Pawn shops, gun shops, gun collectors, gun industry professionals and most of the major insurance companies all rely on this valuable resource to accurately determine used gun values when buying or selling firearms.
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Used Gun Values
Factors for determining antique firearm values and gun prices of newer models are covered including demand, rarity, and condition. Too, the download explains common gun condition grading systems from Factory New to Poor. Also includes a bonus chapter on how to protect your gun collection with a proven record-keeping system so your treasures maintain their value when passed down to future generations.
We’ve all been there. Somehow, we acquire a handgun, rifle or shotgun that eventually just becomes a safe queen. It could have been (as in my experience) a pistol that I thought would be just the ticket for concealed carry/hunting/steel targets/etc. Yet somehow, after owning the gun a while, I decided that maybe I acted a bit hastily and perhaps it ought to become someone else’s prized possession. This has happened with several pistols. My sons tease me and place bets about how long I’ll hold on to any new or used gun I buy. For that reason, I have to be familiar with used gun values since I do tend to sell and trade a lot. Hopefully this article will help you to be able to determine used gun values without getting too frustrated.
The second reason you may want to know how much your used gun is worth concerns inheriting a gun. What about that old (fill-in-the-blank-gun) that you inherited from your Uncle Al after he passed on? You weren’t too kicked in the head at the time about assuming ownership of said firearm but it went home with you nonetheless. It could be a gun that needs some work, is obsolete and ammo is impossible to find for it, or it is something that you just have no interest in owning. Maybe someone else might be able to make better use of it.
Granted, these scenarios may be a long shot, but any of them could happen. (I know two guys who actually won guns at fund-raiser dinners and didn’t keep them). The gist of it is, for some reason you have a gun you don’t want or need and so you want to get rid of it. How do you do that? First things first – how much is your used gun worth? You can’t sell it if you don’t know its value. After you have an accurate range of your gun’s values in hand then you can decide to sell it outright or trade it.
Let’s take a quick look at the difference between selling and trading your gun and how that may affect the gun’s value. (I worked in retail for many years in addition to years spent as a teacher. I sold, of all things, pianos and organs for a large Midwestern retail store for several years. I learned quickly, from the behind-the-sales-desk standpoint, about how values are affected depending on whether the customer is talking trade or outright purchase). The gun market works pretty much the same way as the one I was used to, so let’s look at it in a little detail.
A better option may be to sell your used gun outright to a third party or even a gun shop. You definitely need to know used gun values in order to do this. You may not get as much as was offered to you on trade, but you will be getting cash-in-hand a number closer to the gun’s true value. In most cases, you are better off to sell your gun on the open market than to trade it.
Gun Broker is an auction site. You are directed, up front, to choose from the Handgun, Rifle or Shotgun categories. Once in your preferred area, you are prompted to fill in another search box or you may choose from what they call “Popular” brands/models. This is a very comprehensive site – they don’t only sell guns. Click here for a listing of all the categories they have. Prices listed are what people are hoping to get for their gun. Like just about any other auction, there’s a starting bid price and in some cases a reserve price. A “Buy Now Available” line tells you if you can just cut to the chase and order the gun at that price. I was rather enthralled when I perused the “Curio & Relic” category and saw all the WWII Lugers, Walthers and Tokarevs for sale. That’s just one of many categories they list. Check this site out – it makes for some good reading, even if you’re not buying or selling a gun!
The one hard and fast rule is something I stated above – used means just that, used. Do not try to price it like a new gun. We have a local online sales forum that lists all types of stuff, guns being just one of the categories. I am constantly in amazement at the folks who are trying to sell their used gun at a new price. Please be aware that (unless you have something REALLY special or rare), you will in all likelihood not get anything close to what you paid for it back out of it. The sooner you realize that, the sooner you sell your gun-period.
If you follow these tips, I can’t guarantee that you’ll sell your used gun quickly, but your odds are increased. Remember a couple of things that you will always do when you compose your ad – first, read it out loud and make sure ALL info is correct, right down to the price and your phone number. Secondly, pretend that you are the prospective buyer reading your ad. Put yourself in his or her shoes. Is the ad written in a professional manner with correct spelling, punctuation and grammar? If you don’t do these things correctly, many people will stop reading at the first example of wrong usage and move to the next ad.
Follow these steps and you should generate some interest in selling your gun. Before you write any ad, though, you need to know how much your used gun is worth – what its value is. Hopefully you will have an idea of some places to look now that can help you with that. Good luck, and happy selling!
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The phytoavailability of heavy metals in soils is important for both food safety and environmental management. Hence soil metal phytoavailability threshold values need to be established based on a firm scientific basis. In this study, optimal Cd phytoavailability threshold values, were determined for bean, rice and sesame cultivated in 100 soils varying widely in soil chemical characteristics by comparing the soil Cd phytoavailability obtained using three commonly used extraction procedures. Subsequently, the transfer functions derived in this study, were used to establish soil Cd phytoavailability threshold value standard limits for each specific crop. In addition, independent experimental data were used to supplement the obtained soil phytoavailable Cd threshold value for rice. Soil phytoavailable Cd concentrations extracted by 1 M NH4NO3, 0.05 M EDTA and Mehlich3 solutions were each more significantly correlated with plant Cd concentrations than total soil Cd concentrations. Thus, the soil Cd phytoavailability threshold values proposed in this study provide a more effective means of ensuring safer agricultural food production. Therefore, it is recommended that current agricultural soil heavy metal management policy; which is based on total concentrations; should be changed to embrace soil metal phytoavailability for safer agricultural food production.
Then there is the unsolved murder of four college students in Moscow, Idaho, in which a knife was used. No one is calling for knives to be banned. Someone intent on murder will find a way to kill no matter how many laws are passed.
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Through these remarks, Bush made clear his desire to put values at the center of the public debate in 2004. The political calculation hardly seems difficult in light of presumed public prejudices. According to national polls, Republicans are preferred to Democrats by a margin of 22 percentage points when it comes to promoting strong moral values (45 percent to 23 percent); it's an advantage that extends to almost all family-related areas, from teaching young people right from wrong (plus 18 points) to promoting personal responsibility (plus 12 points). A sizeable majority (56 percent to 30 percent) opposes legal recognition of gay marriage, although the public is more conflicted over a constitutional amendment.
In making this strategic choice, the president showed the resolve of someone who has taken to heart The Two Americas: Our Current Political Deadlock and How to Break It, and now confidently confronts a political landscape strewn with groups worried about the erosion of our values and threats to the family.
Given the political landscape and opportunity, America might as well prepare now for another culture war, a repeat of the first President Bush's ugly assault on Michael Dukakis and the hapless Democrats of 1988. Then, George Bush Senior posed a relentless set of values choices: "Should public school teachers be required to lead our children in the pledge of allegiance? My opponent says 'no,' and I say 'yes.' Should society be allowed to impose the death penalty on those who commit crimes of extraordinary cruelty and violence? My opponent says 'no,' but I say 'yes.' And should our children have the right to say a voluntary prayer, or even observe a moment of silence in the schools? My opponent says 'no,' but I say 'yes.'" 2ff7e9595c
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