If there is a shop out there that charges $409 on a gun they paid $249 on and can stay in business I want to shake their hand. That's over 39% mark up on a new gun. This is unheard of in the industry outside of Philadelphia pawn shops.So let's say you bought a new pistol from Bud's. You're paying $340 including shipping. High Price Transfer Store looks at the same pistol. They pay $249 to their distributor and price the same pistol for $409 on their shelf. You would be charged a $160 transfer fee.
More likely they are charging $349 on the same gun they paid 299 for.
Why do you think it is a $30 service? I'd love to know what other people do so I can dictate how much they ought to get paid as well. If you don't want to pay that much, well you know the answer.I don't have a problem with a shop charging a legitimate fee for an honest service, but charging a $160 for a $30 service just to screw you for a profit is disgusting.
I charge basically $40 because anything less isn't worth it to me. I used to charge $20 and did lots of transfer business. Then I noticed something: people who come based on my being the lowest price won't buy anything else because they can get it cheaper at WalMart. They need to do their transfers at WalMart in that case.'Course, if you want to post your transfer prices and explain how you decide where to set them, that's always welcome.
Of course for some customers I'll do $20, sometimes I've done it for free.