What NOT to sell

[bigwheelzip]

I've only sold the ones with flaws in their function. If I were looking to eliminate, the plastic guns would not be missed.

 

[Arik]

Well house gun and carry gun are the same thing so that's only one and not two.

Anything that doesn't get used often or can't be carried for one reason or another.

Anything that needs gunsmithing

I just sold one of those iconic Sigs yesterday. It did nothing my carry gun doesn't do and was bigger and thicker so I didn't carry it. Sold!


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[vonn]

Just can't seem to part with them but have sold a few hunting rifles that I had a better rifle in that caliber that was more accurate. If hunting season was longer I would probably have even more!

 

[BAM-BAM]

LOL A great question ......... wish I had a good answer!

Until then I guess I'll just hold on to what I've got and try not to let the herd grow any larger!!!!!!!

I've managed to accumulate a number of very pretty paperweights from my infamous $325, 98% Registered Magnum find to a 2 inch Nickle, ANIB 10-7.

Guns I know I'll never shoot or carry.....................logic tells me I should thin the herd....................................but.................I don't "need" the money...........and paper money all looks the same. gold coins are kind of boring unless you have a room full,like Scrooge McDuck.................so I guess for now.................... "Guns it is!"

 

[Bozz10mm]

I have never sold one. I've got some I haven't shot in 30 years, and some I shoot very seldom, but can't bring myself to sell them. They each hold a memory of some sort.

 

[Lee's Landing Billy]

If it is not a family heirloom the economics are very simple:

Ask your self this one question:

"If I did not own it would I buy it for what I would get if I sold it?"

If Answer is an unqualified "Yes" -- Keep it

If Answer is an unqualified "No" -- Sell it.

And remember
Except for what really matters
Everything is always for sale

I REALLY like this.

 

[hoosierone]

Right now I have a very nice Ruger Mk II I haven't shot in years. A 43 year old 870 20 gauge I may shoot every couple years at family gatherings, and an Ithaca govt .45 that was my uncles and my cousins don't want it so it sits in the safe.

Over the years I've sold some nice guns that if I held on to I could get a lot more for now. Mostly to fund other purchases with a minimum of spousal concern.

 

[gregintenn]

I just buy another safe occasionally.

 

[Grayfox]

When I was a young man and first got serious about guns, it was a case of gotta sell one to buy one. I sold quite a few that I regretted getting rid of.
Over the last 40 years, as my financial situation improved, I've managed to replace the ones I regretted selling. These days I sometimes regret buying one for various reasons. Those I'll sell without thinking twice.
Who knows, now that I'm retired, at some point I may need to sell some of them. But in the meantime, every gun I own will stay right where it is. My sons can deal with them after I'm gone.

 

[dmar]

I just buy another safe occasionally.

That's where I'm at...., again...

 

[Muss Muggins]

I wish I had back back every firearm I ever sold or traded . . .

 

[scoobysnacker]

Only gun I've ever sold was a duplicate; I had two of something, and I kept the one in better condition.

From your list, I would sell the Shield, even though it's your functional choice. Why... because you can replace it cheaply with another right now. Why not... because unless the buyer doesn't do his research, you shouldn't get much for it.

I wouldn't sell: anything that approaches "icon" standards, especially if it's not in production anymore.

Seriously- if you just have to sell, sell a new polymer gun that has no sentimental attachment, and that you can easily and cheaply replace.

 

[Faulkner]

I sometimes have thoughts about thinning out what's in the gun vault . . . but then I go buy another one and I usually get over it.

 

[TTSH]

I've sold 3 and regretted it. My $.02

I wish I had back back every firearm I ever sold or traded . . .

Amen and amen. I've only sold 5 guns in my entire long, sorry life (4 handguns and one rifle) and I deeply regret selling all but one of them, and even that last one probably should have stayed in the safe too.

But that said, I totally identify with the OP's dilemma. I'm at a point where the last few handguns I want to own before I run out of "good years" and cease my collecting are too expensive for me to buy out of my pitiful remaining savings or social security... so something has to go very soon or my goals will not be met.

The problem is that the guns I am willing to part with are mostly cheap plastic wonders and worth very little, especially post-election and with rebates running (with probably more rebates to come). I figure I'd have to sell 3, 4 or even 5 plastic guns to buy just one gun from my list. With four remaining planned acquisitions for 2017, that's a lot of plastic I've got to move.

It's not going to be easy but I'm going to a couple of my local dealers this coming week and start the ball rolling. I'm going the consignment route, at least initially. There are certain advantages to doing it that way here in MA.

 

[Richard Simmons]

I usually sell what I no longer find interesting or desirable. Went through the Milsurp/Cruffler stage of collecting and shooting but after a decade or so I culled all but a few "keepers".

 

[dave1918a2]

Been buying and selling since 75. Only sold to upgrade or get something I wanted. Now My keepers are very nice shooters, with a few that are collector grade, or were. Now I only trade for or buy a gun if it's one I want to shoot. Don't want to end up like an old friend who passed. He lived in a big trailer in a nice park up north of Me. Had so many guns there were only paths to the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. Coroner had to cut a hole in the side of the trailer to get the body to a gurney. I have no one to pass guns on to so as My eyes go I will sell.

 

[4506517]

I wish I had back back every firearm I ever sold or traded . . .

∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆ This right here!!!!∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆∆

I might not need them, but I sure do miss them.

 

[Combat]

Selling guns has always served me well. In good times I sell guns so I can buy more guns. In bad times I sell guns so I can make house payments and such. Never understood the whole "I'll never sell a gun" thing.

 

[Arik]

I usually sell what I no longer find interesting or desirable. Went through the Milsurp/Cruffler stage of collecting and shooting but after a decade or so I culled all but a few "keepers".

I did the same thing recently

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[Arik]

I wish I had back back every firearm I ever sold or traded . . .

I can't think of one. My problem is that sometimes I forget why I sold it and buy another one only to realize that I should probably have held on to my money.

Typically I try to trade for something I wanted. Doesn't mean I'll like that one either but unfortunately we can't test drive guns like we can a car

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