Trying to downsize and declutter some items and nobody seems to be buying anything or they are offering ridiculous offers.

I bought a axg grip module and grip panels for 200 bucks. Less than half price and the seller was estatic that I didnt try to lowball him even though it was half the price of new!!!

Where are you trying to sell them?

Some places are notorious for haggling/lowballing, like Facebook Marketplace, Armslist, or Tacswap.

I had good luck downsizing a bunch of my gun-related gear last year and earlier this year on the AR15.com Equipment Exchange and through GAFS (Gun Accessories For Sale), and I didn't have to deal with any unreasonable haggling or lowballing. But it may have helped that I'm an established member at both places.

GAFS recently had to move off Reddit and onto their own website at www.gafshub.com due to Reddit no longer allowing the sale of gun-related items. There's a little bit of a learning curve and it has some quirks you have to learn through observation and reading of the rules (as with all online communities), but it's one of the best places to buy/sell gun stuff online.

I will have to check that out...apparently you need to log in just to see whats inside.

Most of my angst is about local sales. I am leery of doing any shipping because of the large amount of scams or asshole buyers.. I just want to sell it cash and carry :P

Honestly with the cost of groceries, restaurant food and gas, I rarely buy anything else. I don’t like “haggling“ so a small amount spent on ammo is about it unless something breaks and has to be replaced. YMMV.

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Do you still have that?

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Do you still have that?

I know right!!!!!

Dude, are you willing to trade?

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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
Dude, are you willing to trade?

I would be but I have yet to get a decent trade offer

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Originally posted by Ronin101:

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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:
Dude, are you willing to trade?

I would be but I have yet to get a decent trade offer

I got a Jennings and a HiPoint, straight swap for that Scar 17.
I know what I got

How about a used leather jacket in size XS and three wheels to a 1988 Ford F150?


(That's an actual trade offer I got for a gun I had listed on Armslist about a decade ago.)

A used leather jacket and three wheels in trade for a gun sounds like a pretty good deal.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
How about a used leather jacket in size XS and three wheels to a 1988 Ford F150?


(That's an actual trade offer I got for a gun I had listed on Armslist about a decade ago.)

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Originally posted by Ronin101:

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Originally posted by 2000Z-71:

Dude, are you willing to trade?

I would be but I have yet to get a decent trade offer

I have a rusty wheelbarrow with a flat tire. Will that work for you?

I just paid what someone was asking for a Magpul stock for an 870. After I paid, he was very apologetic that he won't get it in the mail for a few days. I was like..whatever..it's not like it's a battery for a pacemaker. Ship it when you can. Apparently, other buyers treat him like Amazon...it has to ship that day!

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Apparently, other buyers treat him like Amazon...it has to ship that day!

Amazon has most definitely created a whole lot of unrealistic expectations with their fast shipping and delivery model.

My boys, ages 9 and 11 are getting into Pokémon and baseball cards now and bought some online from some trading app and my 9 year old was complaining about why they hadn't shown up yet (in like one or two days) and I told him it's just some random guy who has to box your cards then drive to the post office when he can then wait for the slow ass USPS to deliver it, not everything can be Amazon.

Even I have gotten spoiled and have to remember how it used to be. Could not find the baseball helmet size I wanted for the 9 year old this season from Amazon so I ordered from a sporting goods website. They didn't even SHIP it until a full 7 days had passed then it was another 6-7 days to actually get it. I suspect these places don't actually have the items they sell in stock and are ordering this stuff then just reshipping it to the end user.