Selling AR - Price? Keep?

makarov · January 21, 2013, 02:06 AM

I have a Rock River Arms National Match Rifle. It has detachable carry handle with match sights 1/4 x 1/4 .30 aperature. Stainless barrel. Leather match sling. How much should I ask in these panic buying days? Or should I just keep it?

Ridge_Runner_5 · January 21, 2013, 02:13 AM

Do you shoot it? Would you miss it? Those are the questions you should ask to determine if you want to sell.

makarov · January 21, 2013, 02:29 AM

Don't shoot anything as much as I'd like. I generally don't sell anything, but thought I might sell the AR if the price was right. Just not sure how much to ask. What are these selling for?

Ridge_Runner_5 · January 21, 2013, 02:47 AM

Might want to search Gunbroker and see what they are going for on there.

NWPilgrim · January 21, 2013, 05:06 AM

Agree, check Gunbroker sold section to check current prices. Also, ask yourself for what amount are you willing to part for it? $1 = no, $10,000 = YES!, so where along that spectrum is the amount you would want to feel satisfied it was a good sale for you. Compare that to the Gunbroker prices and see if you are willing to part for current prices.

I have heard crazy things and it seems to vary by region of the country. On one board a guy said he just sold his DPMS Panther .223 (nothing fancy, base model) he bought for $800 to a happy buyer for $2,600.

If you list below market value then it will go fast.

Marquezj16 · January 21, 2013, 10:27 AM

I think the crazy prices are coming down.

I saw a Colt Sporter selling for $900. But at the same page, I saw someone peddling a New Frontier complete lower plus a PSA upper for $1500.

I'd buy the Colt if I needed one.

To answer part of your question, sell it if you are not going to miss it. Price is dictated by the market. Check your LGS to see what they are selling theirs for.

makarov · January 21, 2013, 01:26 PM

Local newspaper had a stripped lower for $500 and a lower with stock and trigger group for 800. That is crazy. I couldn't find another Rock River National Match for sale.

slappy · January 21, 2013, 01:44 PM

The last stripped upper I bought just over a year ago was $49.00 from Palmetto State Armory.

chucknbach · January 21, 2013, 01:57 PM

If you think the gun bans will not materielize then sell at the high prices, replace when they come down.

If you think they will go through keep it, 'cuz when the $ is spent you may kick yourself.

customaquatics · January 21, 2013, 05:05 PM

i'd sell it for the real price an not the price now. if people keep raising the price on guns they would never go down. sell it for around $1k cause they sell new for around $1.2k right?

Alabama Shooter · January 21, 2013, 05:41 PM

I see an LR-308 on gun broker right now. $1801.

Reserve not met

Another at BiN price $3500. It has zero bids though.

Xfire68 · January 21, 2013, 05:46 PM

Alabama Shooter, I saw a AR 10 sell on GB for $8k!

Alabama Shooter · January 21, 2013, 06:01 PM

Was it this one?

Xfire68 · January 21, 2013, 06:05 PM

No, I don't recall it being "Special looking" in any way but, I think it did have some nice optic on it that would have boosted the price some.

Water-Man · January 21, 2013, 06:10 PM

I have a Colt LE6920. It's selling on GunBroker for $2400.-$2600..

I'm tempted.

January 21, 2013, 02:06 AM	#1
makarov Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2000 Location: Washington State Posts: 580	Selling AR - Price? Keep? I have a Rock River Arms National Match Rifle. It has detachable carry handle with match sights 1/4 x 1/4 .30 aperature. Stainless barrel. Leather match sling. How much should I ask in these panic buying days? Or should I just keep it? __________________ "Where Zen ends, asskicking begins" - Hyde - That 70's Show

January 21, 2013, 02:29 AM	#3
makarov Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2000 Location: Washington State Posts: 580	Don't shoot anything as much as I'd like. I generally don't sell anything, but thought I might sell the AR if the price was right. Just not sure how much to ask. What are these selling for? __________________ "Where Zen ends, asskicking begins" - Hyde - That 70's Show

January 21, 2013, 05:06 AM	#5
NWPilgrim Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,841	Agree, check Gunbroker sold section to check current prices. Also, ask yourself for what amount are you willing to part for it? $1 = no, $10,000 = YES!, so where along that spectrum is the amount you would want to feel satisfied it was a good sale for you. Compare that to the Gunbroker prices and see if you are willing to part for current prices. I have heard crazy things and it seems to vary by region of the country. On one board a guy said he just sold his DPMS Panther .223 (nothing fancy, base model) he bought for $800 to a happy buyer for $2,600. If you list below market value then it will go fast. __________________ "The ultimate authority ... resides in the people alone. ... The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation ... forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition." - James Madison

January 21, 2013, 01:26 PM	#7
makarov Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2000 Location: Washington State Posts: 580	Local newspaper had a stripped lower for $500 and a lower with stock and trigger group for 800. That is crazy. I couldn't find another Rock River National Match for sale. __________________ "Where Zen ends, asskicking begins" - Hyde - That 70's Show

January 21, 2013, 05:05 PM	#10
customaquatics Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 678	i'd sell it for the real price an not the price now. if people keep raising the price on guns they would never go down. sell it for around $1k cause they sell new for around $1.2k right? __________________ 23 year old NRA member AKaholic #158907 , 1942 Ex-Sniper Izzy Mosin Nagant, 1970's Marlin 30-30, Remington 870 tatical, Charter Arms The Pink Lady 38 Special.

January 21, 2013, 02:13 AM	#2
Ridge_Runner_5 Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2008 Location: Castle Rock, CO Posts: 1,747	Do you shoot it? Would you miss it? Those are the questions you should ask to determine if you want to sell.

January 21, 2013, 02:47 AM	#4
Ridge_Runner_5 Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2008 Location: Castle Rock, CO Posts: 1,747	Might want to search Gunbroker and see what they are going for on there.

January 21, 2013, 10:27 AM	#6
Marquezj16 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2011 Posts: 2,067	I think the crazy prices are coming down. I saw a Colt Sporter selling for $900. But at the same page, I saw someone peddling a New Frontier complete lower plus a PSA upper for $1500. I'd buy the Colt if I needed one. To answer part of your question, sell it if you are not going to miss it. Price is dictated by the market. Check your LGS to see what they are selling theirs for.

January 21, 2013, 01:44 PM	#8
slappy Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2011 Posts: 928	The last stripped upper I bought just over a year ago was $49.00 from Palmetto State Armory.

January 21, 2013, 01:57 PM	#9
chucknbach Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2011 Location: Gillette, WY Posts: 135	If you think the gun bans will not materielize then sell at the high prices, replace when they come down. If you think they will go through keep it, 'cuz when the $ is spent you may kick yourself.

January 21, 2013, 05:41 PM	#11
Alabama Shooter Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2012 Location: Sweet Home Posts: 880	I see an LR-308 on gun broker right now. $1801. Reserve not met Another at BiN price $3500. It has zero bids though. __________________ Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.

January 21, 2013, 05:46 PM	#12
Xfire68 Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2010 Location: Communist State of IL. Posts: 1,292	Alabama Shooter, I saw a AR 10 sell on GB for $8k! __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF Member

January 21, 2013, 06:01 PM	#13
Alabama Shooter Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2012 Location: Sweet Home Posts: 880	Was it this one? __________________ Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.

January 21, 2013, 06:05 PM	#14
Xfire68 Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2010 Location: Communist State of IL. Posts: 1,292	No, I don't recall it being "Special looking" in any way but, I think it did have some nice optic on it that would have boosted the price some. __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF Member

January 21, 2013, 06:10 PM	#15
Water-Man Senior Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Location: N. Georgia & S. Florida Posts: 1,239	I have a Colt LE6920. It's selling on GunBroker for $2400.-$2600.. I'm tempted. __________________ PROUD TO BE A VETERAN