Value of Marlin 336....

[Skeeziks]

What would a un-fired NIB 1976 vin. 336C go for?

[madman4570]

Would say between $550-$650, but if the gun has been verified and written up as such by a reputable gunsmith as being truely unfired after being received from factory? -could maybe go as high as up to $800-$1000 with all documenated paperwork/box etc. and it has been perfectly stored.
Course I could be high, but some people with the coin and it being verified unfired might not blink an eye.

[jdad]

I don't think in today's market there would be a buyer that would pay over $650 to maybe $750. It's not that rare of a gun, even NIB.

[Skeeziks]

Thanks for the estimates, but I already told my friend the original estimate of $750 - $1000.

I better go and catch him and tell him the bad news.

[madman4570]

Surely I could be off the mark, so get some more opinions before taking action on a price. Hobie would be a good one for a idea on its value!
Problem is how does someone truely tell if a gun has been unfired since it probably was at the factory thus I would think making it almost impossible to really tell????
Maybe someone on here knows how?

[Skeeziks]

Problem is how does someone truely tell if a gun has been unfired since it probably was at the factory thus I would think making it almost impossible to really tell????
Maybe someone on here knows how?[/quote]


That is the problem and worse than that, I haven't seen the rifle for myself. He's an older gentleman that bought it new in '76 and says he never shot it. But now, after all these years, he wants to know the value.
The 336 retailed for $144.95 back then, so he paid less than that. So even if he sold it now for only $500. he'd still be getting a pretty good return on his investment...right?

Maybe Hobie will stumble onto this an come to the rescue.

[Streetstar]

sadly enough, i wouldnt even consider paying a large premium for an "unfired" 336. Maybe $450 - 500 because i would be getting a pre-safety firearm with nice wood and decent fit/finish compared to a new one from Gander Mountain.

An unfired Colt Python or Winchester 1892 would be one thing, but a MArlin? -- just makes me shake my head and wonder why the person didnt enjoy his firearm---- (and in my context, there is no intention to bash Marlin at all --- just that the firearms dont particularly hold much collector cache' to date to justify keeping one NIB for 35 years -------- kind of akin to keeping a Ruger 10/22 NIB or something)

[Hobie]

In a gun shop, with the usual clients, $550-600 would be the usual price IF it made it out to the rack. Every shop has a nut like us and most owners are smart enough to keep a contact list of one kind or another. That is the trick, finding the buyer. It might go $750 maybe more (doesn't hurt to ask if it is clear you're negotiating and not firm) if you find the buyer. We had an old Marlin with the beautiful "S" shaped pistol grip come in in about 85-90% condition and it lasted all of 30 minutes. I never even got to hear the price.

[Pete44ru]

No disrespect meant, but I wouldn't even pay $500 for it.

AFAIK, being a standard carbine, it's not particularly collectible - and there are just too many other used Marlin 336's on the market in visually/mechanically "as new" condition for $350-$400.

As a matter of fact, I've bought at least 25 Marlin leverguns over the years (none privately), and have only paid as much as $350 for one - a like-new .45-70 M1895S (M336) 12 mos ago.

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[madman4570]

Is this a .35 Rem or a 30-30 ?
I'm thinking the C was made only in the .35Rem (I have one made in 1972)

[wecsoger]

Ahhhh.....I just pulled up one of the internet inflation calculators.

"What cost $144.95 in 1976 would cost $540.23 in 2009."

It hasn't been updated so this one only calculates to 2009. I know he didn't pay list but this gives you an idea how much buying power we've lost.

[kaferhaus]

Dealer here had a 1975 336 NIB that he was asking $600 for. It sat on the rack for over 6 months (and this is a busy shop located on one of the main arteries of a medium sized city...

He finally sold it for 500 bucks out the door... to me!

I still think I paid too much for it. Sure it has some nice wood... very nice in fact. But I've bought used 70s vintage 336s that looked very near as good with no box etc for 250-300 bucks.

When Winchester closed up every dealer in town jacked the prices of the 94s up used or new.... guess what? 94 sales went into the tank until the prices came back down to get them to move... nothing collectible about a generic post 94 30-30. There's only about 6 million of them floating around...

I know several "serious" Winchester collectors and none of them will touch a post 64 anything for any price. Most of them won't even entertain buying a pre-64 unless it's pre WWII and then it has to be either a unique piece or in extraordinary original condition.

It could be that this is the deep south and guns are thicker than lawn grass around here..

[AJMD429]

Bottom line (not trying to be sarcastic) is the 'value' is whatever you can get someone to pay for it during the time frame you want to sell it. If someone is really into 'collector' pieces, has a wallet full of money, and the gun strikes their fancy, you might see $1,000, but if I were the only prospective buyer, even if I was just walking out of the bank with a million dollar lottery winnings, I'd offer maybe $400 or whatever, as the only 'use' I'd have for the box and 'original papers' would be to start fires with or put in the trash. So - it all 'depends'.

If he has time to spare, I'd start by asking $1,000 and advertising it as 'original', and 'with papers', or whatever. If it comes down to the wire, I'd go down to whatever a used, but good condition, one goes for on Gunbroker or GunsAmerica lately. For many buyers, we just figure that within 24 hours of our buying it, it will no longer be "unfired" in condition...