take it personally or got sour, that said, his future "friends rates" become normal sale prices. Heh!
 
There are a few rules I have always abide with in my life time. 1) Never loan out your credit card. debit card to a friend or buddy. 2) never borrow your wife to anyone for anything. 3) Never borrow anything to anybody no matter who it is because it may never come back. 4) Never borrow your fire arms to anybody or buddy since it may come back with defects. 5) Never sell your guns because you'll regret it
 
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I get where your coming from XCR, but your 3rd rule of never's ,
3) Never borrow anything to anybody no matter who it is because it may never come back
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Is a bit extreme to say the least. I borrow and lend things with my neighbors all the time..... do I lend everyting to everyone? No. but plenty of things I have are well worn and built to last.... no problems lending them out to my neighbours and friends.
 
Though I ve been asked several times if someone could borrow one of my firearms (mainly by relatives) I never ever loan them out.Mainly just looking at how they treat their own property is a good reason not to let them have access to mine.As far as discounting guns for a friend once he has them they are his property so if he flips them then it is what it is but it’s a lesson learned for the next time he asks
 
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chasseur said:
Though I ve been asked several times if someone could borrow one of my firearms (mainly by relatives) I never ever loan them out.Mainly just looking on how they treat their own property is a good reason not to let them have access to mine.As far as discounting guns for a friend once he has them their his property so if he flips them then it is what it is but it’s a lesson learned for the next time he asks
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The one upside of shooting left handed.
 
I used to be the type to just give away firearms to new pal holders as congratulations to buddies.
Then again, it was the days when SKS and the such used to cost sub 200 bucks.
I guess the questions should you be asking is.
1. How well do you know the guy?
2. is he going to turn around and resell it?
3. You attached to the gun at all?
 
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