SKS Chinese war trophy with papers
Hello all...could use some advice. I brought an SKS chinese type 56 home from Viet Nam. Ive seen a few on the auction here and most have been it pretty bad shape. I would consider mine to be in very good condition. Ive fired it...all the serial numbers match and I have all the original paperwork (also all in very good condition). It has a sling, cleaning tool kit in the stock as well as a bayonett. Need some advice on what a good asking/selling price might be as well as how to handle the paperwork. My service number then is my social security number. Do I black out the number? Thanks for your help.
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Sonyvaibob,
First off, glad you made it alive and breathing and welcome back into the world, though some years after the fact.
SSN#: What I'd do is not let it leave your care. Ever. Keep copies of original papers along with photos of the SKS. Then yes, blacken out the original if they are sold with the firearm. If someone squawks that this brings down the value, then have them make restitution after identity theft happens. In other words... screw 'em. Who knows where it will end up down the road, though you may trust the buyer today, eh? The rest of the transfer stuff will have to go through an FFL. Not sure about C&R, though? Chinese arms are hard to date year of manufacture.
Sorry can't help on the value, Sonyvaibob. Auctions to me are too up and down with very similar items to set a firm price by. Ball park figure... perhaps. That said, I'd take the highest SKS/Nam-papered sold auction price and add what you think yours is worth in the better condition you stated. Actually, I think you did the homework already, and others may chime in who are more auction/price savy than I am.
Aside: a guy on this board named DWilson is trying to ID his factory un-marked 'Nam SKS bringback, just a couple/few days ago. It has other markings though, and perhaps worth a view if you know anything more to add?
Best,
45er0 -
The nice thing about auctions like Gunbroker is that you don't need to set an asking price on your gun. You list it for the minimum you are willing to accept, & let the market set the actual selling price.
It might be difficult to find similar rifles with actual sales prices; there just aren't that many that ever hit the market. I've seen a couple of beat up rifles sell in the $400-600 range, so that might be a good place to start your auction listing.
Personally, I wouldn't worry about the SSN. SSNs have been readily available for years, & I think that it would be difficult to compromise your identity without a lot more information about you. Besides, you are a lot less likely to be scammed by a collector who has just paid you $600-800 for an old rifle than someone sitting in an Internet cafe in Lagos.
Neal0 -
SSN#--- Well, each to their own, but worry about it I would, (and do). My daughter had hers ripped, and just the hassle of dealing with the bureautic system at the SS office was a nightmare, much less the time lost, hours on the phone, personal visits to refill out new forms with her new SSN# with banks, for credit cards, with the motor vehicle dept, blah blah blah. Why take a chance for, what, maybe a couple more lousy bucks on a "Perfectly Pristine" piece of paper that could end up who knows where down the line, as afore mentioned? Stuff gets stolen everyday. Ask my daughter. Contractor pal of mine hired a guy, found out later was using a ripped SSN# from a deceased person. The list goes on ad nauseum.
More: "Protect your Social Security number. Don't carry your Social Security card in your wallet or write your Social Security number on a check. Give it out only if absolutely necessary or ask to use another identifier."
"The FTC estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year."
From: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/idtheft/idt01.shtm
They are the professionals, not me, and it sounds like a no brainer, to boot.
Best,
45er0 -
Thanks for your service Sonyvaiobob! The thanks is late in coming, but no less sincere.
The truth is, the vast majority of identity theft is by family members.
I don't worry much about it either, anyone can pretty much get any social security number. Rather than blacking it, I would carefully cut it out with a razor blade if it concerns you a great deal.0 -
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
Thanks for your service Sonyvaiobob! The thanks is late in coming, but no less sincere.
The truth is, the vast majority of identity theft is by family members.
I don't worry much about it either, anyone can pretty much get any social security number. Rather than blacking it, I would carefully cut it out with a razor blade if it concerns you a great deal.
He Dog...thanks for your input and your comments. You cant imagine how much I really appreciate your thoughts. Thank You0 -
two years i had a bring back made in 1967 with no paper work. without it , it was just another sks and i had to sell it for $150. and at that time with papers they were going for around $600. ofcourse that was pre-obama. 0
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