Trading in Remington 700 sps to gander mountain
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wild willy
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If it's like the local Gander Mountain they will offer you 1/3 or less of what it's worth
Jim Watson
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They will want you to give them yours and buy theirs.
precision_shooter
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They won't give you near what it's worth and their prices are horrible on new and used guns they sell as well as many other things. I swore off gander mountain 2-3 years ago and haven't been in one since. The people they let work behind the gun counter are idiots!
Blindstitch
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Getting 60% of value from gander would be about the best you can do. Remember it's 60% of their value assessment.
I went with a guy wanting to sell a 98% quality Beretta Silver pigeon 12 gauge with the Beretta custom case. They offered $600. The guy left and sold it privately for $1200.
When we walked in he said to me I could have it for $100 over what they offer. On the way out I didn't even ask. If it was a cartoon there would have been smoke coming out of his ears.
I went with a guy wanting to sell a 98% quality Beretta Silver pigeon 12 gauge with the Beretta custom case. They offered $600. The guy left and sold it privately for $1200.
When we walked in he said to me I could have it for $100 over what they offer. On the way out I didn't even ask. If it was a cartoon there would have been smoke coming out of his ears.
Pathfinder45
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One of the better ways to sell a used gun is if you know a good gunshop that you like dealing with, that will sell it for you on consignment. They do get a commission, but you have some control over the price. It has to be the right place; I only know of a couple of places that I would do that around here.
Clean your rifle and make it look as good as it possibly can. Take the rifle into Gander Mtn and see what they offer you. If you don't like what they offer walk away and sell it yourself. It doesn't hurt to see what they'll offer, and there is no rule that you have to accept it if you don't like it.
I've got to second and third what everyone here is saying about Gander Mountain....No way would I sell them a used gun and no way would I buy a new gun from them. That being said, I have got two good deals from them on used rifles, but they were not popular calibers and I'm sure they were in them for nothing....
Nunya
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Sure Shot Mc Gee
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Knowing G/Mtn filed chapter 11 earlier this week you might want to check and see if the store close to you is closing its doors.
Lucas McCain
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This is a water cooler rumor but I was told , today, Dicks was buying them out.
precision_shooter
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If that is true, just gives more reason to never do business with Gander. Dicks and Gander can both fall by the wayside as far as I'm concerned. I won't ever step foot inside either one.
Huffmanite
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Have a few Gander stores in the Houston area. Been a couple of times, I've overheard a conversation between someone trying to sell/trade a firearm with a Gander employee. Both times the Gander offer was so low, the person declined it.
FrankenMauser
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If you feel the need to "trade in" or sell to a shop, then sell the rifle to a local gun shop.
Avoid GM and Cabela's like the plague.
They pay pennies on the dollar. Expect less than 40% of market value; and don't be surprised if you're offered as little as 25%. If they offer more, that's great (maybe). But I wouldn't even give them a chance. I'd just go elsewhere.
One of the most extreme examples I have personally been involved with:
I was offered less than $40 for a (nicely) refinished and customized Mossberg 800BSM prototype, by the Lehi, Utah Cabela's. (I don't recall the exact number. I believe it was just $15; but even $40 was a serious insult.)
Obviously, I did not accept.
Two weeks later, I listed the rifle locally for $650 and was inundated with calls/texts. In the end, I traded the rifle, straight-across, for a $550 revolver, and the recipient thought he was screwing me on the deal.
Avoid GM and Cabela's like the plague.
They pay pennies on the dollar. Expect less than 40% of market value; and don't be surprised if you're offered as little as 25%. If they offer more, that's great (maybe). But I wouldn't even give them a chance. I'd just go elsewhere.
One of the most extreme examples I have personally been involved with:
I was offered less than $40 for a (nicely) refinished and customized Mossberg 800BSM prototype, by the Lehi, Utah Cabela's. (I don't recall the exact number. I believe it was just $15; but even $40 was a serious insult.)
Obviously, I did not accept.
Two weeks later, I listed the rifle locally for $650 and was inundated with calls/texts. In the end, I traded the rifle, straight-across, for a $550 revolver, and the recipient thought he was screwing me on the deal.
Don Fischer
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I didn't realize they had that many store's, I've never even seen one. Something about trade in's with guns, you'd be lucky to get 50% of it's value from anyone. Sell it yourself and pay cash for a new one.