What Is The Price Floor For Operational Firearm Any Brand or Model?

[arakboss]

I am guessing on this but I believe there is a price floor that just about any operational firearm would sell for. I am thinking it might be around $50 (not including transfer fees). Anybody else think it could be higher or lower?

Edit: in the private market. I am sure pawn shops and gun stores have paid people less than $50 for an operational firearm recently.

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[Eric in Oregon]

Why are you asking? Without context it's hard to even frame an answer.

 

[arakboss]

Why are you asking? Without context it's hard to even frame an answer.

Curiosity, I don't think I have ever seen an operable firearm on the NWFA classfieds for less than $60. I believe it was a Savage 64 type 22lr.

 

[cigars]

A cold, dead hand seems to be the floor when SHTF. Just saying.

 

[Kruel J]

Curiosity, I don't think I have ever seen an operable firearm on the NWFA classfieds for less than $60. I believe it was a Savage 64 type 22lr.

Dude. The weather is amazing today. Take a look for yourself.

 

[CountryGent]

I haven't seen many sub $100. Those that were very basic (single shot .22LR or shotgun) or a used, spectacularly POS handgun (e.g., zinc derringers, the crappier Saturday night specials, etc.).

 

[bbbass]

I once bought a .38 at a yard sale for $20...

 

[jbett98]

I sold a gun for less money then the price to fix it.

 

[Wombat of Doom]

I bought a Ruby on here for near the minimum price... I bought another on gun broker for $69. It is a coarse gun, but strong, steel, and reliable.

 

[CountryGent]

Come to think of it, I've dumped broken guns on Numrich rather than bother fixing it for less than a C-note.

 

[Koda]

Didnt these guns used to be called "saturday night specials"?

Ive actually always wanted one for a truck gun but have never found one cheap enough to call it that.

 

[KKG]

I believe the worst Firearm I own simply has to be worth several times your figure but then I do like those Blued Guns with the High Quality Wood Stocks.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Not so long ago you could find many firearms in the $150 or less category.
And not just broken crap that don't work either...good , solid working guns like .22 rifles , single shot shotguns , "store name branded" guns....
But with :
A BGC for every private sale...
Transfer fees...in my area they are from $25-$40 dollars....
Shipping...

It just doesn't make dollar sense to try and sell and ship a good , low cost firearm anymore.
Local sales do make dollar sense , if you can find a buyer...but that is another story.
Andy

 

[CamoDeafie]

$50-75 for working, okay condition single shot shotguns or very old .22lr bolt action rifles seems to be the norm, if one looks around long and hard enough. I've heard of Hi points selling quickly for about that much for the handguns; and sometimes under $200 for a carbine, however thats private sales... I believe pawnshops have a sort of rule where they can only pay the seller 40% of the firearm's value, if even that?

 

[KKG]

I've NEVER known a Pawn Shop/Broker to operate using any Rules other than "But Low; Sell HIGH!"

 

[CamoDeafie]

I've NEVER known a Pawn Shop/Broker to operate using any Rules other than "But Low; Sell HIGH!"

Good rule of thumb when shopping pawn shopsm. Offer them about half what the tag prices say because likely they paid less than half the tag price

 

[wired]

Ive paid $50 for a working single shot 12 gauge at a garage sale.

 

[Stomper]

Y'all are in cheap hooker territory....

 

[66PonyCar]

A lot of Jennings on GunBroker that sold for around $50, but of course then you have to figure in the shipping, transfer, and background check fees. So would have to be a local buy and even then all you're saving is the shipping fee.

 

[GWS]

Back in the day I traded a Davis D-32 derringer for a used SOG Multitool. The SOG still works so I think I won on that deal.