Think he just didn't know any better. He left the $250 on table and said he'd take $300 store credit (pawn shop) and come back some time in the future and pick something up. Felt kind of sorry for the guy.

+1

Some of the Gun Library people are incredibly knowledgeable and some are not. Just like any other business.

I recommend buying, but selling used guns to Cabelas. You can find great deals on their used guns and they'll come off the price that's marked.

I've taken a couple of guns in trying to trade up at Cabela's and never gotten an offer of more than half of the value of the trades. Not a slam, they have to carry the inventory and make a profit, I get that completely. Just not a good option.

On the flipside, I purchased a new O/U there a few years ago and had many problems with misfires. I took in to discuss repairs, and ended up being offered full retail price for it in store credit, which I flipped into a better shotgun. So, in this case, they did make things right for me through a trade.

I've had good experiences with their customer service and with folks in the bargain cave, just not so much on the gun library.

I have no experience buying there but a buddy bought a Russian SVD they had for 3200.

Wish I could find bargains like that

If you use Blue Book or MSRP as your pricing guide you will almost always be upset with offers from individuals or a business. Ive never understood people who get upset when they take something to a profit based business and expect to get what they can from a private sale or close to what they paid for it, it's just not going to happen and if it did those businesses wouldnt be around for long. There are a lot of variables that come into play when buying/selling used guns..caliber, inventory, condition, etc...I realize Im stating the obvious, lol. I dont trade near as much as I used too but I can tell you I rarely buy a brand new gun unless its a helluva deal, you just lose too much money on them if you decide to sell it.

I'll never buy a gun from Cabelas after they had marlin 336's marked at 600$, I asked the sales rep why the price had gone up on them and he said they have always been priced that high. I laughed, went to Academy, and bought the exact same gun for 400$.

Academy sells the 336W which is the lowest price 336. When I worked for Cabela's they did not sell the 336W, only the top end models. I doubt you were comparing apples to apples. Plus, if Academy was selling the exact model for less, Cabela's would have price matched if you asked.