iamcanadianeh
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Just wondering what the going rate for an SR-15 in ex shape is
Going rate for SR-15
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Ive seen new/near new sr-15 sell for $3000-$3500 (in the EE). Ive yet to see one 4K or over. I believe One Shot Tactical was selling them for under $3K. They don't show up to often 
I would have had it if the seller did not sell the upper to his buddy BEFORE removing his ad in the EE
I would have had it if the seller did not sell the upper to his buddy BEFORE removing his ad in the EE
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TSE_Justin
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I've seen guys asking obscene prices for the things; Even more for the ones in tan ("Taupe").Ive seen new/near new sr-15 sell for $3000-$3500 (in the EE). Ive yet to see one 4K or over. I believe One Shot Tactical was selling them for under $3K. They don't show up to often
Also: See your second post as to why
iamcanadianeh
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Why u got one for sale???????
Please PM me if you do I want one so bad
Im deciding if I want to sell it or not.
Be advised that the CGN EE black rifle market is super saturated and relatively dead right now. Stuff that used to sell for stupid prices two years ago, sits on the EE for months now. I'd say $2800 to $3200 for a like new KAC SR-15, would be the price range. IMHO.
I noticed that as well. All those Noveske just linger there...and they are amazin AR's..
Just weird how it comes in waves some months there is nothing and all of the sudden there is 4-5 listed in a short span of time...
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I wont pay more than $2600 depending on model and condition. I would have had one that cam with 20 Pmags, Larue carrying case and the KAC triple tap brake for $3500. But like I said the guy sold it befor he removed the listing on the EE
I pre-orded a SR15-E3 IWS at one shot for a hair over $3000 and that includes shipping and taxes.
I wont pay more than $2600 depending on model and condition. I would have had one that cam with 20 Pmags, Larue carrying case and the KAC triple tap brake for $3500. But like I said the guy sold it befor he removed the listing on the EE
Some guy selling at fire-sale prices aside, good luck getting one for $2600
The last SR-15 export permit we got approved was a couple of years ago (maybe more) and total units imported was 20 rifles. At the time we spent quite a bit of time and money on applications, plus, the exchange rate was also @ 20% higher than it is now so prices were up there... If memory serves those guns all sold for @ $4,000 (just under for the black ones and just over for the Taupe ones).
At that time Nichols was also distributing them but only offering them to LE Departments (no retail civilian sales) from what I was told.
In the last 2 years State Department has denied several export permit applications for SR-15 to commercial end-users... we don't even bother trying anymore.
I would think that OST working with Knights has the best chance of getting an export permit approved, but it's anyone's guess what restrictions and/or changes State Department will demand if they do approve commercial exports.
Market forces drive prices... this is true in Canada and in the United States. Check out the prices on transferable CLASS III Machine Guns being bought and sold in the United States... guns that sold originally in the 1980's for $5,000 to $10,000 (or less) are today bringing $50,000 to $100,000 because they are "transferable" under the current US laws... limited supply and big demand drives the prices up. They don't make them anymore (the law froze the units that are classified as transfereable) so prices just keep going up on what's left/available.
At the end of the day an item is worth what someone else is willing to pay for it... no more... no less.
Mark
At that time Nichols was also distributing them but only offering them to LE Departments (no retail civilian sales) from what I was told.
In the last 2 years State Department has denied several export permit applications for SR-15 to commercial end-users... we don't even bother trying anymore.
I would think that OST working with Knights has the best chance of getting an export permit approved, but it's anyone's guess what restrictions and/or changes State Department will demand if they do approve commercial exports.
Market forces drive prices... this is true in Canada and in the United States. Check out the prices on transferable CLASS III Machine Guns being bought and sold in the United States... guns that sold originally in the 1980's for $5,000 to $10,000 (or less) are today bringing $50,000 to $100,000 because they are "transferable" under the current US laws... limited supply and big demand drives the prices up. They don't make them anymore (the law froze the units that are classified as transfereable) so prices just keep going up on what's left/available.
At the end of the day an item is worth what someone else is willing to pay for it... no more... no less.
Mark
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Some guy selling at fire-sale prices aside, good luck getting one for $2600
Yea ill admit its on the low side but asking $4200 for a SR-15, well I want what ur smoking
Yea ill admit its on the low side but asking $4200 for a SR-15, well I want what ur smoking
It's called the free market. Don't like the price ...don't buy it.
The market will dictate the price. If the vendor has overpriced it will sit in the EE, if someone wants it bad enough then it will sell. Just because it's priced higher than you value it does not mean everyone else will find the price unacceptable.
Given that the supply of new ones = 0 the market is set by the rare one that comes up for sale on the used market. It doesn't really matter what they sold for initially or what you *might* be able to get one for some day in the future. It all comes down to how much the prospective buyer is prepared to spend to get one today.
