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Re: Gun Trades with Cabelas, experiences?
[Re: garyrapp55]
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05/24/17 02:16 PM
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Just went to my FFL to pick up my 3Gun shotgun and saw a gentleman in there selling two glocks and a camo shotgun looked like a Benelli nova to them for $300. wanted to say I'll give you $400 in the parking lot, but didn't want to step on toes. Poor guy did know any better or needed cash fast. Think he just didn't know any better. He left the $250 on table and said he'd take $300 store credit (pawn shop) and come back some time in the future and pick something up. Felt kind of sorry for the guy.
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Re: Gun Trades with Cabelas, experiences?
[Re: garyrapp55]
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05/24/17 02:40 PM
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Obviously, since they are buying the gun to immediately resell it, they are going to pay wholesale. Also consider that you will get pretty much zero value back for any upgrades, aftermarket parts, or custom work you have had done to the gun. They have a book that they go by that tells them what to pay based on the condition of your gun. Typically, on a factory gun with reasonable demand, you will get roughly 30% less than what you could sell it for. You will come out even further behind if the gun has optics or any upgrades parts.
They aren't ripping anyone off, they simply need margin so they can make money when they sell the gun to someone else. Not sure why anyone would have a problem understanding that. agreed, it's the way business is done, buy low and sell high, trading in is the same as taking it to a pawn shop but Cabela's does it with a smile +1
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Re: Gun Trades with Cabelas, experiences?
[Re: garyrapp55]
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05/24/17 02:44 PM
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Matter of fact-- the older gentleman in the gun library didn't even know what model of shotgun I brought in
It's been my experience the employees there and especially Bass Pro don't know squat. They damn sure act they do though. Some of the Gun Library people are incredibly knowledgeable and some are not. Just like any other business.
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Re: Gun Trades with Cabelas, experiences?
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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05/25/17 01:51 PM
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I recommend buying, but selling used guns to Cabelas. You can find great deals on their used guns and they'll come off the price that's marked.
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Re: Gun Trades with Cabelas, experiences?
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05/25/17 02:03 PM
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I've taken a couple of guns in trying to trade up at Cabela's and never gotten an offer of more than half of the value of the trades. Not a slam, they have to carry the inventory and make a profit, I get that completely. Just not a good option.
On the flipside, I purchased a new O/U there a few years ago and had many problems with misfires. I took in to discuss repairs, and ended up being offered full retail price for it in store credit, which I flipped into a better shotgun. So, in this case, they did make things right for me through a trade.
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Re: Gun Trades with Cabelas, experiences?
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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05/25/17 05:16 PM
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I've had good experiences with their customer service and with folks in the bargain cave, just not so much on the gun library.
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Re: Gun Trades with Cabelas, experiences?
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05/25/17 11:22 PM
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I have no experience buying there but a buddy bought a Russian SVD they had for 3200. Wish I could find bargains like that
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Re: Gun Trades with Cabelas, experiences?
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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05/26/17 02:55 PM
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If you use Blue Book or MSRP as your pricing guide you will almost always be upset with offers from individuals or a business. Ive never understood people who get upset when they take something to a profit based business and expect to get what they can from a private sale or close to what they paid for it, it's just not going to happen and if it did those businesses wouldnt be around for long. There are a lot of variables that come into play when buying/selling used guns..caliber, inventory, condition, etc...I realize Im stating the obvious, lol. I dont trade near as much as I used too but I can tell you I rarely buy a brand new gun unless its a helluva deal, you just lose too much money on them if you decide to sell it.
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Re: Gun Trades with Cabelas, experiences?
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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05/26/17 03:11 PM
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I'll never buy a gun from Cabelas after they had marlin 336's marked at 600$, I asked the sales rep why the price had gone up on them and he said they have always been priced that high. I laughed, went to Academy, and bought the exact same gun for 400$.
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Re: Gun Trades with Cabelas, experiences?
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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05/27/17 06:40 AM
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Academy sells the 336W which is the lowest price 336. When I worked for Cabela's they did not sell the 336W, only the top end models. I doubt you were comparing apples to apples. Plus, if Academy was selling the exact model for less, Cabela's would have price matched if you asked.
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