Thread: Anyone ever traded in a rifle before?

I had a blue synthetic poo70 Zastava that I managed to a straight swap for a mint condition blue wood 308 Zastava... Not your average trade though. That was H&F, before the whole throw us under the bus incident. Don't flame me - I just didn't catch the 270 bug.

Originally Posted by Clint Ruin

What rifle?

Model 70 6.5x55.

Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin

I had a blue synthetic poo70 Zastava that I managed to a straight swap for a mint condition blue wood 308 Zastava... Not your average trade though. That was H&F, before the whole throw us under the bus incident. Don't flame me - I just didn't catch the 270 bug.

You did good!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

You did good!

yep you did

Originally Posted by viper

There is a Golden rule I find normally applies to trading in Firearms and it consists of 2 parts:

Part 1# As a trade your rifle is worth..............fuck all

Part 2 # But to buy a rifle it suddenly is worth ...gold....... as if by magic a dealer can turn a crusty dog shit into a highly polished gem.

Ah yes. Like when you trade in an old banger and they try to sell a car thta needs 2k of work for 2k.

Originally Posted by Bobba

Going to give it a go on Monday so will let you know how it goes. I don't have high expectations.

If you get what you paid for it then that'd be good. Are you going to be going to all 3 main stores?

Originally Posted by Bobba

Model 70 6.5x55.

Must be a sign of the times. As we talked about they usually shift on ok. Even post 64 ones.

I do it a bit but dont expect to make money on it i traded 2 rifles last weekend on mrs nds new 22 first i tried to sell them on tm for fuk all didnt sell so traded them for 20$ less than wanted so was happy with that plus i understand that the shop has to make money as well

I traded an excellent condition Miroku MK70 shotgun with an independent gun shop. Got what I paid for it in trade in value which was $2000. The gunshop then put it up for sale at $2500 and it sold!

Originally Posted by MB

I traded an excellent condition Miroku MK70 shotgun with an independent gun shop. Got what I paid for it in trade in value which was $2000. The gunshop then put it up for sale at $2500 and it sold!

Hahaha hahaha sounds about right.

I traded a Weatherby Vanguard 300wsm for my Browning A bolt. Got $1000 for Weatherby and paid the $1200 difference for the A bolt. I was happy with the deal.

Originally Posted by Clint Ruin

It comes down to what the rifle is and how sellable it is.

Plenty of nice rifles out there but if it's in an odd or out of favor caliber that will hurt its price.

Edit . The 260 above is a perfect example .

Great rifle and a great caliber but to sell it ? Difficult one to sell to 90% of people that come into most shops

If you theory is correct why do this "undesirable" rifles sell for a premium price new.

Originally Posted by 300wsm for life

I traded a Weatherby Vanguard 300wsm for my Browning A bolt. Got $1000 for Weatherby and paid the $1200 difference for the A bolt. I was happy with the deal.

At the end of the day if the seller is happy with the transaction, all is good.

Originally Posted by tetawa

If you theory is correct why do this "undesirable" rifles sell for a premium price new.

Because they know no one else has it in stock so they can fleece you.

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I recently traded in a browning maxus as I want to purchase a long range scope and an under and over when the time comes. I got what I paid for the browning as long as I purchase the scope through the same retailer, very fair I thought, i also informed them that the price tags on their zeiss and leupold scopes is not what i would be paying,they agreed. (Not hunting and fisting, they can eat a bag of dicks)

Seems like a mixed bag. Good to hear some positive experiences

Originally Posted by tetawa

If you theory is correct why do this "undesirable" rifles sell for a premium price new.

People often decide they want a particular caliber and thats it . Nothing else will do. It costs they same or more to get the odd calibers from the importers .