Ever had a hard time selling a gun?

[drumenigma]

I don't really have that hard of a time selling certain guns. As my taste and interests change so does my collection. Those that I am more "attached" to I would find very difficult selling even if I was in financial difficulty. I'd probably look for other ways to cover the costs. I do feel a slight remorse for certain ones like the fact that I sold my first gun ever a while ago but the feeling passes and I move on. All I have to do is open up the safe and I'm happy again.

 

[Rockrivr1]

I have two kinds of guns in my safe. One is those that I would never sell unless I had no choice and two, the ones that are set aside as sale/trade fodder in case I see something better I would like.

The first sale is the hardest. After that, it's not so bad. I only sell or trade if I'm getting another firearm or firearm accessory though. It's hard enough saving up to get something different without selling a gun and spending the money on non-firearm related stuff.

Good luck with your decision. By the looks of this thread, you'd have no problems selling it if you decided to.

 

[Kalahari]

I've only just started buying guns, but I can't imagine ever selling them.

I think I'd rather be very picky about what I buy.

 

[KMS]

I've sold a few that were impulse buys that if sold could pay for something I really wanted.

 

[depicts]

I try very hard not to sell guns. In the last 20 years I traded one gun (.22) for another (.44 Mag), and sold two guns that were given to me that were duplicates of guns I already had and wasn't crazy about. I have duplicates of many guns that I won't sell. I've given one or two guns away to special people.

I hope my wife or family get fair money for them when I'm gone, but I can't let them go.

 

[Squished]

Sometimes, there is certain stuff I've owned that I just should never have bought(M&P, Glock). I took a loss, learned my lesson and moved on. Then there is other stuff I have a little regret but I know I can replace(H&K, 1911). Then there is the stuff that will never be sold(Python, SP101 .22) because they are too hard to find a replacement.

Everything for me fits into some category.

 

[BeerGuy]

The worst part about selling is a lowball or LMAD, sell part response. For some reason there are folks that don't understand a sell price on a complete package, a matching package.

Yup, I can see that coming because I plan to sell my AR. The package won't be cheap, but, everything is brand new, it's unfired, and all that stuff hanging on those rails costs $$$.

There are very few possessions in my life that aren't subject to being sold. If I want something new, something has to go. It's a zero sum proposition for me.

The money from the AR will go to a 9mm 1911 build by Greg Derr or David Santurri.

The beauty is that I don't need the money right away so I can wait a very long time for the right buyer to come along.

 

[jar]

I've only just started buying guns, but I can't imagine ever selling them.

I think I'd rather be very picky about what I buy.

Yeah. I don't plan to sell any guns unless I need the money to eat or keep my house.

 

[namedpipes]

I don't particularly like my house. I'd keep the guns even then.

This house is the single largest contributer to my eventual heart attack.

 

[Mark from MA]

I don't particularly like my house. I'd keep the guns even then.

This house is the single largest contributer to my eventual heart attack.

+1 million

Every time I sell a gun I buy a gun/bow ...my household has a no net loss gun policy as long as I can pay the bills. I've never really regretted a sale yet....I do try to buy guns that I will have a use for....but I do have my fair share of safe queens.....

 

[dagwag77]

Just put up a xD subcompact for sale in the members classifieds... only time I'll sell one is for another. Time to get an AR-15!!!