For those that buy and sell frequently...
- Thread starter The Kurgan
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I have made money trading accessories like mags, and brass; people have let them go at half value in bulk.
You can also make some $$ getting lucky and buying low/selling high
for example, there was a grizzly mag 870 on the EE what included a NEA rail/stock, it sold for under $300 and the rail and stock are worth that.
then I noticed a sub 2000 on sale for $490, could have turned that around pretty quick for $600
also remember a glock pistol that was priced under $700 shipped and included 9 factory mags, that could be sold to make some $$ back
I bought 3 used shotguns (single, double, and 870 pump) for under $450 combined that just need a bit of blue and stock finishing to turn them around
Overall though, I think you typically just lose the tax when selling used, even BNIB
You can also make some $$ getting lucky and buying low/selling high
for example, there was a grizzly mag 870 on the EE what included a NEA rail/stock, it sold for under $300 and the rail and stock are worth that.
then I noticed a sub 2000 on sale for $490, could have turned that around pretty quick for $600
also remember a glock pistol that was priced under $700 shipped and included 9 factory mags, that could be sold to make some $$ back
I bought 3 used shotguns (single, double, and 870 pump) for under $450 combined that just need a bit of blue and stock finishing to turn them around
Overall though, I think you typically just lose the tax when selling used, even BNIB
If most of us are taking loses , why are things priced higher than new in the EE??
I laugh at those ad's, they sometimes have a BTT for several months.
Things that go high tend to be guns/items that are not in production or hard to get, like RFB's etc
I think the best ad's are the ones where someone is trying to sell an 870 for $800 because it has a few ad-ons/accessories
- Location
- Steel Town and The Peg
Well I certainly learned a valuable lesson: save your pennies and buy what you really want, and never settle... as you end-up taking a loss, sometimes big, to quickly move things you don't want/need. An yes, you always loose on accessories.
- Location
- Prince Albert, Sk
I have looked on the EE much, where do I buy?? usually retail for new and the same or better price.
That has boggled my mind for a few years but I guess that some actually like to pay more than new for used.
I thing the best option is not to sell your guns. I would go broke it I kept buying and selling. I just purchased a cva apex and I dealer offered me off of what I paid for it. You only make money buying on the ee. I would rather keep the gun then take a huge loss.
Overall, I think I breakeven, with reference to the MARKET value of the firearm I am selling. In my mind, I buy a firearm to shoot and enjoy, and never think of as an investment of any sort. Kinda like an automobile.
When I sell, it is usually to purchase another, I check around and try to figure out what the fair market value is for the firearm and ask that price.
If one compares to the NEW purchase price, then I always lose, because the value goes down after the first shot, just like driving a new car around the block.
When I sell, it is usually to purchase another, I check around and try to figure out what the fair market value is for the firearm and ask that price.
If one compares to the NEW purchase price, then I always lose, because the value goes down after the first shot, just like driving a new car around the block.
