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April 5, 2009, 07:09 PM | #1 |
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Looking to get some information on a Red Label Shotgun
Hey guys, I have a friend who is looking to get rid of a shotgun that she won in a raffle. She's had the shotgun for 15 years now and is looking to unload.
The shotgun is a Pheasants Forever Custom Engraved 1 of 1 Ruger Red Label over and under 12 gauge shotgun. The shotgun is engraved in gold, and is a beautiful piece of work, but she has no idea of the value or a good direction to look in while selling it. Pictures of it can be found at: http://www.grandephotography.com/Pho...SherriShotgun/ Does anyone have a good idea of the item's worth, or does anyone have a good idea of someone she could contact to get some information? Thanks for the help, zac. |
April 6, 2009, 07:35 AM | #2 |
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Beautiful wood, IMHO - a nice shotgun, for sure.
The trouble with specialty-engraved/dedicated guns, is that they don't appeal to many potential buyers, who would otherwise be interested in the gun. In fact, for some potential buyers, the special dedication may be a negative, detracting from it's value in their eyes. The best potential audience for it would be to market it to members of Pheasants Forever, of course (does the org have a newsletter she can place a classified ad in ?)- but in order to sell it for anything more than another aftermarket engraved Ruger O/U, I would think it best go to an auction site with a world-wide audience, like gun broker. A buyer will determine it's true value. I would start the bidding at a little over a standard new Anniversary (factory engraved) Ruger, and set a higher reserve - if only because of the nice wood. . |
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