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  • tombinghamthegreat
    Veteran Member
    • May 2007
    • 2785

    Should I sell my semiautomatic rifle?

    I have a RAA saiga sporter 7.62x39 (wood body featureless cal legal build) and I have noticed the value of it to have gone up. Even saw a post someone selling theirs for 1700 dollars with just a few 10 round mags included. Should I sell mine and could I get that much? I have a bunch of extras to go along with it
    "Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense." Ron Paul
    "The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite." - Thomas Jefferson
    Originally posted by forumguy
    The same way they enforce all the rest of the BS laws. Only criminals are exempt, while the honest obey.
    Originally posted by bwiese
    Sometimes I think the function of Calguns is half to refute bad info from gunshops and half to refute bad info from DOJ.
  • #2
    guitar-nut
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2010
    • 694

    Nah, those are practically worthless. Total rubbish. I'll do you a favor and take it off your hands for $100

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    • #3
      0351USMC
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2011
      • 2262

      $550-650

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      • #4
        warbird
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2010
        • 2049

        whatever you sell it for you will probably not be able to buy it back for that price within five years. There is a buying frenzy and everything is going to go up for a while and might even stay there if stupid restrictive laws go into effect that are worse than proposed now. I have weapons i could turn three times the money on but what do i replace them with that is not going to cost me an arm and a leg or will be as good? ask yourself that question.

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        • #5
          desertjosh
          Calguns Addict
          • May 2011
          • 5749

          It depends on how satisfied you are with the rest of your collection. If you have another weapon that serves kind of the same purpose and you need/really want the money then ok IMO.
          Welcome to OT, where hypocrisy is King, outrage is Queen and the Kingdom is on the shores of the Denial River.

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          • #6
            SilverTauron
            Calguns Addict
            • Jan 2012
            • 5699

            Originally posted by tombinghamthegreat
            I have a RAA saiga sporter 7.62x39 (wood body featureless cal legal build) and I have noticed the value of it to have gone up. Even saw a post someone selling theirs for 1700 dollars with just a few 10 round mags included. Should I sell mine and could I get that much? I have a bunch of extras to go along with it
            No.

            For one, don't listen to the posts you see of people offering prices of $1000 plus on used guns. In order to have a sale you need an interested buyer first, because if no one wants a Saiga Sporter it won't matter what your price is.

            If you're going to sell a gun, do so to get another weapon that fits your needs better. If you sell a gun for money the gun will be gone, and in our decrepit economy the money won't last either.
            The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be.
            The more subsidies you have, the less self reliant people will be.
            -Lao-Tzu, Tau Te Ching. 479 BCE

            The 1911 may have been in wars for 100 years, but Masetro Bartolomeo Beretta was arming the world 400 years before John Browning was ever a wet dream.

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            • #7
              tombinghamthegreat
              Veteran Member
              • May 2007
              • 2785

              its a tough call. I am in the process of rebuilding my collection. I really like it. Its accurate at 100 yards, has a bullet guide along with parts so when ready to make it 922r complaint I can. Ammo was cheap before the panic buys and I considered to be one of my favorite guns. But I could use the money and if someone wants to spend 1800 dollars on my stuff i have it would be hard to say no. though i would end up spending the money on buying another gun lol
              "Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense." Ron Paul
              "The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite." - Thomas Jefferson
              Originally posted by forumguy
              The same way they enforce all the rest of the BS laws. Only criminals are exempt, while the honest obey.
              Originally posted by bwiese
              Sometimes I think the function of Calguns is half to refute bad info from gunshops and half to refute bad info from DOJ.

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              • #8
                !@#$
                Senior Member
                • Nov 2006
                • 2460

                you could get $700-800 for it now. when they bring the AW ban bill you could get more.

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                • #9
                  ClarenceBoddicker
                  Veteran Member
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 2783

                  If you are going to see to profit, wait until prices go crazy when the AWB 2.0 bills are being debated in Congress. Follow selling prices on GunBroker to see how they are trending.

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                  • #10
                    GW
                    I need a LIFE!!
                    • May 2004
                    • 16078

                    If you like it-- Why would you sell it?
                    I suppose there is a good chance that you might be able to pick up another one later for a reasonable price but even if you can, it may not be as good as the one you own now.

                    If you are on hard times then do what ya gotta do but if not,KEEP IT!
                    sigpicNRA Benefactor Member

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                    • #11
                      GW
                      I need a LIFE!!
                      • May 2004
                      • 16078

                      If you like it-- Why would you sell it?
                      I suppose there is a good chance that you might be able to pick up another one later for a reasonable price but even if you can, it may not be as good as the one you own now.

                      If you are on hard times then do what ya gotta do but if not,KEEP IT!
                      sigpicNRA Benefactor Member

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                      • #12
                        Supertac916
                        Senior Member
                        • Feb 2012
                        • 2423

                        I was 19 years old when the CA ban came into affect. Had a few rifles that I had saved up and bought. I have no regrets keeping them and wish I could have bought more back then. No silly bullet buttons or having to hide 30 rd mags is nice. Although I have some of the silly ones too Personally, if you don't need the money to eat, put a roof over your head, and you like the gun, I'd keep it.

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                        • #13
                          Whatisthis?
                          Senior Member
                          • Mar 2010
                          • 1820

                          IMO, what GW and SuperTac said sums up my thoughts.

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