Fair selling price advice?

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waybad1

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Hi all,

I realize this is a very general question but I'm hoping a Garand expert can give me some guidance.

I need to sell my M1 Garand. Purchased 16 years ago from a local shop, kept in a case and not fired since. Have no idea as to fair selling price.

Are there any factors that I should consider when pricing?

Stock is original condition with a few dings and dents.

Springfield s/n 2105284

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Cheers,
 
Overall condition/finish, originality of parts and bore condition set the value. You might want to post some photos, mention barrel date and list marking/stampings on principal parts and include closeups of stock markings to allow a better appraisal. Meantime there are comparables on the EE to check.
 
Yeah and please don't ask what you paid for it. If you want more than you paid for it, rent a table at your local gun show.
Signed "If you buy this from me, I can buy the X from guy at the other table, as told at me at the last g. show,
VIC
 
The receiver was manufactured October 1943.
Almost 95% of all Garands were Mis-Matched at some point - Condition, the number of SA parts will effect pricing and if it maintains an original WWII dated barrel there will be increased value.

Fair pricing? That is tough.

I always have three prices:

1. Friend/Family pricing
2. Market Pricing
3. Full Market pricing.

Without pics seen

1. Friend/Family pricing depends on you - if you only paid $500 for it and you sell it to a good friend/family member for let's say $1000 your not at a loss...especially if they are going to keep it and not flip it on you. With a friend/family member I usually break even or make a small profit.
2. Market Pricing - generally about 1-2K for most examples
3. Full Market Pricing - $1800-2500 for most examples

Thats my two cents.
 
Be careful of excessively worn or pitted/corroded bores. A barrel replacement, incl installation, will cost $400 or so nowadays. If you can ID a Garand as having been a Danish surplus rifle they are generally a pretty good bet as the Danes maintained very good technical control of their Garands up to the time of disposal.
 
VanIsleCam said:
Yeah and please don't ask what you paid for it. If you want more than you paid for it, rent a table at your local gun show.
Signed "If you buy this from me, I can buy the X from guy at the other table, as told at me at the last g. show,
VIC
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There's nothing wrong with asking more than he paid for it IMO. By your logic, if a guy bought a '71 Hemi Cuda convertible new for like $4500US, and decides it's time to part with it, he should just dump it for the original sticker price rather than selling it for the 1.5+ million that they've gone for in recent years?

Obviously if he bought it 16 years ago, he paid considerably less than what they're worth now (worth, of course meaning what the available supply and current demand will dictate), so why should he sell it for 1999 pricing so the first person who sees the ad can just jump on it for $400 and flip it for $1500?

Things go up in value, other things go down in value. It's part of the fun of collecting.

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Adam
 
Thanks for all the great advice.
Working on Photo's which I will hopefully be able to post later today.

Here are some of the numbers I've been able to take from the rifle.

Receiver: D28291 30
OP Rod: D35382 9SA
Bolt: D28287-12SA A8W
Trigger Housing: D28290-5-SA
Barrel: D6535448 11-66 303

Thanks
 
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From what we see your rifle is a Danish surplus Garand with a mixture of parts incl a desirable Danish made VAR replacement barrel which looks to be in nice condition. This would be classified as a "shooter" rather than a "collector" grade piece. Nowadays these seem to be selling at around the $1200 mark.
 
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