value of ducks unlimited winchester 101 28" barrels
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It is worth what ever current market value of the firearm is as for commemorative price everything you paid above market value for the gun is a donation to the host organization so it not likely you will get that money back. as for D.U guns there are thousands of them out in circulation
try to think of it like cars. if i got the awd version of a car and went to re-sell it later it would be worth much more than the 2wd version.
for what it's worth i've also never seen another ducks unlimited winchester 101
so i do believe it's worth more and there are people who collect them.
Turkeyslayer 1300
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Try to think of it like this, every Ducks Banquet in Canada and the United states has access to that identical 101, I know atleast two were sold/drawn for at the last dinner I was at.
The DU guns are worth only marginally more than the standard gun. If the gun is unfired maybe 50-100$ more.
I have never met someone who actually collected DU guns, I would say that is because there are literally tens of thousands of the things.
As far as value I would say with Browning Citori's going for 14-1500$ brand new, you could expect it to lounge in the EE for months at 1200$, Quick sale 1000$-1150$ assuming new in box condition.
3macs1 will hopefully chime in I know he has alot of experience with DU guns.
actually it's a lot harder than it looks to get a nice gun out of ducks unlimited. most of the time they only offer up the cheaper guns. they tend to lose money on the expensive guns.
there a tons of mossberg 4x4's and marlins. this year it's the weatherby semi auto 12g that everyone will see but i haven't seen many 101's out there
it's not something that they ever listed as an item available to DU committees our rep just came out and said that he was able to get a couple for alberta and we got one of them
but i do agree i would pay a little more for a D.U. gun but not too much. but i also wouldn't sell this gun for less than i could get because i like it enough i'll be happy about keeping it.
Turkeyslayer 1300
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There are many hundreds of DU 101's in Canada, there were the offical gun in 2008 (I believe), they were offered at other times as well.
I don't mean to sound like a jerk but people tend to believe the gun they have is somehow special, 99% of the time it isn't.
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Check this sight it, it more or less confirms what has already been said.
Check this sight it, it more or less confirms what has already been said.
it was fired and hunted i'm proud to say. there wont be one gun of mine that isn't!
where would it say one of 145? i do remember seeing something like that but at the time i thought i would never part with the gun so i think i scrapped all the papers...
the number i had in my head was about 1500 but if i knew i wouldn't have asked. 1640 new then because it's DU a bit more but then because it's used a bit less was my reasoning. i once saw an add for one and they were asking 1900 i don't think that is the true value just a case of someone thinking it's worth more than it is.
it was fired and hunted i'm proud to say. there wont be one gun of mine that isn't!
where would it say one of 145? i do remember seeing something like that but at the time i thought i would never part with the gun so i think i scrapped all the papers...
the number i had in my head was about 1500 but if i knew i wouldn't have asked. 1640 new then because it's DU a bit more but then because it's used a bit less was my reasoning. i once saw an add for one and they were asking 1900 i don't think that is the true value just a case of someone thinking it's worth more than it is.
Hi: Shoot it and enjoy it once they are fired, have no box or missing anything that is what I would suggest. Very small group of collectors for most DU guns in canada and once they are fired these guys are not interested.
I sold off a batch of mine unfired, but may have been missing papers or a box etc some stashed since 1981 thinking I had made a good investment. I was wrong and may have broke even for keeping them all those years.The ones I have left , I shoot and enjoy them.
I did see one like yours listed a couple of years ago I am going to say in canada for 2500. He dropped to 2000 over time, then asking 1750 and it sold but I have no idea for how much.
I have seen some of the 50th annv 101's go for more but that is about it.Wish I could be of more help.
Take care
It is easy to say but money will come and go but some of these sweet guns are once in a life time.Of the ones I sold in DU there is two I now kick my butt over and wish I had of used for hunting OH well.
That just has not been the case. Struff55 has it right. It's been shown time after time after time that no one, less than perhaps that 1 soul in a million that must have it, is going to pay extra for these things.
I wish you well and that you can get rid of it if you need to, but I just haven't seen any Ducks Unlimited anything gain value over it's non DU equivilant.
Not true at all. There are collectors that will pay accordingly but they are state side, if you have a DU collection here that is where you have to send it to sell for it's true value..
I can give you all kinds of examples. Here is one a winchester super x1 will sell for 500-750, a ducks unlimited super x1 sells for 2750 to 3000.
Blue book has this gun valued in the $3,500 to $5,500 range
Let me rephrase, I have never see anyone pay a premium for a DU Canada gun in Canada. Like I said you need a 1 in a million soul who needs one to expect to sell for a premium. Perhaps the OP could export it to the US where he can get more for it ?
I purchased my NIB Super X-1 field last year for $400. from a dealer. Sure there are exceptions to every rule, and I do not mean to insult you as I recognise your expertise via
several other posts, but then should not this Super X DU dinner gun on gun broker have been snapped up long ago instead of being re-listed several times at the price asked ? Yet in the very large US market, not a bid let alone sold at the buy it now price even though he quotes the same Blue Book value you do.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=219859361
I used to suscribe to the Blue Book for many years, I found as many american collectors have said, it's hugely out of touch both high and low on many, many, guns. Its major usefullness to me is as a general guide to values to be taken with a grain or two of salt and has a very good section with pics to determine condition by percentage of blue.
Respects
Tim
Checked on gun broker DU SX1 listed 30 weeks in a row for $1,700.00 0 bids that paints a true picture of the U.S market and the Blue Book value. collectors markets are only strong when the economics are strong and people have extra cash to spend .
Hi Tim:
Agree with you on the canada part 100%. It is like anything I take my 70 chevelle SS to carsile I get 20,000 more than up here these guns are the same.
If you got a new x1 even field in the box for 400 you stole it even for canada that is 700 min in the box new.
Bad example on the link that has sold or reported to sell a few times in the past
I don't want to say anything about it since I am, not 100% sure other than it sells then is relisted again, then again. I am an active gunbroker member and have seen that one quite a bit. Regardless I get your point and also agree on your comments on the blue book.High end guns are not selling right now in the US tough times for many.
Take care
Joe
Thanks Joe,
If you look at the listing you have there it is marked as re- listed, click on that and it goes to my example.
So why don't we keep that Chevelle in Canada and I will grudgingly give you $5000. for it or I can swap you a 72 Chyenne 4x4 no miles on it since 1998 !
Tim
You are right for sure. That gun however I have seen sold and then the next day relisted a few times.Not sure why.
The chevelle will be with me until I die. I bought it in 1974 as just a car with a big motor and a 4spd.Had no idea what it really was a SS454m22. I just sold off in the past 6 years my stash of 67-72 chevrolet truck parts. I had a few of those over the years very nice trucks.
Most of the options like tach, tilt columns, am/fm, bucket seats etc went to the US via e-bay and carsile.Old cars are the main hobby , guns a second
