Need info and value of Sears/JC Higgins slugs

[Guest Littlefisherg]

I came across these sears roebuck and co. / JC Higgins .410 cardboard slugs. There are 4 full boxes and 2 loose shells leaving me with 22 of 25. They are Xtra-Range Sportloads. "Rifled slugs". It is a yellow box with the blue flying goose. Can anybody tell me what they're worth as a whole, or just the box. I wasn't sure if the shells were worth anything or not. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!! Gabe

[Guest Littlefisherg]

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[LI0NSFAN]

I buy old hunting/gun stuff to put up in my shop on a fairly regular basis and if it is the box I think it is I have never seen it in 410 in person, only on ebay. I have a 12ga box with shells that I bought for $50 in good shape. I have seen the 12ga for sale at $150+ but they usually are for sale until the price drops to $70 or less. Based on the box having that burn mark I think you should still be able to get $20-$30. Having it full will get you more for it but the shipping is expensive so a FTF is probably the best. Edited November 24, 2012 by Lions Fan

[Guest Littlefisherg]

Thanks for the info lions fan. So what would you estimate it to be worth with the box and 22 shells I do have? Are the shells valuable in themselves?

[LI0NSFAN]

The shells don't have much value, if any. The only way they are worth anything is if you have all 5 inner boxes and all 25 shells. To me 22 shells don't add much value to the box maybe 5-6 dollars. If I were selling it I would just sell the outer box for about $25 and each of the inner boxes for $3-$5 and keep or give away the shells. Shipping on the boxes would total about $2-$4 through the USPS. If you tried to sell the shells with the box you might get a total of $35 and if it is not local it is going to cost about $10 to ship through UPS.