Value and diminishing returns

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I am curious as to how you guys feel about $$$ into a gun vs $$$ if you sold it.

I am into my 22 250 now at $2300. Unlike many rifles i have owned, I will never get back close to what I have put into it should I ever wish to sell.
I won't be selling this one, but was curious if any of you guys have taken it on the chin and sold at a major loss, or ever sold and actually got back the extra you put in.
 
I find it lucky if you can break even..... and I am not talking about a 2000 custom... just your regular rifle. I would not expect to make money unless someone
gives your a rifle and you sell it:D
 
When said and done I will be at about $3000 for the pkg

I know I am guilty of looking at Rifles on the EE and not being interested in paying extra $$$ for the extra work done to it.

I like to have work done myself by people I know and trust, ...

If I saw my gun on the EE for sale, even with the list of all that has been done, and at a pkg price, I would not pay more than half what it's worth.
 
mylesrom said:
I find it lucky if you can break even..... and I am not talking about a 2000 custom... just your regular rifle. I would not expect to make money unless someone
gives your a rifle and you sell it:D
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I made money on rifles once, and that was cause I got them for $50 each.

I have sold a lot of guns an not once, other than those few times, came close to even breaking even.

It gets expensive on those of us who like to try everything.
 
I guess it comes down to "buying right".

If you're going to try to resell for a profit then look for guns that the average guy would like to own and buy them cheap - assuming you can.

If you're buying a higer end gun or building a custom chances are you will not see your money back. This is especially true in the case of full-blown custom job as it is perfect for you and in all likelyhood, no on else.

Just my .02
 
I've made money on some, broke even on some, and lost a little on some. Haven't lost big yet, but would if I ever sold my Sako...(not that I will.;))

If you aren't in a hurry to buy, you can pick up deals from guys looking to move a gun quick, cause there's something else they just have to have. But most of those deals only last 15-20 minutes in the EE...
 
I don't buy them to sell, I buy them to shoot! :D
When I'm done with mine they won't be good for anything other than recycling, so it's not even a concern as to whether I could get my money back or not.
 
For sale cheap

I really like the last two responses, let's not get all practical and analytical about these things!

Because this was about opinions I would say I've never bought a gun on the strength of its potential resale value but rather because I liked it. If it appeals to you it doesn't need to be rationalised.

Buy it before the price goes up.

FM
 
You'll never get back any money you put into customizing a rifle. The bits and pieces you think are necessary/essential won't be to another shooter.
"...You can do that?..." Yep. If you bought it long ago. Commercial hunting rifles tend to hold their value over time. Milsurp values speak for themselves. Paid $175 for my M1 rifle and my 1903A4.
 
Back when I was farming,I used to laugh at the Deereoids who justified paying more for their tractors based on the fact that they could sell them for more on the used market. Most farmers in North America who don't lease keep their tractors (average age of tractors on farms is early 1960s) So it just does not pencil out. Tractors like guns are meant to be kept for awhile,so why care about resale? Unless ofcourse you are a tractor or gun jockey........
 
only time ive ever made oney is buying whole collections on the cheap. recently i got 9 guns for a grand, so ill probly make a few bucks there, or break even keeping a nice peice or two for myself.

generally i have a problem selling any gun though, i dont like parting with 'em.
 
if you buy a quality gun in a decent caliber (ie: not flavor of the month or the latest new redundant short uber-mag), and dont do something stupid to it - bubbad or gunsmithed - theres no reason you shouldnt get back 75-90% of your investment.

personally, i justify my gun budget like this: many smokers blow $450-600 a month on cigarettes. many lazy people who dont prepare their own food order in or eat out once or twice a day. ive got friends that smoke and spend ~$50 at a bar every weeknight (and far more on Friday and Sat).
guns are a much better investment and better for your health than either of those things :D
at least if you are ever really in trouble, you can recover most of your money from them. and in any SHTF type scenario they become priceless commodities, whereas almost all the crap other people collect becomes a useless burden.
 
BigUglyMan said:
I'm sorry, I don't understand...

Sell a rifle???
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Lots of people buy guns and PLAY with them for a bit and then sell them when something else comes along. This site's full of them, myself included. That's why they call us "NUTZ".

The trick is to buy used guns (never new) at a good price and hope you can recover most of what you spent. Any customization is a write off in the recovery dept.


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Last rifle I sold I broke even on. Sold it for what I paid for it.

Last rifle I bought I paid twice what I sold it for. Model 1896 Swede Mauser sold it ~ 5 years ago for $125, just bought it back this weekend for $250. Still a pretty good deal, though. And it's a shooter!
 
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