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  • OmegaTrader
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2014
    • 575

    Cerakoting...

    Does Cerakoting increase or decrease the resale value of a gun?

    I'm contemplating to cerakote some of my firearms. However, I don't know it may hurt the resale value due to the fact that cerakoting is very individualized, meaning that whatever I like doesn't necessarily translate to the best color combination/selection from the buyer's view.

    What do you guys think?
    Last edited by OmegaTrader; 10-02-2015, 5:28 PM.
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    phantomx48
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2013
    • 525

    My advice would be to cerakote a gun you don't plan on selling in the future. After all, the whole reason is to make a gun unique. . .to make it yours, so doing it on a gun you are not sure you are keeping, is not a good idea. It will definitely hurt resale value, although it can vary wildly depending on what you do to it (color choice, two tone, patterns, who does the job, etc.)

    For me, I had a polymer gun that I knew I would own for a very long time, and had a very unique, custom cerakote done on it. I know someone out there might love it as much as me, and might even pay extra for it, but odds are that 99% of buyers will see it as a blemish and try to haggle me down on it. But that is ok because it is one of my favorite guns, and even a few months after having it done, I still get a smile pulling it out of the safe, and I will probably never sell it.
    Last edited by phantomx48; 10-02-2015, 5:30 PM.

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    • #3
      rm1911
      Veteran Member
      • Jan 2013
      • 4073

      The answer is yes. And no. Value is subjective. Some people might not like it. Some might. Obviously lots of people like cerakoted guns because a lot of guns are cerakoted. But not everyone likes it. If someone likes it and wants the gun they might pay extra for it. Or they might not. So the answer is yes. And no. And maybe.

      If you really worry about resale value of a gun then never shoot it. But please remember guns aren't an investment. They are a good that has utility. They won't go up in value. They will have the same utility as long as you care for them.

      As for price...if you really want to sell it, the price will fall. If someone really wants to buy it, the price will be higher. The value, the utility, will not change.
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      • #4
        deckhandmike
        Calguns Addict
        • Jan 2011
        • 8322

        Depends on the gun. Colt revolver nope. Glock, the fanboys love it.

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        • #5
          Barang
          CGN Contributor
          • Aug 2013
          • 11335

          Cerakote what you are keeping for sure but not the ones going for sale in the future.

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          • #6
            AreWeFree
            Veteran Member
            • Jan 2013
            • 4558

            Decreases in all instances.

            You spent $x dollars, and added $0 value, therefore it decreased.

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