Classified Posting Recommendations?

[Teknoviking]

I was not really sure where to ask this question, so I thought I'd start here...

I have a custom built AR 15 that I am considering putting up for sale on the classifieds, but I am not really sure how to price it. I know what the sum of the cost of the parts are, but not sure if that's the direction I should go

Anyway, I am looking for some advice, guidance, and/or suggestions.

Thanks folks!

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[Member 24198]

Start with 70% of parts cost and start reducing the price from there. If it's new, you might be able to get 70%. It's a bit of a tough market these days, so you may be closer to 50%.

 

[Nosferatu]

You're better off parting it out.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Custom guns...
Something to consider with them is ....
They are only worth something to someone who likes or has a use for the custom parts or features.

As far as it being an AR15 type firearm....
Lots of them are out there....so buyers can afford to be choosy.
Andy

 

[Nosferatu]

Custom guns...
Something to consider with them is ....
They are only worth something to someone who likes or has a use for the custom parts or features.

As far as it being an AR15 type firearm....
Lots of them are out there....so buyers can afford to be choosy.
Andy

This is the nice way of saying yo Pinto ain't gonna fetch Benzo dollaz.

 

[monkeybutler]

I was not really sure where to ask this question, so I thought I'd start here...

I have a custom built AR 15 that I am considering putting up for sale on the classifieds, but I am not really sure how to price it. I know what the sum of the cost of the parts are, but not sure if that's the direction I should go

Anyway, I am looking for some advice, guidance, and/or suggestions.

Thanks folks!

you never get what you paid in parts.

If the parts are low end, you get even less proportionally. Nicer stuff has better resale. A used Anderson or Bear Creek or similar based build will not fetch much. A build with Geissele, Radian, and brands like that will lose less value upon resale.

So, what is this thing made of?

 

[gmerkt]

No matter what it is, there are so many AR's out there. Isn't there kind of a market saturation of used AR's in general?

 

[ilikegunspdx]

I was not really sure where to ask this question, so I thought I'd start here...

I have a custom built AR 15 that I am considering putting up for sale on the classifieds, but I am not really sure how to price it. I know what the sum of the cost of the parts are, but not sure if that's the direction I should go

Anyway, I am looking for some advice, guidance, and/or suggestions.

Thanks folks!

Look at what you can buy the equivalent for new then minus 10-20%. For example for low end reliable you can buy a complete lower at palmetto for $119 on sale. You can buy a complete upper for $169-$209 on sale at bear creek arsenal. Or look at PSA complete rifles etc.

Please note I do not mean add up what you have into it and minus 10-20%. You will never get anywhere close to that most likely.

 

[TDH]

I've had uppers that I tried to sell for a long time. I had upgraded some parts, but no takers. I ended up taking them apart and selling all the parts fairly quickly. I probably could have cut the price of the assembled upper more, but in the end, I came out close to what I wanted. It just required more trips to the post office. I think it's the customization that kills it for people, what I like isn't what someone else likes. But they might like my hard guard, or bolt, etc.

 

[Teknoviking]

Thank you everyone for all of your great advice, I really appreciate it.

 

[oremike]

Two things what's out there new that's close to what you've made, set your price so that yours is a better deal than the cheapest one more or less like it. Then once a week or so lower the price until either you just can't sell it for that or someone meets your price. A third thought is maybe a trade would get you something more desirable to you.

 

[arakboss]

You could post a photo or two here with description of components in build. Based on that Members can offer advice on asking price.

The AR market is super saturated and only becomes more so everyday. Unless you got incredibly spectacular deals on parts you are highly likely to lose money. Look at the bright side, if you lose money you won't have any capital gains to report.

 

[gmerkt]

You're better off parting it out.

I ended up taking them apart and selling all the parts fairly quickly.

This idea isn't limited to AR's, there are other guns that sell for more when broken down into parts. You can't sell whole guns on ebay, but you can sell everything other than the frame. Unfortunately, you can't sell AR parts of any kind on ebay. But just about anything else including pistol parts. People often pay over market for good gun parts on ebay. Then the bare frame can be sold on Gunbroker, sometimes people need a frame. I recently sold a damaged Colt Double Eagle frame on Gunbroker. It still had some of the small parts in it. But the rails were bent, the ramp area was damaged, the action parts on the right side had been messed with, and the area below the trigger guard had been ground down. Yet it received multiple bids. I have an idea they were buying a serial number, not a frame.