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Post by eisenhower on Aug 13, 2024 9:18:58 GMT -5
If you want to sell on GB, enjoy. The OP asked for input and I offered some.
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Post by CraigC on Aug 14, 2024 1:25:20 GMT -5
The OP asked for input and I offered some. And I wouldn't have felt the need to respond if the input didn't come off as misleading. |
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Post by eisenhower on Aug 14, 2024 9:17:08 GMT -5
Right. I'm sure it wasn't because your nose is still out of joint over our interaction on another thread. Surely not.
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Post by CraigC on Aug 14, 2024 11:16:20 GMT -5
Right. I'm sure it wasn't because your nose is still out of joint over our interaction on another thread. Surely not. What are you talking about? |
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Post by bearskinner on Aug 19, 2024 8:17:56 GMT -5
To the point of the question, I used GB to help my family sell some of my Uncles Estate firearms. Yes, their fees are high, but I feel there are many more people in the purchasing pool, you get your for sale item seen by a larger audience. Sold everything, many got bid way up. That’s the final goal, move them along
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Post by edk on Aug 19, 2024 8:26:21 GMT -5
To the point of the question, I used GB to help my family sell some of my Uncles Estate firearms. Yes, their fees are high, but I feel there are many more people in the purchasing pool, you get you for sale item seen by a larger audience. Sold everything, many got bid way up. That’s the final goal, move them along Exactly: putting a firearm on consignment with the LGS when it has a very unique provenance or appeals to a very narrow market is not a recipe for getting a good price. Pay GB their fee. If it is an assortment of Glock 19s through Remington BDLs to Marlin 30-30s then just go ahead and do that. It appears the OP has solved their problem but it does depend on the particular of that firearm. I've done both. |
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Post by CraigC on Aug 19, 2024 9:09:00 GMT -5
Yep, this is why my .41Mag Desert Eagle went to Gunbroker instead of getting traded locally. I paid $1200 for it at the local shop and 2yrs later sold it for $1800 on GB.
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Post by eisenhower on Aug 19, 2024 13:24:54 GMT -5
To the point of the question, I used GB to help my family sell some of my Uncles Estate firearms. Yes, their fees are high, but I feel there are many more people in the purchasing pool, you get your for sale item seen by a larger audience. Sold everything, many got bid way up. That’s the final goal, move them along You're correct about a larger audience, and I still occasionally sell on GB for that reason. I certainly wouldn't try to sell a gun at a local gun store. However, I have also found that with a collectible gun of high value, it can be just as fruitful and devoid of any fees to sell through a forum like this. For instance, I sold my unfired Linebaugh here earlier this year, after establishing contact with a couple guys who knew what they were looking at, had the means to afford it and got right down to business. Same with a couple other items from my collection I've sold over on an M14/M1 Garand forum I frequent. For a collectible gun, the more esoteric collector types will almost always be on the relevant forum, where they may or may not routinely surf on Gunbroker. So, it's good to recognize you have options beyond the local gun shop or Gunbroker. |
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