negotiating on a used rifle price,
I occasionally stop in at a couple local gun stores and pawn shops looking for bargains ,
I try to stop by every few months , at the local pawn shops, Im , not really in the market for a rifle but if I spot a bargain.....
you obviously need to know both what your looking at and what a reasonable price to pay for something your looking at will be,
you can bet your last dollar that most pawn shops will start out asking far more for any firearm from some guy they don,t know,
than it could reasonably expect to bring.
example I walked in too one local pawn shops about two years ago,
, and theres an old blue steel,marlin lever action in cal 35 rem,
its stock has some obvious wear, bluing is turning silver in places,
it looks almost like someone used oil and extra fine steel wool,pad, to remove mild surface rust , at some point.
the rear sights missing,but it looks like it spent the vast majority of its life in a closet or gun case the bore looks almost new but a bit dull,
rifling almost unworn, but maybe some dust rust at one time.
I ask the guy what the asking price is and he says $600, as those old marlins in rare calibers like 35 rem are collector items.
I pointed out that 35 rem ammo is occasionally hard to find. and the rifle was missing the rear sight,
I rather doubt he paid anyone who pawned that rifle over $120 for it. I well remember those guns selling new, in either 30/30 or 35 rem,
for under $170 ,when I was much younger and that rifles sure not in prime collector condition.(I doubt this rifle qualifies as)
(FAIR CONDITION) but if I could get it at a reasonable price?......I offered $200 in cash.... he looked like he would choke.
I smiled and said , well whats a reasonable price? he said, I could let it go for $500,
I smiled and said, well at least your starting to move in the right direction, Ive got the $200 in cash when you get into the mode to sell it.
I've been back about every 2-3 months over the last two years, and the rifles still on the rack,
this Saturday one of the guys I regularly hunt with asked if I knew where he could find a used 30/30 or 35 marlin
I told him to, look it over carefully and if he was interested.. offer no more than $175 , show him the cash, and let the guy think it over.
today I heard from the friend he got a call and was offered the rifle for $225
I don,t know what will transpire yet
http://www.firearmspriceguide.com/guns/
I occasionally stop in at a couple local gun stores and pawn shops looking for bargains ,
I try to stop by every few months , at the local pawn shops, Im , not really in the market for a rifle but if I spot a bargain.....
you obviously need to know both what your looking at and what a reasonable price to pay for something your looking at will be,
you can bet your last dollar that most pawn shops will start out asking far more for any firearm from some guy they don,t know,
than it could reasonably expect to bring.
example I walked in too one local pawn shops about two years ago,
, and theres an old blue steel,marlin lever action in cal 35 rem,
its stock has some obvious wear, bluing is turning silver in places,
it looks almost like someone used oil and extra fine steel wool,pad, to remove mild surface rust , at some point.
the rear sights missing,but it looks like it spent the vast majority of its life in a closet or gun case the bore looks almost new but a bit dull,
rifling almost unworn, but maybe some dust rust at one time.
I ask the guy what the asking price is and he says $600, as those old marlins in rare calibers like 35 rem are collector items.
I pointed out that 35 rem ammo is occasionally hard to find. and the rifle was missing the rear sight,
I rather doubt he paid anyone who pawned that rifle over $120 for it. I well remember those guns selling new, in either 30/30 or 35 rem,
for under $170 ,when I was much younger and that rifles sure not in prime collector condition.(I doubt this rifle qualifies as)
(FAIR CONDITION) but if I could get it at a reasonable price?......I offered $200 in cash.... he looked like he would choke.
I smiled and said , well whats a reasonable price? he said, I could let it go for $500,
I smiled and said, well at least your starting to move in the right direction, Ive got the $200 in cash when you get into the mode to sell it.
I've been back about every 2-3 months over the last two years, and the rifles still on the rack,
this Saturday one of the guys I regularly hunt with asked if I knew where he could find a used 30/30 or 35 marlin
I told him to, look it over carefully and if he was interested.. offer no more than $175 , show him the cash, and let the guy think it over.
today I heard from the friend he got a call and was offered the rifle for $225
I don,t know what will transpire yet
http://www.firearmspriceguide.com/guns/