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I will be helping a friend sell off more stuff, including an M1 Garand. I couldn't give any details about its condition since I haven't even seen it in five or six years, but it is most certainly serviceable and he wouldn't have bought a beat up junker.

Completed auctions on Gunbroker seem to suggest that they're bringing about $1500 lately. There was a time I would have accepted that as a reasonable selling price but nothing strikes me as being very reasonable these days. I have never been interested in these rifles because they just don't appeal to me so I have never followed the market on them.

What says the crowd?

The key is who made it? Some bring more money than others, Also is it all matching numbers? Take mine it’s a H&R with a 52 receiver and a 54 barrel. I paid $800 for mine 2 yrs ago, but Springfield and others are always selling for $1500.

About a $Garand.

I bought a mint condition CMP Garand several years ago and think I paid just over $1300 for it. I thought the price was high but the shop I bought it from wouldn't budge on the price. In today's current climate, it's a seller's market and your Gunbroker results don't surprise me and may be a good indicator.

Ouch - that confirms I paid too much! Mine's an H&R with all matching numbers, a '54 receiver and '55 barrel (I think)...

Depends on who made it.
Number of original manufacturers parts in rifle and date stamps of said parts.
Muzzle wear and throat erosion are factors also.
For those of us eligible to buy through CMP they can still be had for as little as $650.00 at times.

Winchesters bring more cash than Springfield's.

CMP forums would be a good place to start your research.

Last year, I bought a nice H&R for $950. I'd damn sure buy another one like it for that price. Probably several.

I consider $1000 the floor for a serviceable Garand, and that price is moving up quickly.

I need to add the guy I bought mine from needed cash fast and he said $800 I didn’t flinch. Because I seen them at gun shows for $1000 or more.

The bottom would be $1,000.

Lots of variables to determine top dollar.

Go get info and come back.

Who cares what you paid. You got one.

That’s all that matters.

My H&R was arsenal rebuilt, new barrel, new parts new stock, new parkerized finish, then never reissued. Had to wait almost 2 years for CMP to find one rated as Select Grade. 19 years ago I paid $570, today I'd expect maybe 2 1/2 times that.

That's a bucket list gun for me.

Sounds like I better hurry up

I'd have to track down ammo too.

Mine is a Springfield Armory M1. Date is April of '44. It was a gift, many years ago, from a fellow that carried one just like it in WWII. I would not sell it at all. Took it apart this morning, cleaned, oiled it, put it back together. I have 'some' MilSurp ammunition loaded up in those enbloc clips

The only comment I could add to this picture is; you need 1903 Springfield in equal condition right beside it. Could you imagine that picture. It would honor a Boomer's parent.

Buddy of mine who is a Garand collector told me the H&R's were the best of them as they had the newest and best tooling. A nice H&R around here starts at $1500.

That's a real battle rifle- buttstroke a commie with that and get real results

"Batteries not included, ammo not required," I take it. LOL

Yep, and I have no regrets!

Garand collectors are anal, it all comes down to what it is, maker, year, refinished or not, matching, markings, on and on. Any serviceable one is worth $750 to $1K in my parts.

wish I could find one of these. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/07/06/oood-mccann-industries-458-win-mag-garand/