SKS D's are worth 600.00 now???
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punkrockboy
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Theres an SKS-D on the EE for 1000 dollars.(it comes with 4 30/5 rnd mags, a bubba'd ATI Dragunov stock,etc...)
I guess people will pay for a non-restricted that will take AK47 mags.
I think at that price, you're probably better off with a VZ-858.
(Anyone notice Marstar just got them in???)
I guess people will pay for a non-restricted that will take AK47 mags.
I think at that price, you're probably better off with a VZ-858.
(Anyone notice Marstar just got them in???)
I'm not sure if anyone will pay that - consider this a bit of an experiment - if someone does buy my SKS - great.. if not, meh.
Here is how I justify that price:
Original purchase price of SKS-D in 2001:
$300 + Tax @ 7% + Shipping $25 + Transfer Fee $25
= $371
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/inflation_calc.html
Adjust for inflation = $421.80
Extra AK magazine: $13.00 + Tax @ 14% + $10 shipping = $24.82
Marstar SKS Scope mount: $40 + Tax @ 14% + $10 shipping = $55.60
$421.80 + $55.60 + $24.82 = $502.22
So, in 2007 dollars, I have put $502.22 in this rifle, which means if I put it up for sale at $500, I'm losing money. So I figured hey, what the hell - some dude just sold a plain jane norinco SKS for $450, and my SKS-D cost $150 more than an SKS brand new, so why not charge an extra $150 over that asking price and see what happens?
So here we are.
The answer to everyone's question? NO, a nearly new SKS-D is not worth $600.... until someone buys it, at which point it will be worth $600 (probably including shipping).
Cheers!
Here is how I justify that price:
Original purchase price of SKS-D in 2001:
$300 + Tax @ 7% + Shipping $25 + Transfer Fee $25
= $371
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/inflation_calc.html
Adjust for inflation = $421.80
Extra AK magazine: $13.00 + Tax @ 14% + $10 shipping = $24.82
Marstar SKS Scope mount: $40 + Tax @ 14% + $10 shipping = $55.60
$421.80 + $55.60 + $24.82 = $502.22
So, in 2007 dollars, I have put $502.22 in this rifle, which means if I put it up for sale at $500, I'm losing money. So I figured hey, what the hell - some dude just sold a plain jane norinco SKS for $450, and my SKS-D cost $150 more than an SKS brand new, so why not charge an extra $150 over that asking price and see what happens?
So here we are.
The answer to everyone's question? NO, a nearly new SKS-D is not worth $600.... until someone buys it, at which point it will be worth $600 (probably including shipping).
Cheers!
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Mine is for sale for a LOT less ...
and my price is FIRM. Buy it at what I think it is worth, or I keep it.
And I ain't gonna justify my price ...
buy it or don't buy it ...
talking about how much is a "fair" price is a waste of everyone's time.
In a free market, the market itself will determine what is "FAIR".
Kindof interesting applying Free Market Capititalism to a Commie gun, neh??
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and my price is FIRM. Buy it at what I think it is worth, or I keep it.
And I ain't gonna justify my price ...
buy it or don't buy it ...
talking about how much is a "fair" price is a waste of everyone's time.
In a free market, the market itself will determine what is "FAIR".
Kindof interesting applying Free Market Capititalism to a Commie gun, neh??
[;{)
Not to dis your sale but using that logic my 1995 F150 is worth at least $40,000 adjusted dollars.
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- Keswick, Ontario
Guns don't depreciate nearly as quickly as cars, and start to appreciate FAR sooner than cars.
Correction: You would have PAID $40,000 in adjusted dollars had you bought it new today. Because you've been using it, putting miles on it, and because Ford has since released a newer, more stylish version of it, the price has depreciated.
Guns don't depreciate like cars do, especially when they are guns that are in relatively high demand that arent being made anymore. For a better car analogy, think of a classic car, for example: a 1957's corvette. The original sticker price of this car would have been about $4000. Adjusted for inflation, that's about 30,503.40 in 2007 dollars, yet yhese things sell for upwards of$100,000 these days. Why? Because someone is willing to pay $100,000 for them these days. That simple.
I disagree, safe dings in the wood, primer corrosion, handling marks, throat erosion and blueing wear does NOT add value to rifle in my opinion. I don't believe it is a God given right to make a profit off every rifle sale.
Good news then! This rifle has no safe dings, no primer corrosion, no handling marks, no throat erosion and no blueing wear! Like the post says, this is as close as you're going to get to a NIB SKS-D.
I don't think I made a profit when I sold my 1917BSA for $300, or did I make a profit when I sold my 590 Mariner for $350 (after landing it for $600 from SIR 4 years ago). I love the assumptions though. Keep that up.
I bought my SKS-D in 2004 brand new for 199.99 from PD Enterprises (they had a whackload for sale). Adjust for inflation and it does not come out anywhere near 600 bucks. Personally, I think they are ####ty rifles, I will stick with my regular toploaders as they are much faster and more practical. If I want to shoot something with big mags and only 5 rounds I drag out my CZ858...
The gun in the EE that you mention is mine. What you forgot to add is that it also comes with an unopened case of non corrosive ammo, a chest rig, scope and scope bracket. If I wanted to sell the ammo separately I'd get over $300 for it.
However, after taking the gun out recently and having some fun with it I decided that I love it too much to sell it. Instead I gave it a camo paint job and I am keeping as a SHTF rifle.
I shoot my D with a small, 5 round mag. The big mags are pinned at five and sitting in my safe until the day we don't have five round limits anymore or when the Zombies come. At that point I'll have a rifle that is capable of shooting 30 rounds or more (if you buy the bigger mags) with one reload.
The CZ 858 are a lot more expensive then the SKS and are just as much of a hit and miss.
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- Downtown Vancouver, BC
I am sorry, but the 858 is definitely NOT as hit and miss as the SKS. You take your SKS and try to hit a 300 meter gong. Ill take my 858 anyday.
death-junky
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No anyone how sells them for more then $199.00 is a theif! I remember only a few years ago SKS-Ds from lever arms was under that! They are not worth that and should never be!
