Resource for determining value of firearms

[Friar]

I have some older sport/hunting rifles that just sit in my safe and I'm considering selling them. I try to use gun broker as a barometer to determine value. What do you fellas use to get an idea on value? Thanks I appreciate it.

 

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Are they rare or high end?

in general.....for a "production rifle" in good shape.......expect 75% of what a new one costs..........amd expect 50% if you sell it to a dealer.

For rarer stuff......GB selling prices are usually pretty good......

 

[Deleted member 10043]

The online gun blue book. I don't use it often but when I do I just download for a particular weapon.

 

[buffalowinter]

I think you are right on with GunBroker. Use the advanced search option and look for completed sales to see what the guns actually sold for as opposed to what people are asking.

 

[chorizo]

Also another way: Pawn shop then add 30 to 40%. That will give you local market low end of value. Remember if you use gunbroker they are going to charge you to sell them and the buyer is going to have to pay shipping, which may result in a low valuation.

Try going to two different pawn shops to get an average offer between the two. Having worked the gun business buying guns for a gun store, we found that the pawn shops usually offered more than we did and had less of a mark-up as they had a higher turnover rate and thus more accurately reflected the going market value in the area.

I have used the gunbroker method also, especially for those rare, desirable, or out of the normal items as it gives you a better selection of comparables, but for common older items, you will be better served by the pawn shop method as for those older common items, some folks use GB simply to dump those guns for cash and it depresses the true valuation you would see in the local market.