Tony: I have rarely ever given full retail for any of the fire arms that I own. I also buy and sell some of them all of the time. I usually make money on them.
Several key things to watch out for.
1) Don't buy the cheaper brand guns. They never will be worth much. The H&R you mentioned above is a good example. I have four Colt 1911 45s Original 1912 production. I bought them in 1969 for $50 each. I had six I sold two to an old Army buddy that collects. I got $7500 for the pair. If I had listed them at a good national auction house they could have brought $2500-3500 more.
2) Pistols will do better than shot guns or rifles. I personally like a good rifle better than a pistol but the pistols sell best. Only exception to this is on original muzzle loading guns. The rifles will out sell the pistols in this case.
3) The bigger the caliber the better chance at making a profit. 45, 357 and 44 magnum sell the best. 9mm have to be something special to do any good with them. There are too many cheap knock offs being sold for many to pay good money for a higher quality gun.
4) I never try to make anything on reproduction stuff. I have some just because it caught my eye but it will not appreciate very much.
This advice is like many say on here. It is worth what you paid for it. LOL I personally have done well on the guns I have traded. I also never "had" to sell either. I can pick and chose my deals too. Not an issue. All my children like guns. So what I have can be split between them or sold.
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