Is my rifle overpriced?

sell your Acog and Surefire separately. They're expensive, quality parts that push up the price of your gun really high to someone that may not need/want them. You’re limiting your customer base but selling it as a package. However, there is nothing wrong with offering a "package deal" that's lower than the sum of the parts as an option
 
I dont think it is. Not that many people buy 3K$ guns even if they are great deals. You might have more luck if you sell the AOCG separetly on EE optics.
 
It's an expensive proposition......but that is not to say your rifle is over-priced. You probably didn't buy it that way.......you purchased maybe the barebones rifle or built it yourself from scratch......then added all the kit. That adds up. I think most guys like to build their own, starting with the basic rifle. That spreads the cost out over time........IF they want to go that way. Part it out maybe?
 
Overpriced? Maybe a little, given that there's a recession on and everyone's broke.

A bunch of expensive accessories are not really selling points, unless you throw them in for nothing. Not many people are going to want that exact combination. Strip the rifle of all the junk, itemize and sell everything separately.
 
Speaking from EE experience...

Higher priced items get hammered down in price (you lose a lot!)
Less expensive items actually sell for closer to the asking price.

Just my experience.
If you haven't even got a single PM for a TRADE towards your price, then you are overpricing it.

My opinion, it does look a little overpriced (it looks like you are close to what you paid... without taxes? :))
 
Part it out: Better recoup price but negative is you have more buyers to deal with and ship to.
Package: Less buyers out there who have your exact tastes. Normally you will have to sell it at a greater discount to make it attractive, but you only have deal with one buyer.;)
 
Worth defined:

An item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. As others have stated, the "tricks" have little intrinsic value. Think of the Honda Civic that is loaded with $20K in "upgrades". To some, those upgrades may be more of a discouragement than the original and certainly doesn't push up the price from "$Honda" to "$Honda + accessories".

I would return the Colt to original and sell as is with parts as another sale item unless you dont have the original parts available.
 
To briefly answer the original posters question, YES the rifle as it sits is WAY OVER PRICED.
 
That's a beautiful piece of hardware, only thing I'd change is the front grip. Too bad I'm not in the market for another AR.
 
Completely strip the rifle down, replacing all of the new furniture with the original stuff. Sell the rail, ACOG, Magpul furniture, etc. separately from the rifle. If you want to keep the rifle as a package, drop it to $3000, and drop it another $50 a week until it sells.

Good luck selling it!
 
Prestwich said:
To briefly answer the original posters question, YES the rifle as it sits is WAY OVER PRICED.
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Strip the rifle to its bare bones and part it out.

It looks overpriced because people see an Armalite home-built rifle got dressed up in highend accessories. Break it down into the pieces and price it accordingly - and you will get the money back.
 
I don't own an AR, but I sure as hell want one, and have been cruising through the EE for weeks looking for one. And here's a newbies take on it;

For anyone new to guns and/or AR's, 3K is a lot to drop on something that we're new to. A basic AR fro the EE without all the bells and whistles will still go bang and make me grin ear-to-ear, and is about half the price.

Id follow ehntr's advice and part it out.

It looks like a great gun, and if I had 3K to spare, I'd take it off your hands. But its just too expensive to a beginner.
 
blueblast said:
I don't own an AR, but I sure as hell want one, and have been cruising through the EE for weeks looking for one. And here's a newbies take on it;

For anyone new to guns and/or AR's, 3K is a lot to drop on something that we're new to. A basic AR fro the EE without all the bells and whistles will still go bang and make me grin ear-to-ear, and is about half the price.

Id follow ehntr's advice and part it out.

It looks like a great gun, and if I had 3K to spare, I'd take it off your hands. But its just too expensive to a beginner.
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In addition, for those of us who are not "newbies": I also wish to buy an AR soon. My only issue is that $3K is more than I would spend on something I can only use at the range. This is more to do with our "nanny" laws than the value of your AR. Face it, our laws severly impact the market value for some used firearms. If I could shoot it anywhere my Mini-14 is legal, I wouldn't hesitate to spend $3K on an AR. Just my $0.02
 
yeah, you have to understand your limiting number of potential buyers with those expsensive accessories. break it up into bites anyone can swallow.
 
greentips said:
Strip the rifle to its bare bones and part it out.

It looks overpriced because people see an Armalite home-built rifle got dressed up in highend accessories. Break it down into the pieces and price it accordingly - and you will get the money back.
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Exactly what I saw.
 
My 2 cents , everyone s broke . Everything is hard to sell but on the plus side , you ll find good deals if u still have a good paying job .
 
I saw your listing. One thing which came to my mind is that wording like "final price" and "last price adjustment" and then you are writing "I am willing to deal" "make me an offer" "need a new kitchen". Kind of confusing. I also think that you should have more and big pics. As others said, strip it and sell the parts seperately.
 
I put a pistol up, had lots of tire kickers/trade offers, ultimately got very close to my asking price but it took 6 or 7 weeks.

Didn't look at your rifle, know squat about ARs, but looks like you are getting some good advice up above re: parting out. Or, you could hang in and be patient if you're confident in your price and hope someone comes along looking for *exactly that*.
 
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