feedthehogs
Member
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2003
- Messages
- 1,801
Standard retail markup is any where from 60% on down depending on volume that you purchase at.
Most manufacturers have a MSRP but most retail operations aren't required to stick to that or manufacturers have a set discount rate which is why sometimes an online retailer can't publish those prices if discounted below that percentage.
A favorite ploy is to up the MSRP and tell the public they are getting 40% off.
Well if you up the MSRP 30%, your only getting a true 10% off MSRP.
With the net its very easy to find out what the factory MSRP price is.
Its also pretty easy to get a hold of a gun store distributor catalog which shows what they pay from the distributor.
The gun store guy I dealt with for 15 years used to show me the catalog and the price he paid for the stuff and added his 15% plus shipping to the cost.
15% ain't a hell of a lot to keep a brick and mortor store open, but he did and after 15 years he had had it trying to keep the store open and sold it.
Now you get 10% off list on guns. Retail on accessories.
I've bought 2 or 3 hundred items off ebay over the years and have not been taken. Some items were less than they were described, but I expect that with every purchase.
The stuff I've sold went well also. I require postal money orders only as payment and cash them before merchandise is shipped.
While my daughters boyfriend got a great deal, I don't think I'd spring for a high end scope off ebay. There are enough online discount places to buy and know that you have a recourse if there is a problem.
Most manufacturers have a MSRP but most retail operations aren't required to stick to that or manufacturers have a set discount rate which is why sometimes an online retailer can't publish those prices if discounted below that percentage.
A favorite ploy is to up the MSRP and tell the public they are getting 40% off.
Well if you up the MSRP 30%, your only getting a true 10% off MSRP.
With the net its very easy to find out what the factory MSRP price is.
Its also pretty easy to get a hold of a gun store distributor catalog which shows what they pay from the distributor.
The gun store guy I dealt with for 15 years used to show me the catalog and the price he paid for the stuff and added his 15% plus shipping to the cost.
15% ain't a hell of a lot to keep a brick and mortor store open, but he did and after 15 years he had had it trying to keep the store open and sold it.
Now you get 10% off list on guns. Retail on accessories.
I've bought 2 or 3 hundred items off ebay over the years and have not been taken. Some items were less than they were described, but I expect that with every purchase.
The stuff I've sold went well also. I require postal money orders only as payment and cash them before merchandise is shipped.
While my daughters boyfriend got a great deal, I don't think I'd spring for a high end scope off ebay. There are enough online discount places to buy and know that you have a recourse if there is a problem.
