Crazy price of used guns

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airgunmike56

airgunmike56

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I got a 250 dollar gun I worked on with some extra parts I bought , For sale 600 dollars !!!! You got a used 250 dollars gun , Maybe worth 175 dollars at the most, Its used , No warranty or nothing as is,,, It really makes me laugh,,, Oh well maybe its just me,
Maybe they added 350 dollars in parts , Well them parts are now used they are not new, Maybe they are adding labor ?
I just find it very funny when I see some of these adds...
Mike
 
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If I were buying and repairing guns for resale nobody would know what I have invested because I wouldn't share that information. I would base my asking price on the value (going rate) for that gun, not on my investment.
But yeah, I do see some ridiculous prices being asked for used guns. Sometimes I just SMH when I see guns in the classifieds that have been relisted 10+ times at the same asking price and have upwards of 1000 views. Puts me in mind of fishing with the wrong bait.
 
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My friend had a 1:5 scale gasoline RC car, he threw on every ALU extra you could get got it and a bigger motor too
it ended up being 2 X heavier - 2 X louder and not fun to drive VS the same truck with just a couple of must have ALU parts

And every time he say " i am not able to save up for anything " i walk over to the shelf and point at that car CUZ really it is just a bunch of his money sitting idle there.
So +2 decades he had that car sitting on a shelf.
 
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The prices in the classifieds run the full range. We've all seen how people begin by posting very high prices for their prized airgun. And after a few days they start dropping their prices with ** REDUCED AGAIN ** edits in the ad title. It's a hard lesson to learn that one's cherished, and sometimes (for the seller anyway) a very expensive airgun, doesn't attract any interest in the resale market. I assume that most of the sellers need the money from the sale quickly or else they'd leave the item listed at the original asking price for at least a few weeks before dropping the price again and again. Compare that to the occasional classified ad that keeps coming up month after month listed at the same original price. I've done that myself, and when the rifle didn't sell I finally gave it away as a present instead of lowering the price.

What is more surprising, to me anyway, is how undervalued many airguns in the classifieds are. Beautiful and classic airguns, not to mention all of the Impacts, often going for between 2/3 and 1/2 of the cost for a new one. I've sold airguns with a few hundred dollars of upgrades or accessories and I just accept the fact that many buyers focus on the cost of the airgun itself and mostly ignore the extra cost and time I spent upgrading the gun. That's OK. I only upgrade my airguns for my own personal enjoyment, and not to benefit anyone else or to increase eventual resale cost. So when I include a case or a scope etc.. in a sale I don't expect to get more than perhaps 50% of those accessory costs.

When I buy a new airgun and decide to sell it within a few months of buying it, I'm lucky to get 2/3 of my purchase cost when it finally sells. I'll be posting a new Zelos in the classifieds with a bottle conversion and short barrel and extra magazines soon. It's a really excellent airgun at the price point for a new one. We'll see how much demand there is for a barely used (less than 50 pellets) one.

That's why I recommend shopping the classifieds instead of buying new ... though only after a person has been watching the classifieds for long enough to get a feel for current prices and availability. Especially for less common models. Some of the deals I've gotten in the classifieds, and the modified airguns I've been lucky enough to purchase there, have been the foundation for my enjoyment of the hobby at an acceptable price point. And if I see a highly modified airgun in the classifieds going for an unrealistically high price I might even buy it, despite the very high price.

I bought one just like that from the classifieds last month at probably 50% "more than it was probably worth in the resale market" because it was the twin of a similar one I already had and because it made the perfect present for my brother. But I went into the deal with a good understanding of the current resale market so was comfortable with the price and didn't suffer buyer's remorse afterward.

JP
 
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I think it's reasonable that people want a return on their investment.

I also think that most people aren't the technicians that they think they are and often do more damage than good. A look at just about any modified motorcycle on the market will demonstrate that fact.

But... It gives us another topic to start a thread about.

Cheers,

J~
 
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What gets me most irked.

Classified ads, selling premium quality guns, used, for original MSRP, when the price of a BRAND NEW one is available at EVERY "major" airgun dealer online for up to $400 less. Asking a price that was MSRP when the gun was brand new on the market.
 
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jps2486 said:
IMO, used accessories add no value to the gun. Tuning? Less. I don’t place any value on someone screwing around with all the settings and modifying who knows what. I’d rather buy a bone stock unmolested rifle .
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For me it depends. If I know I’d but the accessory anyway I may factor a used value in for it. If not then not. Tuning? Lol, certainly not going to pay you for “your time” since I’ll probably change it up anyway. But if a gun comes from someone that knows what they’re doing, is in tip top shape and massaged I may pay a bit more compared to random “I never changed anything” gun. Less if the gun comes from someone I don’t know if their screwdriver is golden or not…
 
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igolfat8 said:
Just PMd a guy wanting to sell CPHPs for $10/ tin that I can buy at WallyWorld for $6.78.
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He knows that Gamo is now making
"cphps" they're marketing gamo HPs under the Crosman Premier label. 7.9CPHP is now 7.6CPHP which were the Gamo HPs.
I don't know about .22 yet. But the old CPHP .177 are about to go bye bye
 
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My Gen 1 Marauder has a lot of extras installed, but I have never once thought I could sell that gun for $1000 and recoup the cost of the gun and accessories. In fact, as I was installing an ARI billet aluminum trigger guard (that you cannot reasonably discern from the OEM part except that the original was plastic) that I would never be able to get the cost of all these parts back by selling. All that stuff means way more to me than it possibly could to Random Joe Buyer. Good thing I really like that gun!
 
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I know prices,I know what it takes do custom something ,money and time spent.Truthfully the only thing I can not do is make a stock.I think we are talking more about the time involved to do something right.Also wouldn't you want to keep the gun you fixed up for yourself?
Custom stocks usually cost more than the gun it is made for.
Your work is free ,Thank you.:eek:🤣
 
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