Advise on selling my Encore pistol package ?

[CBM]

I have kind of went overboard buying guns this year. I decided to get this pistol and have ended up buying 2 nice rifles. I sold off some stuff but the wife is "still" going ballistic , so I have to sell one and the Encore pistol is the one I am going to have to let go !

So : I have an Encore blued frame that I bought new in January/08 with walnut stocks that were removed the first day, put a pro-hunter .308 blued fluted barrel on it, it has a brand new EABCO base, brand new 3 ring Burris Sign. Zee ring set up, brand new Leupold vx3 2-8x32 scope, Quitehide holster with accessory pockets,custom trigger job by Shots gunsmithing/trigger at 2.5#  and brand new Ole Georgia Jim grip set (herret grip-right hand, 8" hunter forend, both in forest camo finished ). I have not shot the gun since installing the base,scope, rings, grips............and it had less than 75 shots throught it before then.  Previously with a Bushnell scope, different mounting system and pachmayr grips.............I was getting close to moa @100 yrds(on my good feeling shots).......and I am a novice with pistol shooting. I did kill a small (40#ish)wild hog at 163 yrds on the only hunt i have took it on!

I have over $1640 in it. Just wondering if I should sell it as is or part it out ?? I am not real sure what the smartest way is of selling this type of gun ??Thanks for any help ............hate to do it but probably have to !! Just looking for advise for what's the best way to sell it !!

[Ladobe]

Pretty hard to find someone with $1500+ laying around in todays economy.   So unless you want to set in for what would probably be a long wait for a buyer of the complete package, you'll probably do better parting it out.   At least that way you'd start recovering some of the cash, and maybe get your ballistic boss to back off some.    You'll take a loss on the investm,ent, how much depends on how long you're willing to wait to sell with it all being used and because many buyers only want to buy for pennies on the dollar now days.   Good luck.

[CBM]

Thanks ! I guess I knew that.... but needed to hear it from someone else !!

[jy951]

yeah, definitely part it.  you shold be able to sell alot of it fairly quickly if it's priced right.

[Hawkeye]

Sent you a pm. I would say it would be easier to move the individual items much quicker than all in a package. I tried to sell my Contender this spring as a package but it just sat there.
I started a new post with each item priced separate plus shipping and moved it all in a week.
Good luck. I bet that 308 is a shooter! I have a encore 308 I had rechambered to the 309JDJ. It is the Mack Daddy for whitetail and hogs.

Mike