I ran up to a local shop to see about trading my imaculate XD9 Tac in original case with everything it came with for an XD45, but was only offered $275. I guess I'll have to wait and see if I can sell it or wait even longer for the and get the 45. I hate waiting. Was I wrong in expecting about $375-400?
Thought I was coming home with one!
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I suspect you were wrong to expect that much as a trade in allowance. I'd say you're about in the right range for a sale (hence the gunbroker values being in that range). Much like a car, you'll seldom do well trading in a used gun. I see a few dealers selling brand new XD's on Gunbroker for $420 to $430. This tells me their cost can't be much over $400.00 for a new gun. Therefore the shop can't very well give you that much for your used one.
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If your local shops are anything like the ones around me, you will never get a good price on a trade-in. Unless I find a used gun, in excellant shape, then I order from various vendors on the net. I have a local pawn shop that does transfers for $25....not a stellar price, but if I catch a gun I want at a very good price, then it is worth it. That how I got my XD-45....ordered it online, paid the transfer fee, and still got it for $35 less that the pawn shop could buy it from their distributor.....
I would like to support my local shops, but none of them even carry reloading components....and their prices on new guns start high, and go up from that.....
I would like to support my local shops, but none of them even carry reloading components....and their prices on new guns start high, and go up from that.....
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i just sold my xd-9 4" with 2250 rounds through it, a DGR, and 3 mag's for $375...looking at .45's now, kinda want a 1911...but a 4" XD-45 with night sights installed from the factory is looking like a good option, plus i would be saving $4-500 if i got the $500 XD, instead of a $1000 1911
im pretty torn on what to do.
im pretty torn on what to do.
Price and single stack are the two things keeping me from buying a 1911. I might buy one later down the road but I'm looking for high capacity right now.
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That's what the DEALER was Hoping for. :grin:
put down the car keys.
Put. Them. Down.
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Just breath....we can get through this together. Long, deep breaths through the nose....c'mon...youre doing great!
Just go get it! You know you're going to end up with it sometime! Pick the keys back up!
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I was told about 250 for mine, the guy kinda put down the XD's a bit, granted I was looking @ m&p's so he was prob trying to sell me on one but whatever. Honestly most gun shops are in it to make money. Sell it on this forum or a local one is my opinion.
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Dealers are in business to make money. If they can't make $100 on a trade, they are not going to tie up money in a gun that may sit on the shelf for six months. Your best bet is to sell it to an individual. Maybe someone on this forum?
Thats basically what my wife tells me after a couple days of talking about it over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over over and over and over and over.
Then I give her a sweet little kiss on the cheek, grab the keys and run like hell for the truck before she changes her mind.
Everytime we go to Academy now, she asks me, why do we even bother walking around the store, we KNOW where we're going to wind up, we should just make the that the first stop.
I tell mine I'm going there, then the truck, and that I'll be waiting for her in the truck untill she's finished.
I tried out the G21SF and the grip still feels huge.
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