This may have been covered somewhere else in this forum, but I have just got off of the telephone with a friend of mine concerning his firearm that he is trying to sell. He bought a weapon during a time when our government decided to ban certain types of weapons (i.e.: causing the price to hyper-inflate). He is now upset that some people are trying to "low-ball" him on the gun.
I am running out of breath trying to explain to him a few simple rules of buying and selling.
1.) Most people, including me, could care less what he paid for the gun. If he paid too much that is his problem.
2.) Kelly Blue Book is a guide, not a guarenteed value determiner.
3.) If I am buying and have the cash in hand, you are trying to sell me something. If you are trying to sell it, you need or want the money not the gun. The gun may have sentimental value to you, but to me it is a tool or a toy for my enjoyment. The gun is worth what someone is willing to pay for it at the time they offer you the money; there is always the exception - the person that offers you a $50 bill for a perfectly good HK, S & W, Glock, Remington, etc. (You get the point).
4.) If I am selling it, I reserve the right to be laughed at for over pricing it if I choose, as it is my property.
5.) Everyone has either watched Pawn Stars or have heard of them. Negotiation is just a part of it.
6.) If you are buying a gun for collecting or an investment then research the gun first....don't take someone at their word...they're tyring to sell you something.
Simply put, they're guns not gold. Treat them with respect, but don't make them out to be something that they're not.
I'll get off my soapbox now.
I am running out of breath trying to explain to him a few simple rules of buying and selling.
1.) Most people, including me, could care less what he paid for the gun. If he paid too much that is his problem.
2.) Kelly Blue Book is a guide, not a guarenteed value determiner.
3.) If I am buying and have the cash in hand, you are trying to sell me something. If you are trying to sell it, you need or want the money not the gun. The gun may have sentimental value to you, but to me it is a tool or a toy for my enjoyment. The gun is worth what someone is willing to pay for it at the time they offer you the money; there is always the exception - the person that offers you a $50 bill for a perfectly good HK, S & W, Glock, Remington, etc. (You get the point).
4.) If I am selling it, I reserve the right to be laughed at for over pricing it if I choose, as it is my property.
5.) Everyone has either watched Pawn Stars or have heard of them. Negotiation is just a part of it.
6.) If you are buying a gun for collecting or an investment then research the gun first....don't take someone at their word...they're tyring to sell you something.
Simply put, they're guns not gold. Treat them with respect, but don't make them out to be something that they're not.
I'll get off my soapbox now.
