r/canadaguns • u/Unfair_Valuable_3816 • Mar 25 '26

Misc Trade in or sell at bass pro

Hey has anyone used this service with BassPro? Thinking of getting a rifle appraised to get a couple shotguns instead. Do they offer fair value?

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u/Spider-King-270 Mar 25 '26

You’d be better off selling it your self on gunpost or CGN

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '26

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u/swift_gilford Mar 25 '26

on the other hand, if you have a shot-out barrel that looks clean they'll probably think its in perfect condition and give you more $$ vs the haggling you'd have to deal with on gunpost.

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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 Mar 25 '26

Tenda takes 10-20% depending on the value of the gun, might be a better place to sell.

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u/BigPapaPump6969 bc Mar 25 '26

I’ll give OP 60% lol

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u/GabRB26DETT Mar 26 '26

Don’t sell to bass pro lol. At best they’ll give you 50% value of the gun.

So firearms GameStop then lmao

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u/Acceptable_Visit_115 Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

Hell no. Even the lowest of Gunpost lowballers are more reasonable than Bass Pro/Cabelas.

Saw someone picking up a used (near mint) 1301 Mod2 for sale at Cabelas for $1050. The same gun retails for $2150 new at Cabelas. Only they'll know how much the trade-in price was.

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u/Gdude-2k Mar 25 '26

As with most stores or places that do this or Consignment they either lowball the hell out of you or the consignement fee is Outrageous

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u/SecureNarwhal Mar 25 '26

also not all bass pros buy used guns

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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw Mar 26 '26

yes ive never seen the vaughan one sell used guns

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u/Birdybadass Mar 25 '26

I asked them one time about a tikka I had, you’ll basically get 25% of a rifles retail value.

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u/nax_91 Mar 26 '26

Don’t bother with Bass Pro. I was trying to sell a fairly new RAR gen 1 and what they offered was insulting (not to mention having to wait for them to look at the rifle for well over an hour). Sold it off to a guy on GP and got the exact amount I wanted.

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u/HappyCan7250 Mar 26 '26

Pretty sure bass pro discontinued that program, even though they still have signs up for it, they don't offer it in Canada anymore. I tried recently and was told they don't accept them anymore, despite the store still having a sign up saying they do. 

Selling privately is the way to go anyway, then no 3rd party needs to make a profit off it so you'll get more

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u/Previous-Season-8800 Mar 27 '26

Bass Pro is good for one thing, IMO, and thats knowing exactly what you want, where it is, and how much it costs. Talking to people behind the counter is one of the most frustrating retail experiences ever.

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u/WestEasterner Mar 27 '26

Define fair.

They take a risk that the firearm will sit on a shelf for a long time so it is in their best interests to offer you significantly less than market value so that they make money off the 2 transactions.