$735 For Normal Glock 19?

HT4 · April 5th, 2012, 10:46 PM

While browsing, I noticed something strange... a seller on gunbroker appears to be selling his Glock 19 for $735 in four seperate auctions. I've never seen anyone do this.

The slide, barrel and spring: $430
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=280904810

The complete lower: $250
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=280951025

The box & manual: $18
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=281002488

The mags and loader: $37
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=281023003

The seller appears to have done this with a number of guns. More power to him if he can find buyers, but I think it's kind of ridiculous.

-Z/28- · April 5th, 2012, 10:56 PM

I guess it's no different than parting out a car for profit. Seems like too much effort to me.

zoostation · April 5th, 2012, 11:19 PM

He's optimistic, too!

What will suck for him is if he sells the lower half and gets stuck with an upper that now matches nothing.

BenL · April 6th, 2012, 08:12 AM

I think with a Glock that's a little silly, but that's the only way I could sell my right-handed Blackout. As a complete rifle, I couldn't get $900 for it, but parted out, I got $760 just for the upper, *alone*.

Hotrod Diesel · April 6th, 2012, 08:35 AM

I have parted out a few cars, its easy to make money on a car. There are not enough parts on a gun to make it worth while with reasonable prices...

BlueHeeler · April 6th, 2012, 08:45 AM

If he found a profitable gap in the market, more power to him.

ma_deuce · April 6th, 2012, 09:24 AM

You can buy the whole gun, lightly used, for the price of the upper. Or one of Lou's G21 LE trade-ins.

Mark392001 · April 6th, 2012, 09:29 AM

He's being creative. I've always been amazed at prices I get for items on eBay. I just sold a Bushnell Holosight that I bought new for $250 and used for 2 years for $270 this week.

gsrcrxsi · April 6th, 2012, 09:49 AM

notice how he has no bids, and i expect he wont get any on the main parts. someone might buy the mags, but i dont expect someone to buy half a gun at those prices.

someone mentioned getting stuck with the upper "which doesnt match anything". does this matter? if you sell (or buy) a gun, do all of the serials HAVE to match? and which part is the regulated part? the upper or the lower?

QuebecoisWolf · April 6th, 2012, 09:49 AM

Ah, Gunbroker.

Where half-baked business models go to die.

jawn · April 6th, 2012, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gsrcrxsi

someone mentioned getting stuck with the upper "which doesnt match anything". does this matter? if you sell (or buy) a gun, do all of the serials HAVE to match? and which part is the regulated part? the upper or the lower?

It doesn't matter. But if you don't have a Glock frame, a Glock upper is only really effective as a paperweight.

The lower is the firearm.

Mark392001 · April 6th, 2012, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gsrcrxsi

notice how he has no bids, and i expect he wont get any on the main parts. someone might buy the mags, but i dont expect someone to buy half a gun at those prices.

someone mentioned getting stuck with the upper "which doesnt match anything". does this matter? if you sell (or buy) a gun, do all of the serials HAVE to match? and which part is the regulated part? the upper or the lower?

No, nothing has to match, but some European manufacturers like to serialize everything. I know H&K for example serializes barrel, slide, and frame and uses date codes, all in German tradition.

Hotrod Diesel · April 6th, 2012, 11:50 AM

Walther does the same

Mark392001 · April 6th, 2012, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotrod Diesel

Walther does the same

All the way back to the P38 and before I believe.

gsrcrxsi · April 7th, 2012, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jawn

It doesn't matter. But if you don't have a Glock frame, a Glock upper is only really effective as a paperweight.

The lower is the firearm.

cant you still sell the upper for someone to use on a lower? or use the upper on a different upper? i dont see why it becomes useless.

LostSoul · April 9th, 2012, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gsrcrxsi

cant you still sell the upper for someone to use on a lower? or use the upper on a different upper? i dont see why it becomes useless.

Yeah, but how often to people really need a new Glock slide and barrel? Sometimes, I'm sure, but it's not like selling an AR upper.

Also, if someone were to buy a new upper/lower for their Glock and decides to sell it later. I wouldn't buy a mismatched Glock unless it was REALLY cheap. Like, $100 or something. There's too many perfectly matching used Glocks out there.

niftyvt · April 10th, 2012, 06:35 AM

I joined GSSF ($80 for 3 years) and bought a new gen4 19 for $399, and plan on getting a 17 next year and then something else the year after and then letting my membership lapse, GSSF is well worth the price of admission

jawn · April 10th, 2012, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niftyvt

I joined GSSF ($80 for 3 years) and bought a new gen4 19 for $399, and plan on getting a 17 next year and then something else the year after and then letting my membership lapse, GSSF is well worth the price of admission

And this has what to do with the topic at hand?

Mooseman · April 10th, 2012, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jawn

And this has what to do with the topic at hand?

Maybe he is just bragging. Also he just paid $399 for a full gun instead of $430 for an upper.

LostSoul · April 10th, 2012, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jawn

And this has what to do with the topic at hand?

The title of the thread is "$735 For Normal Glock 19? ".

He stated he can get one for $399.

I think the comment is relevant.

April 5th, 2012, 10:46 PM	#1
HT4 Dum spiro spero. Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bethesda Posts: 1,707 Images: 1	$735 For Normal Glock 19? While browsing, I noticed something strange... a seller on gunbroker appears to be selling his Glock 19 for $735 in four seperate auctions. I've never seen anyone do this. The slide, barrel and spring: $430 http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=280904810 The complete lower: $250 http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=280951025 The box & manual: $18 http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=281002488 The mags and loader: $37 http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=281023003 The seller appears to have done this with a number of guns. More power to him if he can find buyers, but I think it's kind of ridiculous.

April 5th, 2012, 10:56 PM	#2
-Z/28- Young Gun Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Baltimore County Posts: 3,977 Images: 2	I guess it's no different than parting out a car for profit. Seems like too much effort to me. __________________ “The M1 rifle is the finest battle implement ever devised.” – Gen. Patton Looking for a basic Bushmaster ACR

April 5th, 2012, 11:19 PM	#3
zoostation Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mein 530xi Posts: 9,218 Images: 12	He's optimistic, too! What will suck for him is if he sells the lower half and gets stuck with an upper that now matches nothing. __________________ "Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men."-St. Augustine Certified Colt Armorer

April 6th, 2012, 08:12 AM	#4
BenL John Galt Speaking. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore Posts: 8,129	I think with a Glock that's a little silly, but that's the only way I could sell my right-handed Blackout. As a complete rifle, I couldn't get $900 for it, but parted out, I got $760 just for the upper, alone. __________________ "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." ..........................................-Hanlon's Razor "No one Is bound to obey an unconstitutional law and no courts are bound to enforce it." ..........................................-16 Am Jur 2d, Sec 177 late 2d, Sec 256

April 6th, 2012, 09:29 AM	#8
Mark392001 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Anne Arundel County MD Posts: 4,811	He's being creative. I've always been amazed at prices I get for items on eBay. I just sold a Bushnell Holosight that I bought new for $250 and used for 2 years for $270 this week. __________________ NRA Life Member MSI Member SAF Member Maryland Designated Collector FFL 03 (C&R) AGC Member Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. Ronald Reagan Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. Abraham Lincoln

April 6th, 2012, 08:35 AM	#5
Hotrod Diesel Here for the Beer... Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Parkville Posts: 1,042	I have parted out a few cars, its easy to make money on a car. There are not enough parts on a gun to make it worth while with reasonable prices...

April 6th, 2012, 08:45 AM	#6
BlueHeeler Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 5,408	If he found a profitable gap in the market, more power to him.

April 6th, 2012, 09:24 AM	#7
ma_deuce Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lovely Timonium, the Heart of Cummings Country Posts: 1,086	You can buy the whole gun, lightly used, for the price of the upper. Or one of Lou's G21 LE trade-ins.

April 6th, 2012, 09:49 AM	#9
gsrcrxsi Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 168	notice how he has no bids, and i expect he wont get any on the main parts. someone might buy the mags, but i dont expect someone to buy half a gun at those prices. someone mentioned getting stuck with the upper "which doesnt match anything". does this matter? if you sell (or buy) a gun, do all of the serials HAVE to match? and which part is the regulated part? the upper or the lower?

April 6th, 2012, 09:49 AM	#10
QuebecoisWolf Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Anne Arundel Posts: 2,815 Images: 2	Ah, Gunbroker. Where half-baked business models go to die.

April 6th, 2012, 11:50 AM	#13
Hotrod Diesel Here for the Beer... Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Parkville Posts: 1,042	Walther does the same __________________ SAF...MSI...& NRA Member

April 10th, 2012, 06:35 AM	#17
niftyvt Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 799	I joined GSSF ($80 for 3 years) and bought a new gen4 19 for $399, and plan on getting a 17 next year and then something else the year after and then letting my membership lapse, GSSF is well worth the price of admission

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