I Think They Are Wrong(Trade Value That Is)

[krunchnik]

So my son had my old Springfield Compact and has been pining for a different pistol,needless to say he went to Guns&Ammo on Summer Avenue and they quoted him $150.00 in a trade value for something else.Heres a picture of the pistol,I think they quoted just a tad bit low,opinions anyone.

Now I do realize that used guns never retrieve a decent price when trading,but I think this was a lowball quote.

Needless to say I traded him a Taurus .22 Mag back for my old .45ACP.

[Chucktshoes]

That was definitely a seriously lowball non-offer. That was an offer that said "I'm not really interested in what you have to trade in, so let me offer you an amount so low that you won't take it."

[Guest bkelm18]

They're just trying to make a profit. That's the main reason I don't do trades at a dealer. You'll rarely get what it's worth.

[Guest mikedwood]

I certainly wouldn't trade with them. That's an insult even if the gun was an airsoft.

[tercel89]

The hell with that guy . That would make a preacher cuss . I know that shops have to make a proffit but damn , that is insulting . I cant believe your son would want to get rid of it anyways . It is a beautifull pistol .

[bigwakes]

Post it on TGO and get at least double, maybe 3x that amount. ###.com is another good TN firearms selling/trading site. Stuff rarely lasts more than a day if priced right. Lots of trading too. Might just get what he is looking for on trade.

[gregintenn]

I don't know....in the photos, it looks like the pistol was buried in a pond, exumed a year later, and dragged into town behind a truck, where it was cleaned with an air grinder and reblued. I hope it's just the lighting. Is that the factory finish? If not, is it badly pitted? If the bore looks like the slide and frame in the pics, I think he made you a very generous offer.

[Erik88]

I will never ever trade in a gun. It's so easy to sell a gun to an individual that I don't see why anyone would ever trade one in.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

My eyes are not good, but it looks fine to me. If it runs solid, ought to be worth a lot more? I don't recall seeing many 1911's in the classified section selling much less than $500?

Chucktshoes probably has it right-- The dealer didn't figure he could move the gun fast enough for whatever reason?

[Guest DELETED]

If it's still for sale I'd like to have a look at it.

[krunchnik]

I don't know....in the photos, it looks like the pistol was buried in a pond, exumed a year later, and dragged into town behind a truck, where it was cleaned with an air grinder and reblued. I hope it's just the lighting. Is that the factory finish? If not, is it badly pitted? If the bore looks like the slide and frame in the pics, I think he made you a very generous offer.

Nope,nothing wrong with the metal,its Alumahyde,the frame was refinished in Teflon by a fellow here in the Memphis area.Nothing mechanically wrong with the pistol.I think the lighting also makes it look funny.The bore is clean without a trace of pitting.

[gregintenn]

I think the lighting also makes it look funny.

I wondered if that wasn't the case. Knowing that, I guess the dealer just chose a poor way to express the fact that he didn't want it. Looks like a fine carry gun.

[krunchnik]

If it's still for sale I'd like to have a look at it.

Naw,my kid released back to me and I will carry it,its a good shooting pistol,I just thought it was a bit weird that the offered price was so low.

[VERO1]

I would break my arm grabbing for my wallet if I saw it at $150. If i were selling it I would want at least $450 for it!

[Guest NashvegasMatt]

thats insulting...

[Links2k]

Those mf'ers always lowball. You can take a $2k pistol in there and they will offer you $250.

[Curiousgb]

And the moral to the story is; don't trade firearms at Guns and A$$ holes. As has been said it is much better to sell it yourself then barter with cash.

[Moped]

Heck, I'd give you at least twice that! And I'd think that's was an insulting offer. I'd never go back there for anything, ever.

[eapking]

G&A is pretty infamous for lowballing people on trade-ins.

[robin48]

Both shops that I have worked at would give 80% of the 80% value listed in the gun "blue book"

Edited February 7, 2011 by robin48
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[luvmyberetta]

If you want to sell it, you'll be better off selling on TGO or to an individual. I bought one like this, but with black grips for $250 at a pawn shop in Knoxville. A few months later I had some emergency bills come up & sold it with a couple of spare mags for $450. A pistol is only worth what a person is willing to give, but I don't think you'll have a problem getting a lot more out of it.

[Guest josh123]

unless your really lucky guns and ammo will always give you ridiculous offers like that...

[Guest TheMikeLurie]

I have to agree with what the others have said... Always better to make a private sale than trade. If he would have sold the gun to them for $150, it would have been in their showcase a few hours later for $400 bucks. That's not turning a profit, that's fleecing people. If you walked into the Bill Goodman gun show or Mid TN Expo with that in your hand, you would get 10 offers of $300 bucks before you landed at the first table.