kyska Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Rule of thumb to take a third off the retail price of a good condition rifle. I have a brand new, 10 shots fired .22lr, thumbhole laminate, heavy barrel CZ I'm thinking of shifting. Would the same rule apply? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Personally I think a 3rd is too much, but that's just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les*1066 Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I would start at 10% and go from there. You can always come down, but you can't go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 20% vat off for a start than should be fair enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 If its mint or close to that then I would just undercut the shop prices by a little. So say if I sold my browning 525 which cost £1337 I'd think £1200 would be a bargain as its this years model and mint. Mind you I did get £100 cash back. But people will pay what they will pay. I'm looking for a Remington 870 wingmaster and because they are like Hens teeth I'd probably pay over the odds. Supply and demand I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 20% vat off for a start than should be fair enough The VAT is a big one. If you hand over 1200 for a gun, the gun itself only cost 1000. Take a hundred off this and you'd be about right. I got stung badly once with the only new gun I have ever bought and vat did the biggest damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennym Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 it also depends how much you paid they can be had £cheep but some retailers want £600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 (edited) For me a seller in this situation needs to knock the drat VAT off plus a bit more otherwise go for a new gun. If you're selling a more expensive gun then knock a lot less off. Edited June 7, 2015 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett1985 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 total matter of personal choice really... if i paid £1200 for a gun and had only put a box of carts through it i would list it for maybe £1050 ono and be prepared to drop a little. if its as new, with little use and isnt very old then i dont even see why you would think of dropping more than the VAT off. similarly, if i was looking for a gun that was £1200 new, and found a 2 month old, lightly used one for £1050 i'd probably try and get £50 knocked off and be happy that i got it for £200 under the retail. so... in my opinion, i would just drop off the VAT on your gun kyska, and offer it up at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 I guess a lot will depend upon whether the guarantee/warranty is transferable to a second owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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