Need opinion and value

Subject: Need opinion and value Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:08 am

I am selling a few firearms for a widow friend of mine. She said her husband has had this MGC in their closet for 35 years. He passed away 25 years ago. She asked me to get a value and put it up for sale. Looking at the internet I see these selling from 1K to 2.5K.

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Your advice will Greatly Be Appreciated!!!
Dane
danermarley@aol.com
610-299-6360

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Subject: Re: Need opinion and value Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:31 am

There is one on Gunbroker that has been offered on and off for over two years at the price you are quoting, it has never had a bid on it.

Speaking from experience and the 2 years I had mine on several websites, you are lucky to if you get over $500.

Mine was immaculate and unfired, came with a sling and a spare mag - still simply would not sell.

There are a lot of cheaper metal MP40's available in the US, which hasn't helped with the desirability of these.

There is a little more interest in these in the UK, as there are legal ways of converting the MGC MP40 to regular blank fire for reenactment use - this conversion is pretty much illegal in the US.

My recommendation is; don't take my word for it, offer it at $800 and drop the price if it doesn't sell - you may find someone who wants one. There have been quite a few on Gunbroker and Ebay in the last few months, none have topped $500.

*word of warning - be very careful how you word your ebay ad, they will close the ad if you use the wrong combination of words, or neglect to make very, very clear it is a non-firing replica.

Good luck,

JJ

Subject: Re: Need opinion and value Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:41 am

Hello and welcome to the forum :-)

You might want to read this thread for a very similar discussion, and to discover which features may influence value, such as a cut bolt:
https://mp40modelguns.forumotion.net/t1829-mp40-mgc68

Value of the model depends strongly on what the buyer would pay for it.
Prices vary between 400$ (in USA) and 1000$ (Europe), see some examples here:
https://mp40modelguns.forumotion.net/t2435-mgc-mp40-for-sale-sold
https://mp40modelguns.forumotion.net/t2704-mp40-mgc-68
https://mp40modelguns.forumotion.net/t2752-mp40-mgc68

Subject: Re: Need opinion and value Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:49 pm

It is for sale in case anyone wants to make me an offer to present to the owner.

Please email me at danermarley@aol.com or call me at 610-299-6360.

Have a Great Day!

Dane