Should I Sell, Trade or Keep?

[OriginalDuplicate]

I currently have an XD .40. I find that every time I go out and shoot it I find something else I don't like about it. My wife just went out and shot her M&P 9mm last week and loves it. I do too, I find the M&P much more comfortable to shoot. I'm tempted to get rid of my XD and find myself an M&P.

SELL: Should I sell my XD .40? I have never sold any of my guns before so I'm not sure how I come up with a price or selling point. It's an OD XD .40 MAYBE 500 rounds through it. I have an extra mag, 3 in total. Right now, I don't have the holster, mag loader and mag holder that came with it but I'm sure I can find them.

TRADE: Would an XD .40 be an even trade for a 9mm M&P? It's the only .40 I have so I could trade it with all my .40 ammo to help out any difference.

KEEP: My XD was my first handgun purchase. It has a little sentimental value to it, but not too much. I like the idea of a large gun collection and have kept all the firearms handed down from my grandfather and father. Should I just keep it for sh*ts and giggles and just buy an M&P?

Any and All advice is welcome.

[Ubermcoupe]

Find the accessories and sell it as a package or since you like the MP, put out a WTT (Want to Trade) for an MP and maybe you’ll get lucky.
Why keep something you don't like?
Best of luck

[X231]

If it was mine I'd dump it.. in fact I'm doing that very thing this week with a Glock 19. Many love the Glock 19 and I've tried to but it's just not there for me. Like you every time I shoot it I find something else about it that I don't like. It may be a great gun but it's not for me. If you like the M&P by all means get one.
I think it may be a simpler process to sell the XD and buy a M&P. Do some research to find out what both guns are worth and decide what kind of deal you'd be comfortable with and list it here and see what happens.

[Oldnoob]

Keep or trade. Never sell.

[Fishslayer]

Why keep something you don't like?
Best of luck

I always was a "KEEP IT!" kind of guy, but recently just couldn't warm up to an old FEG Mauser that I bought on impulse. Put it on consignment & got something I wanted.

XDs are very popular. I'd lurk on the WTS/WTT board & find somebody that had what I wanted & try to work a trade.

[PandaLuv]

I would trade the XD40 for xd9, I have a feeling it's not the gun that you don't like, it's more the caliber. To me, I don't like either the XD nor th m&p, but I do like the trigger on XDs way more, but m&p have better grip since they are angle more like 1911s.


Try to shooting xD9, and see if you like it, if not, get the m&p9.

[cmace22]

I sell everything I dont like. I had an XD and it got sold. Post a WTT/WTS ad and see what happens.

[OneShotJohnny]

I too hate the xd i had a 9mm, sold the sucker bought a glock 17 3rd gen couldnt be happier.

[bsg]

sentimentality aside, guns that i regretted selling the most... were guns that i liked when i sold them.

[Lead Waster]

Ask your wife if she will trade with you! LOL!

But no real reason to keep a gun you don't like. The only gun I have like that is my Gen2 Glock 21. It's grip is too big, but since i've last shot it, I've learned a few things about grip and stance and etc, etc, etc, so I'll give it another chance. Maybe your XD-40 is like that!

[smittty]

That color XD is pretty nice looking. I don't think you'll have any trouble selling it.

It sort of makes sense that you and your wife have guns that accept the same mags.

[cebuvfr]

I'd trade it to one that I like.

[Scandivious]

See if you can trade first. If not sell it.

[johnthomas]

This goes to prove a philosophy my dad taught me. If we all liked the same thing, we would all be trying to marry the same woman, what a mess that would be, lol.
I agree that if you don't like your gun, put it up for trade, don't buy anything else for the gun, if it isn't a fair trade, add a few bucks and let the new owner buy what they want.

[toby77]

Why keep anything you have no use for, try to trade it first. Maybe after you just don't like the caliber.