Pcp or springer that you bought new ...what percentage do you feel you will lose when put on the classfieds? Such a interesting topic with all the brands of airguns these days.
When selling a used airgun ...
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Used to be 20% + shipping cost. Lately, it seems 30-40% + shipping is the norm. Depends on whether it's something in demand or hard to find or collectible. Price will ultimately be determined by how bad someone wants to sell and how bad someone wants to buy.
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Recent half year if you can recover 75% mission impossible, if you really want to sell more luck about 50% and start from there...
If I want to make room in my garage to park both cars over a winter, sometimes I just give away to whoever want to take it.
For $100-2-300 I don't think long, for $1000 this getting a headache. Btw my basement lockers are full and wife is getting into hyperbreat ing more often
If I want to make room in my garage to park both cars over a winter, sometimes I just give away to whoever want to take it.
For $100-2-300 I don't think long, for $1000 this getting a headache. Btw my basement lockers are full and wife is getting into hyperbreat ing more often
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well I bought a umarex notos for a pistol, hoping that the moderator unscrews but no.. I'm going to shorten it up.. down to 16" but I still haven't decided if I am going to shorten the air tube so it could be a poor man's attaman ap16 compact.. so for now until I decide it's just sitting.. only have probably 4 magazines through it..
I got it with the magazines and pistol grip and of course it came with a stock.. probably got after the sale and extra credit I had $250 in it..
had a offer for $125, probably should have took it and then wished for a couple years to save for a huben gk1.. but it was the only regulated PCP 22 I could afford..
I probably should have gotten the same gun from Wes at airgun archery fun.. snowpeak.. because it doesn't have the moderator sticking out another 6".. but I wanted the cocking lever to be right for right hand pistol shooting so it was basically the notos or no pistol..
hopefully I get around soon to making it fit my needs..
besides I've got a complete machine shop in the garage.. just time and energy..
so I'd say lucky if you get 50% and possibly it seems like lately you get 25% on anything.. I've got pine firewood by the cord at half price for well most of this year on Craigslist and nothing..
I guess it's just the way things are..
probably going to have to load up the firewood and give it to my neighbor, just to get rid of it so I can put more hardwood in..
I'm not much for selling anything lately.. might as well put quarters down a mole hole..
Mark
I got it with the magazines and pistol grip and of course it came with a stock.. probably got after the sale and extra credit I had $250 in it..
had a offer for $125, probably should have took it and then wished for a couple years to save for a huben gk1.. but it was the only regulated PCP 22 I could afford..
I probably should have gotten the same gun from Wes at airgun archery fun.. snowpeak.. because it doesn't have the moderator sticking out another 6".. but I wanted the cocking lever to be right for right hand pistol shooting so it was basically the notos or no pistol..
hopefully I get around soon to making it fit my needs..
besides I've got a complete machine shop in the garage.. just time and energy..
so I'd say lucky if you get 50% and possibly it seems like lately you get 25% on anything.. I've got pine firewood by the cord at half price for well most of this year on Craigslist and nothing..
I guess it's just the way things are..
probably going to have to load up the firewood and give it to my neighbor, just to get rid of it so I can put more hardwood in..
I'm not much for selling anything lately.. might as well put quarters down a mole hole..
Mark
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If you put a percentage number of loss on something, you’ve already screwed up. Guns just have a price that they sell quickly, and a price that they don’t. If getting maximum dollar for your gun is of utmost importance to you, ask yourself why. You probably won’t like any of the answers if you’re honest with yourself.
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That comment actually makes...little sense !
Being that...you gotta start your pricing...somewhere !
Mike
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Correct. I start with what would I pay for a used, sight unseen or tested gun X. It has nothing to do with percentages. And that’s where I price my gun.
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I guess that's why I have so many high end guns because the used PCP market took a dump, And that why I am not buying any more guns is my gun safe is over full, In simple english that means I have to many, Just more to shoot really, Oh the question, 25 % right off the bat, the longer you have it the percentage goes up, couple months 35 % a little ding on the gun another 20 %, A couple scratches on the stock, 50 % of new price top dollar less than a year old.
So your 2,200 dollar FX two year old gun is worth maybe 1000 bucks, I don't care if you got 500 dollars in wiz-bang doodads on the gun, Take them off and sell them seperate
Mike
So your 2,200 dollar FX two year old gun is worth maybe 1000 bucks, I don't care if you got 500 dollars in wiz-bang doodads on the gun, Take them off and sell them seperate
Mike
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This thread is ironic, as not too long ago there was another thread of folks complaining about how a few years ago, used prices on this forum were reasonable, but now everyone wants top dollar for their used guns. I guess it all depends on if you're buying or selling.
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Reading these posts I feel like airguns have some sort of relation to boats lol I was always told how bad of a investment boats and rvs are 
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My thoughts are the economy is now in serious mode, alot of us was putting our cash into property, cars, guns and hobbies. Now attention should be toward empty shelves at grocery stores, it looks like things may get a little rougher. I think the used gun department will keep declining in prices, so enjoy what you own, maybe more effort visiting your neighbors.
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Selling anything is a question of time and money. If you have a lot of the former, you might get more of the latter. I've generally bought and sold "as new" used air rifles at 80-85% of new price. I haven't been active in the used market in a while, but it sounds like that benchmark might not be reasonable today. And time has a real value too. Am I better off marketing something for a year in hope of getting 85% of my money, or selling it today at a 25% loss? I know two things for sure, I'm almost 74 years old, and a year means a lot more now than it did 50 years ago! Supply and demand baby, and my supply of birthdays is getting scarcer. If I have to pay a premium to get something I want or sell something cheap just to get rid of it, I will. It is a very subjective topic and depends on the circumstances of buyer and seller. But I digress. The answer to the question practically defies an answer. It's a hobby, so it's all lost money. Buy and sell what you want and be happy, otherwise, it's not an affordable hobby.
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post #13 " It's a hobby. Buy and sell what you want and be happy, otherwise, it's not an affordable hobby."
TO me , i start to buy at 50% of new . I also start to sell at the same 50%
TO me , i start to buy at 50% of new . I also start to sell at the same 50%
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The difference between what I bought an airgun for and the price I sell it for (usually less than a year owning it)
is what I tell myself is the cost of enjoying and experiencing it. It helps me sleep at night.
is what I tell myself is the cost of enjoying and experiencing it. It helps me sleep at night.
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“Barely shot” “just like new” is the toughest to sell. The owner feels it’s a new gun, and it probably is, but it’s a used gun to a buyer that comes with risk.
My feeling is that if I use it I’m getting value out of it like round of golf or range fee. Or the cost of streaming media. It’s entertainment cost that aren’t recuperated, except for the satisfaction of use. It’s a recreation and there is no “loss of value” there is a use/ownership depreciation we should accept. They aren’t a piece of gold or precious gem.
The lesson to be learned:
Use your stuff until you’re done with it, remember the good time you had with it, and subtract that.
My feeling is that if I use it I’m getting value out of it like round of golf or range fee. Or the cost of streaming media. It’s entertainment cost that aren’t recuperated, except for the satisfaction of use. It’s a recreation and there is no “loss of value” there is a use/ownership depreciation we should accept. They aren’t a piece of gold or precious gem.
The lesson to be learned:
Use your stuff until you’re done with it, remember the good time you had with it, and subtract that.
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As far as discounts, I review the classifieds for the numbers. When I see gun X up for say $1200 and it's not moving and I have same gun, I would list it for $100 less at initial listing. If it remains unsold, THEN I decide if I'm willing to lower it further, if not, I pull the ad.
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Someone on another thread suggested shop by “brand “ sections of the forum. That would be a benefit to buyers and sellers.
Another person on that same thread suggested … this ain’t rocket science.
Airguns are not an investment …
I have a question to all about when a gun is “ slashed blowout pricing”
Like the recent Crossman Icon sale.
So what’s the used price ?
If they were bought new at one very higher and one very low price
??
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Exactly. I’ve been through quite a few hobbies/obsessions in my 68 years.
I have a policy, I take with me what I learned and never look back.
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