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BigD16 · 11-14-2012, 12:37 AM

I posted my old squires bingham model 20a .22LR on a local firearm for sale website... I explained everything that was wrong with it, and I had somebody get in contact with me. They asked me what I wanted, So I told them I was going to start off around $100 and he could talk me down... Well 10 minutes went by and he answered back. He said he found an old S&B with 2 mags (mine doesnt have a mag.) for $50 online. I told him to make an offer. Well another 10 minutes goes by, and he offers me $20 for it. I feel like im being ripped for $20 and i know my gun isnt in the greatest condition, but I feel as if its worth at least alittle bit more than that. Do you guys think i'd be taking a loss? Should I hang onto it? Should I let it go?

bamajoey · 11-14-2012, 05:51 AM

Before I gave it to a stranger, I would find a friend or relative that wanted it and give it to him or her.

carver · 11-14-2012, 06:17 AM

Sell it for what you want for it, not what one guy will pay you for it.

Buffalochip · 11-14-2012, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BigD16

I posted my old squires bingham model 20a .22LR on a local firearm for sale website... I explained everything that was wrong with it, and I had somebody get in contact with me. They asked me what I wanted, So I told them I was going to start off around $100 and he could talk me down... Well 10 minutes went by and he answered back. He said he found an old S&B with 2 mags (mine doesnt have a mag.) for $50 online. I told him to make an offer. Well another 10 minutes goes by, and he offers me $20 for it. I feel like im being ripped for $20 and i know my gun isnt in the greatest condition, but I feel as if its worth at least alittle bit more than that. Do you guys think i'd be taking a loss? Should I hang onto it? Should I let it go?

My first impression is that this person is trying to get something for nothing, but then you have given us no idea what the condition is of your gun. Please desribe in detail if you want an informed answer.

Jim K · 11-14-2012, 03:31 PM

To begin with, the gun is an import, made in the Philippines. The company technically still exists (the name is owned by Armscor), but effectively is out of business and no parts are available. It is unlikely that a magazine can be found. Plus you say "everything that is wrong with it" which does not sound like it is in very good condition.

So the rifle is not usable as a repeater without the magazine. If the gun were in near perfect condition, and had a magazine, $100 would probably have been a fair price, but as it is, the gun is worth what you can get for it.

Jim

BigD16 · 11-14-2012, 11:48 PM

BamaJoey - This gun was given to me by my uncle. He had gotten it from a friend of his in a trade.

BuffaloChip - There is a very small but noticeable triangular peice of wood missing from the butt stock, along with some rust spotting all over the barrel. There was a pretty nasty/unproffesional deer mural carved into the butt stock, but for the most part, I was able to remove 90% of it and make it almost non existent with some sand paper, elbow grease, and a coat of gun oil.

Jim K - After many hours and months of searching when I first got the gun, I have been able to locate mags for this particular rifle. They go for $18 a pop. But you can only order them online because from what I've experienced, They're non existent for sale in a public setting as well as gun shows.

Jim K · 11-15-2012, 11:48 AM

I am glad you found a magazine, so the gun is at least functional. But it still sounds like a roughly $50 gun. It seems to me that you have sentimental attachment to the rifle that makes it seem more valuable than it is in objective terms. If so, why not keep it? The dollar value is not high and it seems unlikely that you will get $100 for it.

Jim

wolfdog · 11-15-2012, 04:19 PM

Buy a mag, keep it. I have one that shoots very well.

11-14-2012, 12:37 AM	#1
BigD16 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 30	Need some advice. I posted my old squires bingham model 20a .22LR on a local firearm for sale website... I explained everything that was wrong with it, and I had somebody get in contact with me. They asked me what I wanted, So I told them I was going to start off around $100 and he could talk me down... Well 10 minutes went by and he answered back. He said he found an old S&B with 2 mags (mine doesnt have a mag.) for $50 online. I told him to make an offer. Well another 10 minutes goes by, and he offers me $20 for it. I feel like im being ripped for $20 and i know my gun isnt in the greatest condition, but I feel as if its worth at least alittle bit more than that. Do you guys think i'd be taking a loss? Should I hang onto it? Should I let it go? -->

11-14-2012, 05:51 AM	#2
bamajoey Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pensacola Contributor Posts: 1,272	Re: Need some advice. Before I gave it to a stranger, I would find a friend or relative that wanted it and give it to him or her.

11-14-2012, 06:17 AM	#3
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,552	Re: Need some advice. Sell it for what you want for it, not what *one* guy will pay you for it. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

11-14-2012, 03:31 PM	#5
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: Need some advice. To begin with, the gun is an import, made in the Philippines. The company technically still exists (the name is owned by Armscor), but effectively is out of business and no parts are available. It is unlikely that a magazine can be found. Plus you say "everything that is wrong with it" which does not sound like it is in very good condition. So the rifle is not usable as a repeater without the magazine. If the gun were in near perfect condition, and had a magazine, $100 would probably have been a fair price, but as it is, the gun is worth what you can get for it. Jim

11-14-2012, 11:48 PM	#6
BigD16 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 30	Re: Need some advice. BamaJoey - This gun was given to me by my uncle. He had gotten it from a friend of his in a trade. BuffaloChip - There is a very small but noticeable triangular peice of wood missing from the butt stock, along with some rust spotting all over the barrel. There was a pretty nasty/unproffesional deer mural carved into the butt stock, but for the most part, I was able to remove 90% of it and make it almost non existent with some sand paper, elbow grease, and a coat of gun oil. Jim K - After many hours and months of searching when I first got the gun, I have been able to locate mags for this particular rifle. They go for $18 a pop. But you can only order them online because from what I've experienced, They're non existent for sale in a public setting as well as gun shows.

11-15-2012, 11:48 AM	#7
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: Need some advice. I am glad you found a magazine, so the gun is at least functional. But it still sounds like a roughly $50 gun. It seems to me that you have sentimental attachment to the rifle that makes it seem more valuable than it is in objective terms. If so, why not keep it? The dollar value is not high and it seems unlikely that you will get $100 for it. Jim

11-15-2012, 04:19 PM	#8
wolfdog V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 133	Re: Need some advice. Buy a mag, keep it. I have one that shoots very well.