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I need to sell some of my guns, but I just can't seem to pull the trigger and let them go!!! Anyone else have this problem?

I have some that I really don't need, some I have duplicates of and some that I shouldn't have bought in the first place, but I can't bring myself to sell them.:(

I've procrastinated on this for a couple of years now on some of them and keep coming up with excuses for not letting them go.

Don
 
With the huge run on gun sales,
now is the time to sell.

Talked today with a very honest and
extremely successful pawn shop
owner. He's paying top dollar for
used guns to keep product in his
display cases. Naturally his selling
prices reflect his current higher
payout.

And then we laughed. Becasue in a few
years those now hoarding guns or panic
buying them will want to sell them and
they won't be able to expect anything
near what they paid for them now.
 
I don’t think it is going to be business as usual. If balances shift and the Senate is lost but presidency held it really won’t matter. The purge on guns and ammo will begin and folks won’t sell for fear they won’t ever be able to buy again.....just my two cents.


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I have managed to whittle my gun collection down to 15 over the past
few years. I have a bigger problem with holsters. I have around 150
of them. Every so often I threaten to start divesting, but then I seem to
buy more than I sell. I'm 85 and often think of Billy Graham saying he
never did see a hearse pulling a u-haul trailer, so I guess I just have to
try a little harder. Any encouragement appreciated.
 
I have several Smiths and some shotguns I have been thinking about selling.
This thought has plagued me for about two years now.
Serious issues require serious contemplation. I better think on it some more.
 
I finally broke down and started selling. I sold off 20+ last year, and just listed 20 more with David Carroll of which 12 of my antique's are currently out there. I haven't been disappointed with any of the sales prices I have received so far. Usually if one doesn't bring just quite what I expected, another will bring way more than expected. Such is the life with collectable handguns.
 
I had difficulty getting rid of ones I did not shoot or duplicates...
I started by GIVING some away to good friends and kids of good friends... once I got thru that, selling was easier... and as we all need good friends, the giving portion of my system is done...
 
Going through this exact problem right now, I'm a long-term C&R FFL holder. You old guys know that means I was buying guns for $50 and less that are now selling for 6-700 and I have "several" of them. I'm 78 next month, wife has no knowledge or interest. Two kids do have some interest but can't take on care & feeding of so many guns. I'm trying to let go of a lot of them but it is just hard to doi, I;ve never been a seller of guns, just always room for a few more!
 
This topic comes up frequently and here is my reply to a previous thread: "I have sold off a lot of my guns and have only regretted one or two. As I got older and realized that no one in my family was really interested in them it was time for them to go down the road. I sold many at SWCA gatherings to collectors who really appreciate them rather than try to make a fast buck flipping them, quite satisfying to me. Many of them were relatively scarce or hard to find items and I enjoyed the idea that they were appreciated for their provenance or scarcity. I often see on the Forum members opine they will never sell a gun, but I was glad to offer them to new appreciative owners rather than to think they will be sold by disinterested heirs to fund the latest electronic gadget.

I have reached the point as the old cliche notes, at some point your possessions own you rather than the opposite. Unfortunately I am at the point that the ones I still have are my favorites, tough choices ahead!"

As an addendum, selling my guns has actually been an experience that I felt liberating and lifted a burden off of me and my heirs. I am glad to get a reasonable price for them rather than get sold for pennies on the dollar when I am gone.
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John. SWCA #1586
 
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Not a big deal
Follow this flow chart

1) Select gun you least care about
2) Put up for a price that will not disappoint you
3) After you receive an offer, complete sale through FFL
4) Assess if you fell better after (3) than (1)
If yes, go to (1) and repeat
If no, go to range, shoot all your guns, go to (1) and repeat
 
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All this worry about what will happen to our guns when the good Lord calls us home is much to do about nothing....when I am dead, how many guns I left behind, the tractor in the barn or cars in the garage, or the coins in the safe won’t much matter to me.....I will be dead. If worrying or wondering what will become of your stuff really is that consuming, by all means liquidate. For me I couldn’t care less, I will keep on acquiring till I can no longer, until then I will enjoy them. It’s not like I invested in them to provide for my survivors.
 
i have sold off my guns many times. other than "sentimental" guns, they are just stuff. i can honestly say i do not miss any of them and have no problem selling.

it's about how you buy that makes or breaks a sell-off. if all you buy is new stuff, well, just like a car, you WILL take a depreciation hit when you sell (with a VERY few exceptions) (and everyone sells at some time or another - maybe your grandkids will sell for you). if you accumulate guns "worth-the-money" (think used - think researched) you can sell off and see a much better return than your 401k.

but just an f.y.i., brother, you are NOT takin' 'em with ya;-)

and a second f.y.i., if you want to make all the "true" collectors on this or any board happy - sell the gun, original stocks, papers and box all at once to a single collector/customer ... you will read the kind words of those few who really "collect"...
however, if you are seriously concerned with your return on said firearm, be sure to pull and sell the stocks (put cheap rubber stocks on before you sell), box, papers, tools etc. separately so you can realize a true return on your investment. keeping "it all together" is not a good way to sell and i can provide hundreds of examples over the years. it sounds good only to those who will capitalize on your generosity.
good luck...i generally use gun broker and never set a price or a reserve. i always get lots of bidders and have never left money on the table.
 
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I just got a check from the gun shop where I had 3 guns on consignment. I sold to hand guns that I don't shoot, and a tac shotgun that was belongs to my son. I cashed the check and put the money is my stash box. I only keep guns I shoot and that I really like. The last to go will be my M1 carbine and my 686 3 inch barrel.
 
moralem said:
All this worry about what will happen to our guns when the good Lord calls us home is much to do about nothing....when I am dead, how many guns I left behind, the tractor in the barn or cars in the garage, or the coins in the safe won’t much matter to me.....I will be dead. If worrying or wondering what will become of your stuff really is that consuming, by all means liquidate. For me I couldn’t care less, I will keep on acquiring till I can no longer, until then I will enjoy them. It’s not like I invested in them to provide for my survivors.
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You are certainly correct, it won't matter to me. After going through two probate cases and knowing that selling guns is not like selling furniture I am trying to make it as easy on my heirs as possible. The death of a family member, as we all know, is a terribly emotional experience and if I can sell possessions that I don't still have the attachment to as when I acquired them and make that experience a bit easier, I am happy I can do it. I don't worry about what will become of them, it seems less about me and more about them and I find satisfaction in making that experience slightly less challenging.
 
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Once upon a time I had a large accumulation of military surplus rifles that I enjoyed. Many were duplicates. Finally decided to keep the ones I really liked and sell the duplicates, the nice but not so nice, etc. Nowadays ... still have a few extras, duplicates, etc., but not near so many. Probably will do the same with some of my pistols. The ones that are to me special, unique, etc., will stay. The others will find good homes in the hands of those who prize the superior qualities that make S&W revolvers so very outstanding. Sincerely. bruce.
 
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. I sold stuff off at the appropriate time to finance home repairs. I have some evil looking AK and AR types that are certainly in demand right now, and will most likely them in the near future, for a tidy profit. That said, I added some S&W's, Rugers' and Walthers' recently and did use up some funds I had from the previous sales. There are guns that were my Dad's and brother's that really aren't collector pieces or worth a lot of money, but to me they are priceless and I just won't/can't sell them. They are the true keepers.
 
Yes, I know the feeling, I am mulling downsizing, 70 years old, no direct heirs, excellent health, but...I think of the things I have gotten from estate, yard,garage, rummage and private sales and I figure everyone came out ahead. I got things I wanted and enjoyed-and so did they.
 
Triggernosis said:
This right here. ^^^ Guns are meant to be shot, not fawned over sitting in a safe. If my guns don't get used, they head on down the road.
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With all due respect. What about the guy who has been an avid gun enthusiast and now he's older, hardly ever shoots. I personally know more gun fawners than gun shooters but they are just as serious about gun ownership as ever. Should coin collectors go spend those coins they fawn over because money is made to be spent?
 
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