I have an Erma's M1 Carbine (New M1 Carbine!) and a friend wants to buy from me. I have the carbine, leather sling/oiler, 500 bullets (components) approx 300 loaded rounds, 1lb powder (2400), lee 3 die carbide set, 15 round mags (2), 30 round mags (3) all with the rubber caps, and about 1100 empty cases.
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For what you are offering, I estimate everything around $825.50 but that is giving the 2-15 round magazines with the carbine.
Go a little higher on your initial price and come down when you begin to haggle.
I don't think anyone's feelings will be hurt...$1K sounds like a reasonable starting price but throw in the sling, oiler, 15 rounds mags as 'freebies'.
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OK, OK, OK...I will give you $25 bucks for it....no 30! But that is my final offer....until you refuse the last offer then I may increase it to 40 but only 10 minutes after refusing my first and second offer so to give you time to wonder if you should have refused my "final" offer or not. If I sense guilt and doubt I will then secure the deal by offering 37 once fired brass cased bulgarian heavy ball brass and a book on how to deprime berdan cases.
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OK, OK, OK...I will give you $25 bucks for it....no 30! But that is my final offer....until you refuse the last offer then I may increase it to 40 but only 10 minutes after refusing my first and second offer so to give you time to wonder if you should have refused my "final" offer or not. If I sense guilt and doubt I will then secure the deal by offering 37 once fired brass cased bulgarian heavy ball brass and a book on how to deprime berdan cases.
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...and 5 dillon decapping pins.
Smarta$$...
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A USGI carbine in excellent condition, maybe.
But an Erma is a far cry from a US in quality, and there's no historic value since they are just a commercial copy.
A grand for an ERMA?
Good way to lose a friend.
A USGI carbine in excellent condition, maybe.
But an Erma is a far cry from a US in quality, and there's no historic value since they are just a commercial copy.
Sorry, but that's just the way I see it.
I know it is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. I also understand that it is a civilian copy without any historical value. What would you place it at then?
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I have an Erma's M1 Carbine (New M1 Carbine!) and a friend wants to buy from me. I have the carbine, leather sling/oiler, 500 bullets (components) approx 300 loaded rounds, 1lb powder (2400), lee 3 die carbide set, 15 round mags (2), 30 round mags (3) all with the rubber caps, and about 1100 empty cases.
Dear Sir,
I'd be willing to buy your brass, bullets and all your components if you want to sell them separately. Please let me know. You can contact me at natefortner@comcast.net. Thank you.
I know it is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. I also understand that it is a civilian copy without any historical value. What would you place it at then?
Perhaps there is no historical attachment to the Erma however, like Plainfield, it will have some collector value...even Universals are selling for $400 - $600; and with all the other goodies as I said before is worth around $850.
Ask your friend what he's willing to offer you FCOL.
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perhaps there is no historical attachment to the erma however, like plainfield, it will have some collector value...even universals are selling for $400 - $600; and with all the other goodies as i said before is worth around $850.
Ask your friend what he's willing to offer you fcol.
fcol?
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I have an Erma's M1 Carbine (New M1 Carbine!) and a friend wants to buy from me. I have the carbine, leather sling/oiler, 500 bullets (components) approx 300 loaded rounds, 1lb powder (2400), lee 3 die carbide set, 15 round mags (2), 30 round mags (3) all with the rubber caps, and about 1100 empty cases.
My offer still stands.
Will pay $150.00 more then you did!
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Although I might trade it and all the goodies for an M14/M1A
Well, you cant say I didn't try!
LOL
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Perhaps there is no historical attachment to the Erma however, like Plainfield, it will have some collector value...even Universals are selling for $400 - $600; and with all the other goodies as I said before is worth around $850.
Ask your friend what he's willing to offer you FCOL.
And anyone who is dropping $400-600 for a Universal is nuts. I can still find real honest USGI Carbines in that range.
The Erma itself would be worth more than a Universal IMHO, as it's a much better copy of the carbine. Adding loaded ammo might not be much of an incentive, at least for me anyway. I just don't much trust shooting someone reloads someone else did, but I treasure my eyesight, and don't care to have a receiver blow up in my face. Not saying you don't know how to reload properly, just that I wouldn't trust my dearest oldest friend's reloads.
The magazines, if USGI, for real 15 round mags, staring price of at least $15.00, the 30 round mags, if real USGI (many have been made that are absolutely fake, but made to look legit) around maybe $100.00 per in the right market. The rubber caps for them aren't real pricey, maybe $5.00 per.
The components and powder, I can't say, I haven't priced them. The leather sling, maybe $15.00, the oiler, if real USGI, maybe the same.
I remember seeing Erma's being sold at Knob Creek last year for around $450.00, so a conservative estimate of what all you're talking about, if real stuff carbine buyers would want would be (just a WAG) around $700.00 range. But the price depends on how willing a buyer is to pay for an item. But that would be around my top price if I were buying. Your mileage may vary.
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