I bought my 336M from the Cabelas' used department. They wanted 560 U.S. Bones for it, I offered 450 shekels and they agreed. So, probably they will deal with you. My 336M is a biscuit top, however. Much less desirable.

 

they have a fair deal around here once in a while ,they will negotiate a little .

 

i ordered a "Legendary Frontiersmen" 38-55 from Cabelas last year sight unseen, other than pictures. i think they discribed it very well!

i hear that they will work a little on the prices.

 

normally they go 10% right away. After that it is up to your negotiating skills.

 

Cabela's only pays 10-20% of market value for much of what they buy, from what I've seen. And then they mark it up to 20% or more over market value.
Their intent is to make tons of money on every deal.
But it also means that if you catch the sales guys in the right mood, you have some room to haggle.

And if the store has a Gun Library, always go to those guys to deal with the used rifles. They're generally available when you need them, they're the ones that set the prices on used guns, they're the guys that bought the guns, and they're the guys that know how far they can go on the price.
Going to the gun counter is almost always an immediate shot in the foot ... if you have the patience to wait long enough to get to the front of the line. :shot:

 

Actually I got a very good offer on a S&W SDVE40, it allowed me to get my Magnum Research MR9. Maybe that is a regional thing with Cabella's as they offered me a lot more than anyone else did for the S&W.

 

They won't deal unless the firearm has bee in stock for some time, some times they are priced right to begin with and some times they inflate Gun Broker prices!!
The serial number of the rifles is on the bottom of the tag.

 

It was about ten years ago a buyer from Cabelas came to my buddy's gun shop and offered him a fairly low price for 15 or 20 rifles and shotguns. There was three or four collectibles in nice codition and that is what he was after. He stayed quite a while but his final price was too low.

 

Buyer beware...................

 

Maybe I am one of the reasons prices are high. A nice 336A waffle top would not have left my hands at $499! Of course, around here, it would have been marked $700.

 

I got 50 dollars off of my 30-06, so it was 200 instead of 250

 

I've never seen or heard of anyone being able to haggle prices in the East Hartford CT store..............But its fun to watch a guy getting a price on a gun he wants to sell...........They offer you nothing..........

Tom

 

What am I doing wrong? Anytime I post the information on the sale of a rifle it gets deleted regardless if GB, pawn shop, fb, etc. The usual excuse is given, "Unless you are a member selling this firearm and have more than 25 posts, etc..."
Just letting guys know of a deal...

 

It's hard to understand the sales of used firearms, if you are trying to make money there is not much in used firearms...sure a few dollars here and there if someone turns $100 on a used firearm they have done well, but that wouldn't pay the power bill for a store like that for a day. Still I'm ashamed at what shops give, and then ask for used guns, but they are taking a big chance.....local store here (pawn shop) guarantees everything he sells (unless marked parts guns or what's broken as is) very rare he has anything like that. I as well guarantee everything I sell to him he gives good prices has a mark up that is reasonable. As far as Cabela's I have seen some outstanding firearms in their online library, some at decent prices some way over priced...the waffle top you described seems to be a decent deal, do they give a 3 day inspection or any warranty ?

 

Ask to see the guy in charge of the firearms. I have bought a couple of rifles from Cabelas and have always been able to get the, to drop the price by $50 to $100. Just like buying a used car, point out the flaws in the stock or finish.

Andrew

 

Red price tags used to carry more discount.

About twelve years ago, I was given the task of dispersing my cousin's estate. We auctioned farm tractors and equipment, personal items, vehicles, and some of the run of the mill guns. Heirs retained the land. I elected to privately sell the expensive stuff. Realizing that I was in pretty deep, I sought consignment sales. I checked with several large dealers in several Texas cities. The dealers wanted cuts of from 10% to 40%. The 40 was Cabela's Ft. Worth store, plus the gun library manager wanted a sweetheart deal on a matched pair of Colt's SAA, full engraved and ivory stocked from the factory. I later sold them for $10,000. Remember, this was over ten years ago. The 10% guy got some 60K worth of business.

i got my laugh later. They had a group of new Beretta shotguns which were available for clays shooting at a Quail Unlimited fund raiser. SIL was looking elsewhere, and I went to Cabela's. And stumbled into them. Bought three on SIL's FFL, NIB at just half over retail. We later returned for another. That is when the gun counter manager came by and wanted to know who priced the guns. That was the last one that sold at the deeply discounted prices.

Bottom line, good luck at Cabela's. i corresponded with a man on another forum reference a super rare Browning Safari that he bought priced like a .30-06 or .270 in the Seattle area, I think. Better luCky than good, sometimes.

 

I got my used Contender from Cabela's, OKC. They came down about 15% making it about $100 less than I expected to have to pay after watching for one in 35 Rem for about a year. I guess I am a happy customer.

 

Ive bought a few from cabelas used rack. Always got them to come down. The last time I didnt even have a chance to ask him to lower the price, he did it on his own. But it was only an older model 60. I was more than willing to pay the 159.99 for it and he dropped it to 139.99 1988 with the stickers from marlin still on it. Last shot hold open , 18 shot and 22" barrels. Not a mark on it. I couldn't pay fast enough.
Other times the guns are too over priced to even ask about.

 

Cabela's is having issues would not surprise me if they were bought out in the near future.

 

I doubt it, they build those fancy store just like bass pro from credit card funds, they have a source of money from people that pay almost twice what everything is worth by using credit cards, those insane credit card interest rates build fancy store fronts, along with steady income of upkeep... Maybe I'm wrong, but I can't see any other way they could build mansions to sell sporting goods...

 

I'll be up there Thursday and give it another look. If anyone is interested in buying the 336 don't worry about hurting my feelings. I really don't need another rifle, but I didn't before I bought the last one either. I really appreciate the 336A as a great rifle, but I've had one before plus a .444 and I'm not sure I would ever use it. Not that I don't have plenty of others that I don't want to part with even though I really don't use them... :bandit:

Cedar Creek

 

If you own them and love knowing that you own them, then you are using them. You can always say "Yep, I got one of those." :biggrin:

 

It's my understanding that Cabela's is already in the process of being bought-out/taken over/absorbed by Bass Pro Shops. Been in the news for some time now. Unless the deal fell through and I didn't hear.....

 

I have caught a few bargains on long guns in Kearney and Sidney Nebraska on the way home from hunting trips. If you like odd stuff you can usually find a deal.

 

I don't go into Cabelas for two reasons. (1) I went to Cabelas right after it opened, after work. I was not filthy, had on work clothes.
Was back in the Gun Library looking at the older guns in glass cases. This snotty little punk in dockers and sport coat came out of
his office and told me the guns I would be interested in were out on the floor in used racks, strike one, I was PEod. A few weeks later
a buddy called me and ask if I would sell some guns for a family he knew. The owner a WW2 vet had passed, leaving 14 guns.
Stopped to see family and look at guns. Luger, Radom, Nazi HP, S&W 29-2, Ruger St 22, M1 Garand, M1 carbine, German 98, 336
Rem 700/Leupold 3x9, Win 69, Rem 1100, H&R single 16g, win 37-410. Found out they had taken them to Cabelas to sell, the only
thing that kept them from getting skinned bad was the Luger. The dad had always bragged that it was worth a good bit, Cabela offer
wasnt much more than Luger was worth. The lady cried when I dropped off the money for the guns, I got top dollar for them. She
wanted to pay me, but I wouldn't take money for helping out a Vets widow. That did it for me on Cabelas, I know they are in bussiness
to make money, but this was attempted robbery. I will never step into one again.

 

DRM50,

I had pretty much the same experience when I accompanied a friend to Cabela's to sell some guns I was not interested in...............

The guy in the Gun Library beat them down, as not currently good sellers, and basically tried to steal them with a package price...........

He wouldn't give individual pricing!....We left with the guns, and were able to sell them individually in the next few weeks for what they were really worth.............some to other dealers, and a few to individuals at good retail prices ..................

I/we realize Cabela's needed to make a profit on those guns, but they were really trying to steal them............No sane person would have taken their offer.......

I realize NAFTA and other trade treaties have changed our market place and the goods in it, but I really don't like desposable Chinese stuff............It's simply a waste of my money!

I'll agree Cabela's as a store, serves a purpose as a supplier of stuff I, and others may want and need, but I'd just like to see that stuff NOT say China .............Yeah, I know, .........that's not going to happen very soon.

Cabela's..................................The Walmart of Hunting and Fishing.........

Tom

 

I have found a few deals there PA Cabelas ,it's hit or miss,about once a month they have a 20% off all used gun sale that's when I check them out,I picked up a really nice 1966 444 about a month ago ,like I said it's hit or miss
http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/444-marlin/212545-better-pics-my-444-a.html

 

Other than the four mismarked Berettas in the above post, I have never been able to buy a gun from Cabela's. I do buy reloading components from them and did pick up a Bushnell 4200 Elite scope from them. They advertised them at 169 on line. They claim to price match. When I ask about that, and told them that they had them cheaper, they did not know what to do. The store manager got into the deal and told them to beat the on line price. With tax, it was just over 150, with the gun counter manager P O ed.

Needless to say, not my favorite place, but they do have lots of selections on components. I find most on line sellers Jack up the shipping to where the prices are really close.

I generally do do better on case lots of shotshells at Bass Pro and we order specialty shells such as .410 Clays and heavy 28s through a local gun shop.

 

I worked for Cabelas, in the Gun Library, for a year after the University had big layoffs. We had more "wiggle room" on prices the longer the gun had been in the store. Look at the price tag - is there a hand written code on it? Could that code be a date? If you can determine the date the firearm was acquired then you can tell how much "wiggle room" you can expect.
This doesn't always hold true. For example an M1 in great shape will hold its price. A single shot 20 gauge will too, but a single shot 12 gauge can wiggle a lot.
If you don't know the market prices (not the Gun Broker prices) then you are playing at a disadvantage...know what a fare price is and make an offer.

Michael