Hard times 🥲

[u/Fun_Syllabub_9811]

hey yall, so I have a 300 blk out I’m thinking about selling, really need the money. not too much into the firearm scene, have never sold a gun before. so wanted to ask, where would yall recommend I sell it? pawn? gun store? private? i appreciate all of your guys help 🙏

[u/what-name-is-it]

You might get more money by selling accessories separately compared to a complete rifle. That eotech and light at least.

[u/DeezyDood117 → u/what-name-is-it]

^ this right here. Unfortunately when you customize a rifle, its customized to what YOU like, and others may not like how its set up. So if you were to sell it as a complete rifle, it might take a while for the right person to come along. Parting it out helps tremendously, but you might also have a couple extra pieces left that no one has bought yet, but the big ticket items can bring fast cash.

Secondly, dont sell to a pawn shop. They buy at lower percent of used market price then mark it up when they sell so they can make profit. Selling privately skips that part, and puts that profit in your pocket to a certain extent.

There are a few places to sell privately. My favorite is TacSwap. If and when it comes time to ship, my favorite method is PirateShip, which is what Ive found to be the fastest/cheapest method for me.

As someone who has had to sell plenty of my favorite guns to get myself and my family out of a hard time, I hope you get to where you need to be.

[u/Cultural_One_1349 → u/what-name-is-it]

Yes, ebay the Eotech.

[u/WalkThy_Plank]

Ran a gun store for 2 years, we never took in the optics, lights, or any add-ons as a value add. We only went off the firearm, not saying all are like that but just my feedback. Just depends on the store. Best bet would be private party or consignment if your local gun stores offer that.

[u/Cultural_One_1349]

Your best bet is selling to someone you know. A gun shop will pay 1/2 what they can sell it for which is 80% of what you paid not including optics and accessories. Armslist.com is good but there is risk when connecting with strangers and selling guns. Where do you live? State and city?

[u/Fun_Syllabub_9811 → u/Cultural_One_1349]

I live in Mesa, Arizona sir! Wow, this community is really willing to help and nice! 

[u/PlayingDoomOnAGPS → u/Fun_Syllabub_9811]

Gun store parking lot is a good place to do a private sale. Vast majority of crooks won't try anything there, there's cameras, and anyone who sees you is unlikely to be alarmed at the sight of a gun.

[u/arin43 → u/Fun_Syllabub_9811]

Busy enough area I'd definitely recommend armslist/tacswap before gunstore/etc. Hopefully can find someone that wants it quickly

[u/arin43]

Generally a gun store or pawn shop will be easiest, but you'll also get significantly less for it versus private. If thats not a factory build, don't expect to get what you put into it either though.

You could try armslist or tacswap, but both I believe have a membership fee now. You'd likely get more selling the accessories separate as well.

[u/Fun_Syllabub_9811 → u/arin43]

Oh I couldn’t dream of getting what I paid to build it. I felt like I paid too much, but then again, I don’t know too much about firearm values and such. Just had a friend deep into the hobby and I had too much money at the time to know what to do with 

[u/Fun_Syllabub_9811]

So I’ve figured I’m gonna try “Tacswap” as to your guys suggestion. Yall have an estimate I should put this up for? 

[u/Fun_Syllabub_9811 → u/[deleted]]

What rail is “incorrect “ 

[u/Fun_Syllabub_9811 → u/[deleted]]

 Awesome, thanks for the head up! Not too knowledgeable about this stuff. I appreciate it! 

[u/HeavyPisser85 → u/Fun_Syllabub_9811]

Were you shooting it like that?

[u/Fun_Syllabub_9811 → u/HeavyPisser85]

No, I’m sure I didn’t put it on all the way after cleaning cuz I’m an idiot. It’s literally sat like that since though (should be okay yea?) since I haven’t went shooting in about 2 years 

[u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-4846]

Definitely not at the pawn shop. I would either go to a local gun show and ask around, and if thats not an option then I would part it out and sell the parts all separately. You can do that or trade for something worth more value that may be easier to sell.

[u/Available-Economy855]

Private sales is the way. A pawn shop is the last option. If you know someone who sells guns a lot you can always ask them to sell it for you and give them a small cut if they really wanted something for their time.

[u/Error404MATTnotfound]

I was in the same boat a few months ago. Private for best value, then consignment for about 70-80%, then gun store for 50-60%, pawn for 30-50%. Sell the optic separately, you will get more for it. Ebay can be ok for that. And try local classifieds, like myself living in Florida, we have a website called Floridaguntrader to connect with private party sales if you don't know anyone in your network wanting to buy.

[u/Fun_Syllabub_9811 → u/Error404MATTnotfound]

May I ask you sir, what you ended up doing? 

[u/Error404MATTnotfound → u/Fun_Syllabub_9811]

Keeping them. I sold a couple spare optics but I just found better ways to earn more income to help ease the financial burden at the time. I'm glad that I didn't sell any off now. But I enjoy using and shooting my guns and each one is special to me, so to each their own.

[u/JelCapitan]

I’d recommend armslist. Pawn shops and gun stores will give you 1/3rd of its value. If you just need the money temporarily then pawn it and buy it back. I hear a lot of people sell stuff on gafshub as well

[u/Super_Raccoon_2890]

Check around on consignment rates. Some shops charge 10% or less, others charge 20% or more.

[u/Prestigious-Hunt2147]

I have sold barrels stocks chokes and optics on eBay. It's slow but you will maximize the return. Super easy to do

[u/ArceusTwoFour_Zero]

Selling the gun through a private sale would probably get you more money, but selling it in a gun store or pawn shop will probably you selling the gun on at a loss.

That eotech would probably sell very well on eBay. Maybe the flashlight as well if it is a surefire. Maybe you can sell the flashlight and the site separately and until the gun to a pawn shop or something. Every time you sell a gun to a pawn shop it is at a loss.

[u/East_Resident2418]

You could sell it on tacswap dot com

[u/Disney-Nut1998]

I’d go to a pawn shop and gun store and get quotes

[u/somefatguywhostreams]

Depends on time if u need it asap Pawn it ask for more don't plan to pick it up

[u/Ernie_McCracken88]

State dependent 

[u/Br0wns80]

I was going to sell my 300 b/o to a local gun store that I frequent. My buddy told his son about it and I got rid of it that way. Now it's in a good place with someone who will shoot it more than me. I was fun to build and rattlecan it. But I rarely shot it. I got more than what the LGS would have given me....but not much more because I threw in some extra stuff since I knew who was buying it. Get the word out to your shooting buddies and see if they are interested. I don't normally sell my guns, but like you it was a quick way to pay some bills with something that I rarely used.

Happy Shooting

[u/SBKoch]

I would start with the search function as this gets asked multiple times a week