il.bill
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Anyone have information on how Colts stocking dealer program has worked out?
As a small 01FFL dealer I cannot afford to meet the stocking terms, so my distributors will no longer sell me a Colt firearm. I could have sold two 1911s and a LE 6920 in the last month, but they are simply not available to me because I am not a Colt dealer. The customers simply purchased a product from a different manufacturer (unfortunately, not all of them from me!).
I did sell a nice Stainless Steel 1911 Model #O1091 that I had in stock to a very satisfied customer early this week, but that is quite near the end of the line for my Colt sales possibilities. It is just hard for me to see this as a good idea from a company that really needs to move some product.
As a small 01FFL dealer I cannot afford to meet the stocking terms, so my distributors will no longer sell me a Colt firearm. I could have sold two 1911s and a LE 6920 in the last month, but they are simply not available to me because I am not a Colt dealer. The customers simply purchased a product from a different manufacturer (unfortunately, not all of them from me!).
I did sell a nice Stainless Steel 1911 Model #O1091 that I had in stock to a very satisfied customer early this week, but that is quite near the end of the line for my Colt sales possibilities. It is just hard for me to see this as a good idea from a company that really needs to move some product.