ammo selling prices, could use help please.

frenchyguy

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a friends father passed away, and has quite a bit of ammo. he wants to sell it all together, and i have no idea what price would be good enough for someone to take the whole bunch. i know what it did cost to buy, approx. any help would be appreciated.

5000 7.62X39 norinco non corrosive copper washed fmj white box.
1000 5.56X45 xtac green tip 62 grain
1000 5.56X45 norinco non corrosive, the spam can ones.
1200 .45 ACP federal 230 grain FMJ
 
I would estimate current retail of that stash as $3500 or so.

Common ammunition calibers are obviously seeing strong demand right now. You might get someone to take it all for 3K. $2500 would make it go faster.
 
5000 7.62X39 norinco non corrosive copper washed fmj white box. == 40cpr in bulk, 60 cpr if sold in small lots ($2000 would be a fair bulk price, or $10-$12 per box if parted out)
1000 5.56X45 xtac green tip 62 grain == $600-ish (60 cpr) in bulk, $15-16 per box if parted out individually
1000 5.56X45 norinco non corrosive, the spam can ones. == $500-ish (50 cpr)
1200 .45 ACP federal 230 grain FMJ = $500-$540 for the lot. This stuff retails for 0.45 cpr.

Ammobin.ca is a good source for ammo prices on the Canadian market.
https://ammobin.ca/en/
If you are in Calgary I could offer to buy some 5.56, in the market for some.
 
Ha! The eternal quandary - how to price stuff to sell it - post an ad and gone in 20 seconds, likely could have asked for more dollars, but too late. Still have it for sale two months later, likely priced too high. Up to you whether most important to you to squeeze out last dollar from that one special buyer, or whether you just want it gone. Is no "price list" - is no "rules". Between you, the seller, and the individual buyer - how badly you want to move it versus how badly he wants to buy it - determines the price of the exchange, usually. I think most all that you list is more or less available, or at least equivalent is (or was) - so likely 80% of store bought new price after taxes, would be good starting price. If rare, short supply, or no longer available, then buyer response will let you know if your price was appropriate. What it was purchased for in the past, is close to irrelevant (up or down) regarding what it will sell for today.

Post #3 appears to have done some basic research - no clue where you are, to know if those numbers are similar in your area. I suspect pricing for same thing much different in Rankin Inlet or Whitehorse, than in Montreal or in Calgary. Do not overlook shipping cost and how will you manage that - can become significant dollars, if not dealing face-to-face. I do not have much experience at selling ammunition, because so difficult to find any way to send it out of here - I am not a store/business with contracts with couriers - pretty much no way that I know of that I can ship off ammunition, primers, powder, etc. Your situation might be different.
 
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have you made an decisions regard price of the 7.62? and more importantly...Where are you located. as shipping is brutal :)
 
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