What am I doing wrong? - AR listing in Marketplace

[elSquid]

This usually boils down to one of three things:

1) Price
2) Price
3) Price

One other thing to consider as well is price. Sometimes price is also a factor. And occasionally the amount of money being asked for an item plays into it as well.

But seriously, lots of people keep a close eye on the marketplace. Anything that is a stone cold steal will sell in five minutes or less. Bargains will sell in less than a day. Fairly priced items will sell,but it may take a while.

If no one is seriously interested over an extended period of time...well, the market has spoken.

-- Michael

[gn3hz3ku1*]

take the lower off.. just clean the upper? it's not a firearm then right?

[Theseus]

take the lower off.. just clean the upper? it's not a firearm then right?

The law prohibits possession of receivers. Yeah, I thought that at first too. Ha.

[Omega13device]

Most people selling stuff on calguns are trying to make all their money back, which is why you see stuff sit there for months. It's simply priced too high if it's not selling. If you want to sell something fast, lower the price. Drop it $25 every day and it will sell.

[gn3hz3ku1*]

The law prohibits possession of receivers. Yeah, I thought that at first too. Ha.

even the upper? thats just a piece of metal when it's not on the lower though right?

teach the wife how to clean?

[slappomatt]

you are outlawed from owning an upper receiver? I didn't know that was possible.

[jbooker9]

The same style rifle even nicer could be built new for less. You have a bunch of different parts thrown together and none are top shelf. If you realy wanted to sell it fast you would have priced it at $750 and not posted in the riflemans forum wondering why it hasn't sold.

[stix213]

If it were $50 it would be bought in a second. Find the place between $50 and your $950 price that gets it sold in a reasonable amount of time. All there is to it

[Theseus]

Yeah, I did have it priced at $750 for about a month. . . Since no bites I presumed that it had little to do with the pricing. At anything lower than $750 I would rather give it to a friend than sell it.

[dfletcher]

Well here's my take & maybe a touch of revision ......

CA Legal AR-15. Quality Parts. Reliable Shooter. Properly Assembled with Bullet Button installed.

Here's a partial listing of what you'll get with this rifle.

• Lauer LCW-15 5.56/.223 Lower
• Henderson Defense A3 Flat top Upper
• MattP 16" Carbine M4 Barrel
• BCM 6 position Stock
• Rock River Arms matte black BCG
• DPMS upper and lower parts
• YHM Specter length free-float rail & low profile gas block
• 3 10/30 magazines riveted
• 1 10 round magazine
• CA legal Compensator

Other minor parts are all from quality makers and properly installed. I've put fewer than 500 rounds through the gun and know it is reliable and accurate.

A few cosmetic use marks, barely noticeable and easily correctable. I am asking $XXX and motivated to sell. If you DIDN'T buy during the high priced Obama scare now's the time to get that great deal.

PM me if interested - high quality "done right" rifle at a excellent price. Why pay for gun store profit when you can buy direct for less $$$. Am in SoCal & will travel to do transfer.


FWIW, dumped the part about you buying in '08 - that translates into you paying too much. Dumped the optics - if you bought crap optics how do we know some other stuff isn't crap? Same thing & reason with the assembly marks. Marks is marks. Your reason for selling, not all that interested other than "I need $$$ now". Made some other changes.

And I have no idea what the price is, so even with the above price is still the biggie.

[Group B]

This usually boils down to one of three things:

1) Price
2) Price
3) Price

One other thing to consider as well is price. Sometimes price is also a factor. And occasionally the amount of money being asked for an item plays into it as well.

Best post ev4r

[faterikcartman]

I would think you haven't hit the price the market will bear.

[slomofo]

Honest opinion? There's nothing special at all about your rifle and your asking price is on par with some really sweet rifles. With an asking price that high, I'd be weary of offering an honest and fair price in fear of offending you or being labelled a lowballer. I could piece together that very weapon for $600 or less in under a two weeks, especially since you have no optics or iron sights. Most CaliforniAR owners put together their own rifles and understand that your asking price is way more than the cost of assemlbling a similar rifle.

If I were in the market for an AR, I'd offer $650 if it were in pristine condition.

[Rob454]

Personally i would wait until the next gun scare and clean up. We all know it is gonna happen. I put a price on my guns and then that's it. If someone wants to make a offer great if not that's fine also. I don't do countless bumps and price drops. IMO price drops make you seem desperate especially if you are dropping from a i paid 1500 for this rifle its a steal at 1100 and then bump price drop 1000 bump price drop 900 come on guys buy this rifle. Then you are really gonna start getting low balled. To anyone who in a for sale post IF you are doing countless bumps and getting no action or offers YOUR PRICE IS TOO HIGH compared to what the market will bear. And yes I've been in that position but ah well. The difference is how desperate are you to sell vs how long can you hold off selling. If you need to sell then look around ask other members who did sell a similar rifle what it went for. The other thing I wish people did is leave the damn price up that the gun sold for. it will help people get a idea of what a specific gun should go for.

Personally unless I can get a decent amount of money to purchase something to replace it I rather not sell. i dontmind selling at a slight loss but im not gonna give it away. If you dont mind saving tax and 10% off the price of a new gun the go buy it new and have a good day. Used guns are not really used. Most of the guns sold on here have either a liar low round count or a true low round count. As soon as you see the gun you can tell which is which.I had a member offer me 400$ for a Saiga 12 (that i was selling for 640 with a extra mag) that i fired literally 50 rounds though it. because it was USED he expected me to drop 240$ off my price. yeah youre high buddy. I just laughed at him and politely PMed him back with a no thank you have fun buying a cali legal model from someone else for less. Sure there will be somone selling for less than i will and thats ok too. Wether I sell the Saiga or not is inconsequential to me. you will not see countless bumps on my posts. you may see a SPF Sold or negotiating with xyz.


All my guns are in prefect condition practically BNIB. The difference is i don't care if my guns sell or not cause i just save the money to buy my next rifle and I rarely use one gun sale to fund another project. i just have a gun fund and I put money in it whenever I can. When it gets to whatever amount I need to buy ammo or a gun or accessories then I go buy them. it has worked well for me and it has never gotten me in a CC trouble or overspending on gun stuff. ive gone without a AR for 2 years or so. i didnt wanna spend 1200 for a base AR back when they were high priced. i built one for 750$. probably could of done it for 650 if I took my time buying the parts. Either way right now its not the time to sell guns for high prices. Unless you found a uneducated person that's about the only way I can see getting a high price for a gun. Problem is you are trying to sell a gun on a gun forum where people know the prices of guns and you have a lot of competition. 90% of the guns Ive sold have not been on the internet. I've sold guns word of mouth. And yes I got my price for them. And yes ive sold them all legally. Try some other venues besides cal guns.

[Rukus]

IMO buyers can smell desperation. Like everyone has said, the market is just too inundated with deals to support overpriced used items. Couple those two facts together and nobody will want to pay "Obama-scare" prices on anything less than top tier product.