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Old Yesterday, 06:08 PM #1
olmontanaboy
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Ruger Old Army
Went to a gun show today and a guy had a blued Ruger Old Army on the table, it was used but just barely, I'd call it 99%. It must have been an older one, no warning on the barrel. He had $425 on it but said he'd bargain. What is it worth?
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Olmontanaboy
most gun show vendors will drop $25 immediately. My standard line is this:
"if you give me a good deal on that gun, and I'll buy it"
then the pressure is on the seller, whether he wants to sit and hope for another buyer, or actually make a sale- most in today's economy, want to make a sale
that phrase is historically good for a $25-$75 discount right off the top on a BP replica, and on some real antiques it's dropped them $200-$400 off the starting price- with minimal effort, and no arguing or insults.
it's really up to them, if they want to take the gun home again, or sell it- we are talking used old guns here, not gold bullion- if you walk away and don't buy, you can always find another ROA for sale on the net, or at the next gun show
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