Can't Sell My M&P .380???

[Old cop]

I listed my two year old M&P .380 on a local gun website after picking up my Ruger LCP a couple of weeks ago. It's a complete ccw package w/6 mags, Remora pocket holster and Hogue grip sleeve for $400. No bites so I dropped the price to $350 for everything but still no interest. Can't figure out why I'm not generating any interest or what I'm doing wrong. The gun has been flawless. I wanted the LCP (also flawless) for the lighter weight and ease of carry, especially in dress slacks (pocket carry 100%). Any ideas or guidance would be appreciated.

 

[dodgegirl.mg]

I paid 269.00$ for my S&W .380 brand new

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[Camster]

Local? Go national,for a bigger audience..
I think that it's a slow time(August) for selling anything.
If no one is looking for one,it doesn't matter what the price is.Even if someone is looking,sometimes it takes a really low price to make it irresistable and to move it.
Don't expect much for the extras.It may(will) be better to sell just the gun,and the extras on here.

 

[dodgegirl.mg]

Could try gunbroker.com

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[Pisgah]

Around here, the S&W goes for around $270 new, and the Ruger's pretty easily had for $199.

 

[Shield9mm]

double check your asking price, also there are not so many 380 enthusiast out there.

 

[Bonephish]

Could try gunbroker.com

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At this moment, there are 3 new Bodyguards on gunbroker.com for $299 buy now.

 

[dodgegirl.mg]

I got mine on palmetto state armory. I live mine!!!! My dad has 2. All 3 of my sisters have one. Guess we are a .380 family....... Lol

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[HOUSTON RICK]

I don't know anyone first hand who owns a 380. The ammo was too hard to find for a while and that may have turned a few people off. I would just buy a 22, Obviously some people like them and that is great. To each their own. Maybe you can ask Dodgegirl if she wants another one?

 

[dodgegirl.mg]

If the price was right I would take another one in a heart beat. I really want a Kimber for my next gun.

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[Bonephish]

I really want a Kimber for my next gun.

Be careful what you wish for, the new Kimbers are not as reliable as they once were. Kimber made its reputation while in Oregon but quality suffered after they moved to New York. Key production people went to Sig Sauer and developed the P238 & P938, along with improving the Sig 1911's.

 

[wxl]

As stated, new w/ laser ~$350 w/ 2 mags soft case

 

[dodgegirl.mg]

Be careful what you wish for, the new Kimbers are not as reliable as they once were. Kimber made its reputation while in Oregon but quality suffered after they moved to New York. Key production people went to Sig Sauer and developed the P238 & P938, along with improving the Sig 1911's.

So I would be better off to find an older one? What year would be best?

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[Florida J Frame]

Priced too high

 

[armallard]

With the compact 9n's out their the 380 isn't all that hard to beat my wife's lcp isn't that much smaller than my shield and the the ammo for the nine is easier to find and cheaper. I got the Lcp for $250 plus the Crimson trace laser it was used but been flawless.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Used BG380......................+/- $225.00

4 factory mags @$14.89............$59.56

Remora....................................$24.00

Hogue sleeve.............................$12.00


Total.......................................$320.56



You're in the neighborhood.

 

[TTSH]

No bites so I dropped the price to $350 for everything but still no interest.

I paid 269.00$ for my S&W .380 brand new.

Around here, the S&W goes for around $270 new...

Used BG380......................+/- $225.00

4 factory mags @$14.89............$59.56

Remora....................................$24.00

Hogue sleeve.............................$12.00

Total.......................................$320.56

You're in the neighborhood.

I bought mine brand new for $259.95 out the door... so he may be in the right neighborhood but still on the wrong street.

I'm not seeing the incentive here for someone to pay $350.

 

[jstanfield103]

Rusty,
You will probably find out that the extra's on guns are like the extra's on automobiles. They do not raise the price of a used gun, people just look at the gun price.
Good Luck to you, but it may be easier to sell the gun and then sell everything else individually. Kinda of a pain but that maybe the way to do it.

 

[TTSH]

Rusty,
You will probably find out that the extra's on guns are like the extra's on automobiles. They do not raise the price of a used gun, people just look at the gun price.
Good Luck to you, but it may be easier to sell the gun and then sell everything else individually. Kinda of a pain but that maybe the way to do it.

The problem is that aftermarket shoppers are looking at the price of the gun alone...so when you list the gun and additional items, many people opt out.
I know this sounds counter-intuitive, but when you list a gun, list it "singular" as ONE item, then sell the additional items.

True and true. I see hard evidence of those points almost every week. Forget the package approach. Let the buyer put together his or her own package. The odds that he or she thinks exactly like you do are very low... and people shopping for "used" in a modern plastic gun aren't generally looking to spend more money than what they'd have to pay for a brand new gun... even if it includes a few "extras." Rather, they are looking to save money vs. brand new.

The general rule around my area is that if you can't save at least $50.00 buying used (even on the least expensive plastic guns), then buy brand new.

 

[Fox4506]

I agree with the other posters, the price is too high for a used gun. Buds has BG's with no safety in their Qualified Professional section for $268, and with safety for $285.

Magazines at Natchez are $12.99, which is pretty cheap for new magazines.

Yes, if you add up all the extras it sounds like a good deal at first....but like others said, most people just look at the price of the gun.

I don't think I would pay over $200 for a used BG when I can get a new one for $268. Even with the extra mags and holster I think $300 would be about right. Obviously this is just my opinion though...

I think most of us want more than we can get for something when we are selling it used....including me.

Fox