I am moving from a second floor apartment to a first floor apartment. My furniture and safe will be moved tomorrow. After making 20 trips down the stairs I am pretty tired. I am almost half way done with all my ammo. So anyway I’m considering selling some of my stash. It will be sold locally only.

I do not want to gouge anyone. I also don’t want to provide someone else an opportunity to gouge. (If you don’t believe it is gouging I am OK with you holding that opinion. I just will not do that.) So what would be a fair price?
I have good quality factory loaded only. Mostly GD in 45,38, 9 defensive ammo. The practice ammo is generally Blazer.

So should I just suck it up and keep it? I am considering selling a few cases. Not interested in selling by the box.I hope to be moving back into a house in a year when the housing market settles down. Movers will not move ammo. It is hard enough getting them to move my small safe.

Charge what the market will bear

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Hang onto every round. You never know.

It is a tough call. If you have friends and family who shoot maybe you could sell it to them at whatever your "friends and family" price is. If you're going to sell it on the open market, I'd price it according to today's market. Otherwise, someone is going to flip it on you.

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That may be the best answer. I'm currently operating on the assumption that the situation is not going to improve. Ever.

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A fair, non-gouging price in this environment would be 2/3 to 3/4 what the exact same brand/amount goes for on GB. That's about right to be considered a "deal" by the purchaser but probably not enough of a deal to be worth it for them to flip it online. I also would not sell more than a single case to any one person - spread the wealth, I say...

That would be my answer, too.

I have stuff, but I didn't buy it to flip, I bought it to eventually shoot. What I have all cost basically 1/3 what it costs to replace, give or take a few pennies. Unless you NEED the funds, keep it.

If it's too doggone much work and it's wearing you out moving it, touch base with a trusted friend or family member, and enlist him to help move it. Give him a case for his troubles. At the going prices, that's a hell of a score for an afternoon's work.

With the uncertain future and the projected dates of things coming back to a new "normal" being pushed further and further back, I would not be selling ammo at this time, unless you absolutely have no need for it. Not sure where in SW OH you are located, I'm just east of Dayton, but if you want to give me a PM, I am retired, a strong back and a heavy duty dolly. More than willing to help a fellow member move ammo. Having gone through that myself several years ago, I remember what a challenge it can be.

Forget the movers, pay someone to move the ammo...with ammo. You will find a willing person.

Definitely keep it and ask trusted family or friend to help and maybe pay with ammo (as others have said).

Keep it!!!!! There is no gold standard on the dollar any more, ammo may some day be currency who knows...

A question I ask myself when this comes to my mind... can I replace it for what I sold it for? Keep the ammo suck it up get a bit of exercise, what doesn't kill you will make you stronger...

Your ammo your choice sir, just my 2 pennies...

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What would it cost to replace your ammo? If you could.

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There is no such thing as a “reasonable” price in unreasonable times. Get the most you can for it or the person you sell it to will.

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No doubt in my mind, keep all of it.

Will

THIS, IF YOU DECIDE TO SELL IT.

Quote: No doubt in my mind, keep all of it. THIS IS WHAT I WOULD DO. I don't think you'll ever replace it for what you can sell it for. I have enough dis-ease about the future that I will not sell any ammo or components. Possibly trade something I don't need for something I do, bit no sell. The money gets gone, you have neither.

Keep that ammo, the future is uncertain...

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Keep it all and only get a trusted friend to help move it.

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I could sell some ammo and pocket a few thousand bucks, but I will keep mine.

The only way I'd sell is if I was desperate for cash to eat or to pay bills. Since I'm not I'll just hang onto it. No one knows what the future may hold.

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If you really want to sell your ammo find a local auction house and let them sell it. They will keep their cut of about 25%. Sell it in about 200 round lots. No gouging by you as the buyers set the price. Just don’t flood the sale with too much at one time. Throw in a couple hundred rounds and test the waters.

I guess for me is do you shoot a lot and are you planning on shooting a lot, if the answer is no then sell some. I sold about 35 boxes of 9mm for averaging about $25.00 box and another 25 boxes of 380 averaging $30 a box and some odd and ends ammo. I bought 681 and today a 627-5. For me I only have 1 auto 9mm and 2 revolvers chambered in 9mm and my wife 380 which she doesn't like. I still have plenty if I get a hankering for a bottom feeder. Just my two cents. Good luck

I just sold 6k rounds of 5.56 for 30 cpr,and 2k of 9mm for 27cpr. Was glad to get rid of it

Food, ammo and alcohol are the currencies of the apocalypse. OP is 1/3 of the way there. Maybe trade some ammo for a still ...

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I sent to auction all the factory ammo for which I no longer have firearms. That was back in September and they are still not on a docket. Looks like you can't even SELL the stuff, much less BUY it.
This is barely believable.

I wouldn’t sell any at any price.

I would keep it!! I was in the same place a few years ago when we moved. It is a pain moving all that ammo but you never know if you are going to be in a pickle some day and who knows what it will cost to replace what you have. Just yesterday I was working on organizing my reloading supply. I have cases of primers with $19.99 price tags on them. I certainly could not buy a case of primers for that amount today.

Jay

A different opinion: The larger view is that a house may be more important to you than owning surplus ammo. I'd sell whatever I see as never using. Maybe keep 10-20% beyond that.
Your assumption about the real estate market settling in a year might be wrong, so factor that into the picture.

I'd be willing to wager that if you wanted to sell some of your stash, call a local gun shop and tell them what you have and would be willing to sell (for 2/3 to 3/4 of their retail cost) and they would be happy to come and get it!

If the price and amount were right, they might even be happy to move the rest downstairs for you.

Keep it .........

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Hold on to it with all you’re might.

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Take it easy. Chris

Why not shoot it?

If you sell it, you will regret it.

Beef jerky, Wild Turkey and shotgun shells may end up being the new gold standard...

Maybe in this day and age, maybe not. I wanted to get rid of 2 boxes (100 rounds) of PMC Bronze .38 Super Auto +P 130 gr. but the LGS wanted nothing to do with it. Not even for free.

If you do decide to sell any make the classifieds here your first choice. Good people here. Prices and shipping can always be negotiated.

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Why duck?? It's a 9mm!

Add a few guns and ammo, Beanie Babies, candles, purses, t-shirts, and nachos and you have the makings of a standard local gun show!

Sell it for whatever the replacement price is if you were to buy more

The difference is you have it on hand and most are sold out at that price

There's the ticket. I'd sell 1K of 62 gr .223 green tip for $800 (LGS has it for $799). 9mm, $700 for 1K (LGS has aluminum case Blazer for that right now). .38/ .357 mag/ .44mag $60/ box. None of these prices are for HST, Gold Dots etc. LGS getting $1.50- $2/ rd for that. I ain't selling squat. In 2 years it'll be $169/K again or unobtainium. Flip the coin. Joe

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Cases of Gold Dot ammo? How many do plan on selling and what is a case? 200 rounds, 500 rounds or 1,000? It wouldn’t take that many 1,000 cases to come up with a down payment on house in today’s market.

I’d have a hard time selling premium self defense ammo in today’s market for under $1 per round. $1.50 per round is about the market rate.

Selling the stuff is probably going to be more work than moving it...

If you charge what its going for, your not gouging. If you sold your 1969 chevelle for the original price of $2,500 are you ripping others off, or yourself?

.... and the end is always near.

Rob

Tough call on selling any ammunition that you have guns that will shoot it. If you don’t have something that can fire it ,sell it at current market prices. I am not selling anything until I have more information on what the new year is going to bring.

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If you sell it in case lots I guarantee you it will be resold at a large markup.

I doubt he's had this ammo for 50 years. Inflation and profiteering aren't the same thing.