Selling unwanted gun parts to Gun Parts Corp (Numrich)?

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I have quite a lot of gun parts that were left over from projects, extra spare parts for guns I no longer have etc. Anybody here ever take up Gun Parts Corp.
offer for you to box up the parts; send them to their place of business (New York City I think) and they will evaluate the parts and send you a check for the parts and the amount you spent on UPS ground shipping?

I was wondering if they pay a fair wholesale amount, or is it a waste of time for what you might get?

Your thoughts will help me decide whether to try this or not.
Thanks.
 
I was wondering if they pay a fair wholesale amount, or is it a waste of time for what you might get?
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How is getting anything for what you don't want, and can't use as waste of time?

Also, what is a fair wholesale amount for used parts? And why would you expect to get that, when Numrich is spending their money to evaluate the parts, and cover shipping?

I've been to their warehouse, it basically is the only thing in West Hurley, NY (which is a fair distance north of NYC). A very ..focused operation. 30 years ago, (when I visited) if their parts pickers took more than 10 minutes finding your part in the warehouse, they lost money. And that was in the days before computer inventories.

No, you won't get top dollar. Doubtful you'll get fair wholesale (what ever that means). But you will get an offer, and if you don't like it, you get your parts back. Beats a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, in my book.
 
I'd make a detailed list of what you have and post it here. You'd be surprised at what people want and are willing to pay good money for.
 
Don't expect more than a third of wholesale : your parts need inspected, verified, put in inventory, placed in stock, priced, and then advertised. Lots of work for that stock bolt for a Remington Model 700 that sells only twice a year.

Put a list up here on this board, see what happens.
 
A better option is to sell on the gun auctions or Ebay.
People will bid high to get a specific part.

I knew an older gun shop owner going out of business who made up packages of mixed parts, some junk, some parts people were looking for and made some good money on Ebay.
 
The eBay option seems to be pretty popular. I have an old Remington 742 that I am sure is worth more broken up and sold for parts on eBay than what could be made by selling it whole.
 
I've sold parts to them twice. In my experience they pay out quickly but you won't get nearly as much as you would on an auction site, for the reasons listed above.
 
I just got a check for some mags this week. I wanted $10 each and they send $8 each (average). I cashed the check because the price was ok, not great. I've sent them parts 3 or 4 times and they pay for condition as well as how well they are marked. Send them a bag of mixed parts and don't expect anything over a buck a piece. Bag each part individually and mark what it is for and they will pay a fair price.

If you have 20 misc pieces from a Glock 26 and they are all sent in one package, unmarked, they have to guess what it is and do research. They won't pay much, if anything. Call it a bag of Glock 26 parts and they'll pay you for a parts kit (not a lot). Bag each part individually, mark what it is and what it goes to and you can get a nice payback. You may get $10 for unmarked bag, $35 for the parts kit or $75 for each part bagged and marked. So, it's up to you if you want to put work into it or to dump it into a bag and be done with it.
 
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