Need help with selling price for components

[1911Luvr]

A friend of mine has fallen on some hard times and asked me to help him sell some of his reloading components that have been sitting around. I am not sure what I should tell him to ask for it so I'm hoping someone can help.

He has about 1000 unfired but primed .308 brass cases with an IVI head stamp on them. They look like this:
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He also has a large quantity of once-fired Lake City .308 Match brass that has been cleaned only. They look like this:
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Can anyone please help give me a cost value per case?

Thanks!

[MrElectric03]

.308 brass can go from $0.12 to $0.20 per case for range brass. Being cleaned really isn't a selling point, most guys will clean it again anyway.

As for the primed stuff, it will be difficult to sell. I won't buy primed brass. No way of knowing if it's been stored correctly. I could load a hundred of them then find out the primers are no good and I'll have a hundred bullets to pull. Technically you can't ship them either without paying a hazmat fee, just like new primers.

[liber]

You can search yourself in the Private Reloading Sales, inside this forum, to find out yourself.

Here's one selling 308 LC Match for $0.25/ea, been listing it for a couple weeks.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1170892&highlight=308+brass

Here's one with cleaned and primed brass, mixed headstamp but ready to go...he's been listing it for close to a month at this price.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1169360&highlight=308+brass

[liber]

Can anyone tell us what the ribs are for at the base of the case?

Is that for belted ammo ?

[Divernhunter]

Primed brass CAN be shipped without a haz-mat.
That is the weird part of the rules. Primers by themselves require a haz-mat. Primed brass do not. Try to figure that one out. The pencil pushers out did themselves on that.

[bazineta]

Can anyone tell us what the ribs are for at the base of the case?

The ribs or knurling typically indicate an M852 Match round; the 20-round boxes were usually labelled 'not for combat use' and had a Sierra HPBT bullet. The knurling will be in a different place depending on the vintage of manufacture.

There was a JAG memorandum in 1990 that basically said that it didn't matter that it was a HPBT bullet, and it was fine to shoot the enemies of our nation with 'em.

[liber]

The ribs or knurling typically indicate an M852 Match round; the 20-round boxes were usually labelled 'not for combat use' and had a Sierra HPBT bullet. The knurling will be in a different place depending on the vintage of manufacture.

There was a JAG memorandum in 1990 that basically said that it didn't matter that it was a HPBT bullet, and it was fine to shoot the enemies of our nation with 'em.

Thank you for explaining that!

[MrElectric03]

Primed brass CAN be shipped without a haz-mat.
That is the weird part of the rules. Primers by themselves require a haz-mat. Primed brass do not. Try to figure that one out. The pencil pushers out did themselves on that.

I smell a new bill being drawn up for proposal

[stilly]

The ribs or knurling typically indicate an M852 Match round; the 20-round boxes were usually labelled 'not for combat use' and had a Sierra HPBT bullet. The knurling will be in a different place depending on the vintage of manufacture.

There was a JAG memorandum in 1990 that basically said that it didn't matter that it was a HPBT bullet, and it was fine to shoot the enemies of our nation with 'em.

Are you SURE that it is not to prevent bullet setback?

I smell a new bill being drawn up for proposal

Yes and with the idiots in the CA government it will probably be closer to something like: 30 CAL primed cases will need to be shipped without the primers unless you have primed bullets too. If your bullets are primed and you have .30 cal cases then you must be required to pay shipping on the entire case. if you have one metric ton of lead it will require a hazmat label to ship but if you are shipping only 1/4 metric ton then you will be required to include your own warning label and ship it in a box that is DOUBLE WALLED to prevent leadation exposure to the carriers. Oh and no more shipping of metric tons of lead through the post office that is illegal and it must go through private carrier. Also if you have 50 or more primers that you are shipping, you must purchase a hazmat certificate and complete a hazmat safety class so the state knows you know how to handle lead safely. All primers must now be shipped in graphite coated packing peanuts to reduce friction and static buildup. You must also coat them all with oil to prevent oxidation and buildup of contaminates that could make them explode upon opening the box.

There. Ready for the final draft...