44magpastor
Senior Member
Before I begin, let me say that a seller has the right to ask whatever price he or she desires. In the end, if a potential buyer doesn't like the prices, the best thing to do is simply walk away. That is exactly what I did today....I walked away.
I like Remington rifles. I like the wood stock 700's. I like the 760/7600 pumps, the 742 Woodsmasters and the newer 7400s. I have a couple of newer 700's and a one 7400. I am always looking to add to my collection and stopped in my local pawn shop because....you just never know.
Behind the counter, there were probably 8 older 742 Woodsmasters, in several calibers. Some had the old basket weave stock. Most had see-thru mounts and inexpensive scopes mounted on them. Every one I could see was priced $519 and up. Pretty steep for old rifles that generally sell for around $350 +/-, depending on condition, etc.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Semi-Auto-Rifles/BI.aspx?mfg=1000230&mo=3001617
I passed those by and looked at the offerings in the rotating glass case. There are 2 wood stocked Remington 700 ADLs. The wood looked nice and I didn't notice any rust or pitting on the metal. What I did notice was an outrageous price...at least to me. Each one had a price tag with $619.00 on it. I thought to myself, "Dollars?"
More than a little disappointed, I walked away. You may ask, "If you saw something you liked, why didn't you make an offer?"
Because #1 Nobody offered to help me, as I browsed the shop. And #2 I know if I had talked to someone...any offer I made would have been refused.
Offering 350 on a rifle marked 519 or more isn't going to work. Neither will offering 425 on a rifle marked 619.
I probably could have bought the 742 for $489...and the 700 for $575. Still WAAAY too much for those guns.
You know good and well the pawn shop probably has 200-250 in those guns. It bugs me that they could sell them for a reasonable price and still make a handsome profit. Instead they would rather wait and hope to make a killing off someone who doesn't know any better.
Like I said, a shop owner has the right to ask what he wants. But he won't get that price from me. Best of luck to those folks, maybe they will find someone to pay 200 bucks more than their guns are worth.
I like Remington rifles. I like the wood stock 700's. I like the 760/7600 pumps, the 742 Woodsmasters and the newer 7400s. I have a couple of newer 700's and a one 7400. I am always looking to add to my collection and stopped in my local pawn shop because....you just never know.
Behind the counter, there were probably 8 older 742 Woodsmasters, in several calibers. Some had the old basket weave stock. Most had see-thru mounts and inexpensive scopes mounted on them. Every one I could see was priced $519 and up. Pretty steep for old rifles that generally sell for around $350 +/-, depending on condition, etc.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Semi-Auto-Rifles/BI.aspx?mfg=1000230&mo=3001617
I passed those by and looked at the offerings in the rotating glass case. There are 2 wood stocked Remington 700 ADLs. The wood looked nice and I didn't notice any rust or pitting on the metal. What I did notice was an outrageous price...at least to me. Each one had a price tag with $619.00 on it. I thought to myself, "Dollars?"
More than a little disappointed, I walked away. You may ask, "If you saw something you liked, why didn't you make an offer?"
Because #1 Nobody offered to help me, as I browsed the shop. And #2 I know if I had talked to someone...any offer I made would have been refused.
Offering 350 on a rifle marked 519 or more isn't going to work. Neither will offering 425 on a rifle marked 619.
I probably could have bought the 742 for $489...and the 700 for $575. Still WAAAY too much for those guns.
You know good and well the pawn shop probably has 200-250 in those guns. It bugs me that they could sell them for a reasonable price and still make a handsome profit. Instead they would rather wait and hope to make a killing off someone who doesn't know any better.
Like I said, a shop owner has the right to ask what he wants. But he won't get that price from me. Best of luck to those folks, maybe they will find someone to pay 200 bucks more than their guns are worth.
