Check your pawn shops. I collect Marlins and have made some pretty nice finds in pawn shops!
Not sure if you've seen this.
https://www.gulfcoastgunforum.com/showthread.php?45754-1977-Marlin-336-30-30-JM-stamped-(Pensacola)
If I was looking for one, I would buy this one.
Just remember, the local Walmart one is made by Remington. I myself won't buy anymore "Marlins" made by Remington, just not the same quality which I found out from experience.
Because you are a smart, sophisticated man. And, at your age, you deserve to handle quality, well made firearms.
I'd sell the ammo,scope, base and rings, then sell it to Garpo for his walmart remlin price(plus tax at wmart). Of course, I would shoot the hell out of it first, so Garpo would have time to generate some Roaster money. If, of course, I had the energy left to do those sorts of things.
Balderdash! I'm a cheap, crude, old curmudgeon who voted for Trump and Roy Moore. :madgrin: