gun selling question

[Rob454]

Ok say you want to buy a pistol

Does it make a difference in price if it comes with a factory case?
Does it make a difference if it comes with a aftermarket case?
does it make a difference if it comes with no case?
Do you even care if it has a case or not?

[sephy]

I honestly could care less about what kind of case it is, so long as it has something to put it in.

[Uriah02]

depends on the condition of the weapon (vintage or newish).

[joepamjohn]

It makes a difference what the gun is first off. If it is a high end collectible like a 1st. or 2nd. Gen. Colt SAA, then the original box can add 40% to the value of the gun.

I have spent $500.00 for a correct cardboard box for a mint 2nd. Gen. SAA. That box added over $1000.00 to the value of the gun when put together.

[dustoff31]

Ok say you want to buy a pistol

Does it make a difference in price if it comes with a factory case?
Does it make a difference if it comes with a aftermarket case?
does it make a difference if it comes with no case?
Do you even care if it has a case or not?

It may not make much of a difference now, but if it were to become a collector's item in the future it would be more desirable with the original factory case/box, than with an aftermarket case, or no case.

[Rob454]

Ok the gun in question is a taurus 357 magnum. I think they only came in cadboard boxes.

[joepamjohn]

It may not make much of a difference now, but if it were to become a collector's item in the future it would be more desirable with the original factory case/box, than with an aftermarket case, or no case.

ROB454 wrote: Ok the gun in question is a taurus 357 magnum. I think they only came in cadboard boxes.
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A Glock, Sig, or Taurus are never going to be collectibles like the "handmade" old Colt's, Smith's, and Browning's of yesteryear. So the boxes won't affect value as much as with the older guns.

Any time you can save the original boxes and paperwork certainly won't hurt you at resale though. A Glock 17 is worth about the same, plastic box, or no plastic box for example.

[Gio]

Me personally I like to receive the box that the said pistol came in form the factory. I like getting the test cartridges too, and any and all info/manuals that came with it from the factory. But that is me, I am a bit anal about those kinds of things. I do however think that the price would not change if there was a missing box and what not.

-Gio

[Vin496]

I personally think if someone is going to charge the current going rate for a gun, it should come with everything it came with. If it doesn't it should be sold for less.

I keep all the paperwork and boxes of all my handguns, I never understood guys with a 1 year old gun and don't have the box or manual anymore.

[for2nato]

i dont think that the box on a newer gun would make much of a difference. on a classic or curio then yes it would. but i agree with above. how can you not have the box for a gun thats only a year old. especially since most newer handguns come in plastic carry cases. i dont keep any of my handguns in the original cases. but i still have them all. all but my 1889 s&w 38 wheel gun. grampa got rid of that a long time ago.