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  • KSPony

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    I'm planning on attending.
    The misc. I will be bringing is more just to be rid of than make any money.
    I'm trying to clear out 30yrs of being a pack rat.
    Somewhere along the line I acquired an 8lb. jug of 50BMG powder. I have no recollection of why I bought this back in the day but there it sits. Taking up room. I never used it. It needs to go.
    I'm with you on that Moonpie. I've been a sucker for a good sale for something I may need in the future. Most of the stuff I'm bringing is either new or barely been used. Finally got to the realization point if I'm not using it now I never will and it needs to go to someone who will.
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    benenglish

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    I've still got mine....what did you price yours at? I have an old can of Hercules 2400 I'll never use. I'd rather trade than sell stuff though. Geez now I've got to price stuff.
    Well, I was trying to get rid of 32 pounds of the last production run of SR4759 which happened about a decade ago. I priced it at $400/jug (8pounds), which would be a bargain to the right people. The next time, I went to $300. I wound up selling it all for $250/jug. Both the buyer and I knew that it would sell for twice that if I were to bring it to one of the matches where that stuff is perfect for the game and has been jealously hoarded by anyone who has any. Unfortunately, I was unable to find anyone in that group. Believe me, I tried, posting this powder for sale elsewhere after I deleted my first ad here. There was no one within 500 miles who wanted it and that's how far I would have driven to deliver it. Eventually, someone hit a search engine looking for SR4759 and found my ad. He had a mutual acquaintance whose dad was going to visit him so I sold it to that guy here in Houston and he drove it to his son in Oklahoma who delivered it to the final buyer.

    I know that sounds convoluted but the only way to get top price for it would be to take it to a shooting match where it's highly valued and there are none close to me. An overnight trip would eat up too much of the price so I just let it go. If you're curious, this is the ad.

    That was a special case and doesn't answer your question. Let me do that.

    For new powder, I was pricing at 80% of current retail. My Trail Boss was gone instantly so I guess that was a little low.

    For pull-down powder, I'll probably price it at ~60% of commercial or ~80% of retail if I can find the same powder still for sale somewhere online.

    I tried to sell a vibratory case cleaner, new in box, for ~50% of current retail and had no takers.

    As always, it's a matter of blundering into a person who actually wants what you have. I haven't been terribly successful at that but I've sold enough to keep me going back to that swap meet.
     

    Polkwright

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    Well, I was trying to get rid of 32 pounds of the last production run of SR4759 which happened about a decade ago. I priced it at $400/jug (8pounds), which would be a bargain to the right people. The next time, I went to $300. I wound up selling it all for $250/jug. Both the buyer and I knew that it would sell for twice that if I were to bring it to one of the matches where that stuff is perfect for the game and has been jealously hoarded by anyone who has any. Unfortunately, I was unable to find anyone in that group. Believe me, I tried, posting this powder for sale elsewhere after I deleted my first ad here. There was no one within 500 miles who wanted it and that's how far I would have driven to deliver it. Eventually, someone hit a search engine looking for SR4759 and found my ad. He had a mutual acquaintance whose dad was going to visit him so I sold it to that guy here in Houston and he drove it to his son in Oklahoma who delivered it to the final buyer.

    I know that sounds convoluted but the only way to get top price for it would be to take it to a shooting match where it's highly valued and there are none close to me. An overnight trip would eat up too much of the price so I just let it go. If you're curious, this is the ad.

    That was a special case and doesn't answer your question. Let me do that.

    For new powder, I was pricing at 80% of current retail. My Trail Boss was gone instantly so I guess that was a little low.

    For pull-down powder, I'll probably price it at ~60% of commercial or ~80% of retail if I can find the same powder still for sale somewhere online.

    I tried to sell a vibratory case cleaner, new in box, for ~50% of current retail and had no takers.

    As always, it's a matter of blundering into a person who actually wants what you have. I haven't been terribly successful at that but I've sold enough to keep me going back to that swap meet.
    I think I'll go retail on the Trail Boss! Sell it too cheap and it'll just end up getting resold. Which it may anyway. The old can of 2400 (which I checked and it's not Hercules, it's Alliant) has a hand-written 1999 date on it. That I'll mark down a bit. Thanks for the advice.
     
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