Responses to "What's it Worth

Sometimes you have something in your collection that isn't collectable to YOU and you just want to get rid of it. However, you don't want to just give something away that could possibly have a good monetary value.

I just inquired about a milled Garand Hand guard retaining clip I had. I didn't need it as it doesn't belong on my Breda, but I didn't really know what they were worth to sell it.

Whether your buying or selling, you need to know the monetary value. Everything has a price.
 
With my recent thread, I have an old friend that was wanting to get rid of an old Carcano and I had no idea of the value.
Some old mil-surplus stuff is worth a pretty penny and other stuff isn't worth much. I know my hunting rifle and modern black rifle/pistol value fairly well, but I'm in the dark with the mil-surplus stuff. Hence why I would ask on the forum.
 
I have no problem asking for or offering values (if I have an idea).

I have not used this as a means to sell my own guns but usually for someone else or if I am looking at buying (want to make sure I am in the ballpark)

Most US sites are useless for Canadian values.

I do wish we had an archive forum for sold guns so we would have historical values to draw upon though.

Just my 2 cents (1.6US)
 
The angry ones complain, they could just pass by the tread without comment but that would mean they could not complain and they are angry.
 
Crowca2 said:
The angry ones complain, they could just pass by the tread without comment but that would mean they could not complain and they are angry.
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Anger management / Anti-complaining management followed by firearms training course in that order.

People are becoming more and more offended about the smallest of things these days.
 
Value has such a broad spectrum of possibilities. What it is worth depends on the time, place, condition and provenance. I rarely comment on value of another persons firearm. When I sell, those are the factors that I look at. The my grand-pappy carried this at Dieppe adds no value because if he did he most likely left it behind, buy the rifle not the stories.Very nice shape?Matching #?The date of manufacture will tell you if it was wartime production or not. All of the above apply to value.
 
Wow! A lot of cynics and angry people in the milsurp forum.

I occasionally ask what its worth, when I am getting ready to sell. I want to receive fair value and also list for a realistic price. One would think that is a very responsible and considerate approach. However some seem to think its a scummy move. I just dont get where that attitude comes from. Also not sure why you would get angry over something that really doesnt affect you?!

I have sold recently a few items. On some of them I didnt know pricing, so I asked. On the others, I knew very well what it was worth and listed accordingly.

For those that have helped, thank you very much. For those that I offended...that's too bad.
 
Unfortunately most of the threads you refer to seem to be more like "I'm asking what it's worth because that way I can drum up a bunch of interest and boost the price better than if I just list it on the EE like everyone else."

And usually, just to be sure there's no misunderstanding, there is the "I'm not sure if want to keep it....maybe you should ask me" stuff thrown in for good measure.

It's an abuse of the system on CGN really, because if everyone did it the whole thing would break down. But like other abuses of the system, fortunately most people don't do it.

There's a website called "The Blue Book of Gun Values" that will tell very closely what the values of most firearms are. And of course there's tons of other info on the Net.
 
The proof is always in the pudding… If it sells for the asking price, then it was priced right… if it gets bumped several times, then it's too high for the interest level,or out of reach for most potential buyers.

In the end, the potential buyer has to ask themselves is it worth it… Cant complain about something you can't afford.. but you can budget better for the things you want.
 
midnightpossum said:
Anger management / Anti-complaining management followed by firearms training course in that order.

People are becoming more and more offended about the smallest of things these days.
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Anger management, complaining, offended...Who's angry, complaining or offended...? A question was asked about a particular subject and people have offered their '''opinions''' that's all...

It seems more people here get offended about other people giving their opinions to a question / subject and feel they have to comment if the response is not quite to their liking...

Lets get back to the subject in question....
 
I know my prices on most stuff especially if the asking price is way out in left field. Right now I'm in a quandary about a set of rifles I would like to sell. In the USA, the reasonable price would be north of 8-9,000$. But, here in Canada the price could be anywhere from 500-9,000$. It's just that rare outside of the USA. It's like the Pederson rifles that were being sold for 15,000$. Yes, excessive but for the rarity no.
R711 OUT
 
I have never asked a value for any Milsurp rifles or equipment though I have asked in the hunting section a couple times just generic approximate value. I havent used any pics for those as the items were virtually new and frankly it was more to make sure I wasnt out of line . I have not sold anything for a proffit when it came to guns and related things . I did just pick up what to me is a very nice unsporterd BSA 1916 smle for 400 bucks and I think it was more than fare . I dont ever plan on selling the gun but I do plan on shooting it as much as time and components permits.
 
The one I love about the 'what is it worth threads' is when someone puts up a rifle of some sort, and is given a general say 300-500$ area. Even the highest estimate being about 550$. You then look on the EE and see it listed at 750$, with about a bazillion bumps in the future.
 
It's a risky proposition offering a value without having seen the gun in person. In the very early days on this forum a member asked whether a specific shotgun was worth price being asked. A couple of us said it was (I still do.) A few months later the same member was crapping on us because he couldn't sell it for the price we said was reasonable.

That experience soured me on offering valuations and if I do it tends to be at the lower range with all sorts of qualifications. Free advice is worth what you pay for it. Do your own research if you want a better answer.
 
What bugs me is...........If I asked about a pick up truck. 'It is a six cylinder and it says Ford on the front. What's it worth?' How would I expect to get any kind of appraisal?

But I actually like reading the 'wotsit worth' threads. I make my estimate and then read and note what others have to say.

I have listed collectable guns on the EE and every week adjusted the price until they sell. More than once I have sold a gun and then a year later seen it on a dealer's site at triple or more my selling price!!

So what is something worth? That is a good question.
 
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