Gun Boxes...?
- Thread starter MajTom
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If you have the space, keep EVERYTHING... throw nothing away ever. I've been in the military 15yrs... I keep all boxes with all factory foam inserts or whatever for everything. I'm not specifically talking about gun boxes... but EVERYTHING. All computer, stereo, kitchen stuff, tools, TV's, all of it. Makes packing/moving every 2-3 years a piece of cake.
As for gun boxes specifically... it might add a little snap to a prospective buyer to know the previous owner kept and transferred the original box. It makes it easy to ship if you ever sell out of state, etc... Keep'em.
As for gun boxes specifically... it might add a little snap to a prospective buyer to know the previous owner kept and transferred the original box. It makes it easy to ship if you ever sell out of state, etc... Keep'em.
Haha, I guarantee someone will stroll in here and tell you they think it's nuts and they would not spend on single extra dollar on a used gun that has the box over one that doesn't. Those guys might be speaking the truth as it pertains to them, but it's still a load of crap across the board.
It is not at all possible to assess a particular dollar value or even percentage because it is far more important to some guns than to others. But please don't believe anyone who suggests it doesn't matter. On the whole, that is simply untrue.
It is not at all possible to assess a particular dollar value or even percentage because it is far more important to some guns than to others. But please don't believe anyone who suggests it doesn't matter. On the whole, that is simply untrue.
Well, there's this thread:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=548156&highlight=python+box
and this thread:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=542458&highlight=python+box
to answer your question.
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=548156&highlight=python+box
and this thread:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=542458&highlight=python+box
to answer your question.
Remington74
New member
They don't eat, sh*t or drink water, so why not keep them?
As far as not selling any of the guns in the future, that's what I said about 50 years ago, You don't want to know the rest of the story.
Keep the box, it's an extra point on your side of the fence when it comes time to sell, either yourself or your heirs.
As far as not selling any of the guns in the future, that's what I said about 50 years ago, You don't want to know the rest of the story.
Keep the box, it's an extra point on your side of the fence when it comes time to sell, either yourself or your heirs.
g.willikers
New member
I keep original boxes only until the warranty runs out, in case the item needs to be shipped somewhere.
Of course, for some gun manufacturers, that means lifetime.
Unfortunately, living in a high humidity part of the country also means they don't usually last very long.
And bugs love cardboard.
Painting cardboard with clear coat makes them last just about forever, though.
Of course, for some gun manufacturers, that means lifetime.
Unfortunately, living in a high humidity part of the country also means they don't usually last very long.
And bugs love cardboard.
Painting cardboard with clear coat makes them last just about forever, though.
A bit of an extreme example, but when a collector friend of mine passed about 10 years ago, there was a cardboard carton full of old boxes of varying types. One was a pre-war Smith & Wesson revolver box which we sold on eBay for (sitting down?) $1175.00. That's eleven hundred and seventy five dollars.
While that was a bit of an exception, I routinely see boxes being sold for $20.00-30.00 on eBay for run-of-the-mill guns. That should answer your question. Less common types often get sold for upwards of a hundred, depending upon what they are.
While that was a bit of an exception, I routinely see boxes being sold for $20.00-30.00 on eBay for run-of-the-mill guns. That should answer your question. Less common types often get sold for upwards of a hundred, depending upon what they are.
kilimanjaro
New member
For the expense of putting your gun boxes into a larger box and putting them on a shelf somewhere, you're foolish to toss them.
Even those silly slipcovers that some DVDs and Blu Rays come in sell for a couple of bucks apiece on Ebay. People who collect want the box to go with the firearm, period, and are willing to pay handsomely for the desire.
Your firearm inventory should have a column for "Original Box", so your heirs don't toss 'em out while they sell your guns.
Even those silly slipcovers that some DVDs and Blu Rays come in sell for a couple of bucks apiece on Ebay. People who collect want the box to go with the firearm, period, and are willing to pay handsomely for the desire.
Your firearm inventory should have a column for "Original Box", so your heirs don't toss 'em out while they sell your guns.
kilimanjaro
New member
Yeah, telling her you were investing in empty boxes to sell to collectors would probably not be a good idea.
While I guess I may be border lining on "collector" ("accumulator" is probably a more accurate term), I still buy all my guns with the intention of shooting them. That being said, the original box and papers does slightly add to the value of a used gun to me because, as I see it, if the previous owner cared enough about the gun to keep the original box and papers then he/she probably cared enough to take good care of the gun. I would not refuse to buy a gun that didn't come with the original box nor would I pay a huge premium for one, but it does help sweeten the deal a bit.
Smoke & Recoil
New member
Check on ebay to see what some boxes sell for. What we see as only
junk now will mean something to some one in the future as did the
old boxes of past time mean to us now. Yes, even the plastic boxes
of today...as long as the paper label is still affixed to the box.
junk now will mean something to some one in the future as did the
old boxes of past time mean to us now. Yes, even the plastic boxes
of today...as long as the paper label is still affixed to the box.
kilimanjaro
New member
Ship them to me, I'll keep them for you. Post paid, on me. 
The Few The Proud
New member
Boxes
I think that keeping boxes do add value to your trade in. I know that I will give someone trading a gun more if they have all the paperwork and box it came with. So keep all your boxes and paperwork.
I think that keeping boxes do add value to your trade in. I know that I will give someone trading a gun more if they have all the paperwork and box it came with. So keep all your boxes and paperwork.