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    I appreciate the replies. I took the ar on trade, I really just want to go another route. I know what I have in it but I may have to much in it so if I'm going to loose my tail in trading or selling it I'll just keep it and make a few changes. Just wanted some opinions.

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    A year or two ago and you'd have scored selling your rifle. The market doesn't seem to be as good for sellers of late. If you don't want to part the gun out, I'd plan on a taking a hit. Sucks but my opinion.

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    That's true. I'm not sure what I'm going to do, I shouldn't be into it to deep.

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    If you don't need the money and have the room just keep it. They'll go back up. It's the circle of life in the AR world. When it does, someone will pay you good money for it. Just my $0.02!

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    It's a frankenAR, your never going to get close to what you paid for it. Personally, I'd maybe offer you $1100 for it if I was in the market for an AR.

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    I'd save it in case there is another AWB scare and then get your money back. You are going to have a hard time getting people to pay its cost value because if someone is going to drop that much on a built AR they aren't going to buy a frakenbuild since they could get a nice factory gun for that.

    If you don't get any bites try parting out the upper and lower, that should be a bit easier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by richiecotite View Post
    It's a frankenAR, your never going to get close to what you paid for it.
    That really has nothing to do with it. I have an SPR type AR I built a few months ago. Ive got around $3k into it including the optic. Its built using all top tier parts. Guy at the range offered me MORE than what I have into it after hearing the parts list and him knowing how I build rifles. "frankenAR's" arent worth more or less because they are "frankenAR's", they are worth more or less because of the parts used.

    To the OP: (your low post count not withstanding i.e. your ability to not be able to sell in the EE and this is generally how guys "work around" that):
    These would be the costs to basically re-create what you have
    You have about $400 in that lower as it sits +- a little since I dont know what those Seekins lowers cost
    You have about $1000(probably a little less actually) in that upper
    You have about $150 in cerakoat

    So $1500 give or take would basically allow me to re-build that gun as it sits in your hands.

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    I just want to know who put that rifle together?

    A. The optic mount is bridging the gap between the handguard and the receiver.

    B. What's the point of a VFG being installed that far back?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rjacobs View Post
    That really has nothing to do with it. I have an SPR type AR I built a few months ago. Ive got around $3k into it including the optic. Its built using all top tier parts. Guy at the range offered me MORE than what I have into it after hearing the parts list and him knowing how I build rifles. "frankenAR's" arent worth more or less because they are "frankenAR's", they are worth more or less because of the parts used.

    To the OP: (your low post count not withstanding i.e. your ability to not be able to sell in the EE and this is generally how guys "work around" that):
    These would be the costs to basically re-create what you have
    You have about $400 in that lower as it sits +- a little since I dont know what those Seekins lowers cost
    You have about $1000(probably a little less actually) in that upper
    You have about $150 in cerakoat

    So $1500 give or take would basically allow me to re-build that gun as it sits in your hands.
    Being a frankenAR has plenty to do with it. The average buyer does not know the value of the parts. They are generally not going to take time to try to identify, locate and price each part. On a factory gun the average buyer can view the sales receipt or easily find out the value.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Airhasz View Post
    Being a frankenAR has plenty to do with it. The average buyer does not know the value of the parts. They are generally not going to take time to try to identify, locate and price each part. On a factory gun the average buyer can view the sales receipt or easily find out the value.
    Agreed. Plus you have to hope that it wasn't some idiot who put the thing together and that it actually works. Much less risk associated with buying a factory built gun.


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