Sell or Donate? WW-II M-1 Carbine
For reference, see Sell or Donate @ Ask the Experts
Discussion closed there after 10 posts exceeded. Fair enough.
Hope to continue with additional pictures and responses as requested.
Rob C.
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Most generous of you, sir! ;-)
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Sort of like the locak RAMS rack, donate something and you fill out the value for tax puropses.
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Apparently $500.00 is the limit for unquestioned appraisal value. Over that, and the tax man may require a bonafide appraisal. Yes?
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RCrosby: 30414975121051/comments/30414990162331
Apparently $500.00 is the limit for unquestioned appraisal value. Over that, and the tax man may require a bonafide appraisal. Yes?
Appraisals are useless. A firearm is worth whatever it will sell for, appraisals are just something that gives an "expert" some money and makes a person feel good about whatever widget they own. Insurance companies do not pay out according to appraisals on firearms. If your house burns down with all your guns in it they will make you prove what you owned sells for the amount you say its worth. What they do use are recent sales of the item to determine what they will pay....and you have to give them this information to prove what your item is worth.
Most high end collector that follows certain models have seen the same guns go up on market and they know when a special item shows back up for sale.....what it sold for 5 years ago....who owned it in the past and if it has had any alterations done. So, when you have a "thing" that is so rare and special the collectors can tell you what to expect by what they have seen happen in the past. You need to go on the collectors forums....there are several online and I'm sure you'll get lots of input. Be ready to post pictures. Those people are your best bet to get a true value on your item if you are looking for what it might sell for.
The more valid you can make it....provenance, documentation, research on every marking, types of barrel bands used, types of safety variants and how yours has the correct everything to be what you say it is....the better. Reserching things can be fun and it will most likely lead you to find out all kinds of history and such that you will enjoy learning as you go. Best of luck to you in this adventure.
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Excellent post. Thanks for all the info. A couple of major surgeries (r. and l. hip) have slowed me down.
Current plan is to continue with much of the research as you advise and post on G>B> auction early in February.
I'vd had a number of items die on the vine because my low acceptable bid was too high. On the other hand I bought a military handgun for $350.-- that was finally bid up to $3,500.00 due to some esoteric marking that meant nothing to me, but apparently quite a bit to a couple of bidders with deep pockets. I don't expect to that happen again, but all things considered I'm confident that a competitive G.B. auction is the way to go.
I'll be alerting all before actually listing it and planning on 2 weeks to let it cook.
Looking forward to exploring your site. Thanks again, Rob Crosby
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Think I've finally broken the "phone to laptop to GB " code.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Well, Your Almost there. (Gotta learn the "rotate" feature.) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^😂
It took me awhile, but I figured it out. 👍
You seem like a really nice guy/good addition to the Forums @RCrosby, hope you continue posting.
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Kent, Thanks for the kind words.
I've actually been around for longer than it seems. Major SNAFU (a.k.a. FUBAR) situation a while back led me to come back as a newbie some time ago. Checking in with the Forums has become an almost daily pleasure, though I don't anticipate much more activity until Feb. 1 when I'll be listing the Carbine on the auction side.Happy Holidays to All, however you celebrate them.
Rob
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