JVG
February 24, 2012, 5:44pm
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but while booking the item in and out and calling you in and what ever else they are doing for the transfer they are not taking care of the customers who want to buy a product from them because they are busy doing a transfer for someone who shopped online. a floor customer gets upset after no one talks to him or asks him for help after 5-10 minutes and walks out. so now that $50 transfer fee just cost them a customer that may or may not have bought a gun(s).
there is reasons buds is so cheap. he buys guns in the mutple of thousands. hell order say a few thousand glocks a few thousand m&p ar’s. you think lgs can order that much stock? so when they order 5-10 the price is much higher than what buds getting for his. i am able to know some info, and ill tell you some lgs pay more their cost than what bud’s is selling them. also ill tell you that on most new guns lgs really dont make as much on a gun as youd expect. so just because you saved $300 online, i 100% promise it doesnt mean the lgs is making $300+ profit.
not to mention in NYS the costs of keeping a gun store running. how much does a computer, a warehouse, and an internet website cost? im sure its significantly cheaper than the cost of realestate in nys, the polical bs that comes with owning a gun store, connections with atf, local law enforcements, lawyers, suppliers, etc etc.
i understand saving money and im not arguing that fact, but a lot of people are quick to judge why prices are what they are and dont know what goes on behind the scenes.
now a guy who doesnt have a store front, of course hell do a ffl for much cheaper because you are not keeping him from his customers, or stocking ammo, or ordering this and that. so that $15-$30 what ever it may be is awesome income for a guy who has nothing to lose with nothing better to do than call you in and press enter on a computer. why would a lgs want to go out of there way to transfer something for you thats on there wall? to be honest transfers are nothing more than an inconvience to lgs and thats why they jacked their prices.
Before the age of the internet lgs use to charge $25 then they all bumped it up some still charge $25 for something they cant get and $50 if you order in something they carry. i never get service from b&j ive walked in and out all the time. It took me 60 minutes to get a lpk the other day. I know you like that place which is why you seem somewhat defensive and trust me i know the cost of a store front more then the internet store but some of the prices locally are obnoxious sometimes more then msrp from the manufacturer of some parts. That cant be justified to me.
94Gt5.0
February 26, 2012, 11:53am
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Probably not going to do the trade. Bump.
94Gt5.0
February 29, 2012, 8:49am
23
Price drop, $825. Would like to get rid of this before I leave in a few weeks
gunbroker if that’s the case.
94Gt5.0
February 29, 2012, 3:45pm
25
Might just take a hit on it and sell it back to the lgs…or sell to a friend for the price they offered me for it.
LGS will likely rape you.
gunbroker.
JVG
February 29, 2012, 4:32pm
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Budsgunshop offered me $100 more then the closest lgs and thats cash not even trading it towards a purchase
ill give you w.e the lgs will. lol.
94Gt5.0
February 29, 2012, 6:42pm
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Will keep these in mind, thanks!
JVG
February 29, 2012, 6:44pm
30
of course you would it will be 50% less then what its worth. Illpay $15 more then steve
Lmao. Id suggest Adam keep until he gets back before he takes that much of a loss on it honestly.
since i got threatened to be banned and my post removed in your NYF thread…will the OP take sexual favors as payment???
Now F/S without the optics, will include factory scope rings though. Still only 20rds through this gun!! $575 (Will come with ammo valued at ~$50)
NFS, just put Nikon optics and a bipod on it yesterday, gonna be keeping it!