Gun advertisements with no prices (e.g. "On Sale")

[TheWanderingRed]

I know that in the car business the price is less important to most customers than the down payment and monthly payment, and we can work those on most cars with out touching the price, thus we don't show prices on our used vehicles. Not sure why a firearms seller would do it though.

 

[rellascout]

MAP type pricing has always been around in other industries. I remember Sony has done it forever with TVs.

Manufacturers thing it helps them but it doesn't. The market has a funny way of working things out.

 

[Mags]

If I see please call I just skip it. It wastes my time to see what the price is and it wastes the seller's time if it is too high because the I'm not going to buy it.

Just a big waste a time for all involved so I avoid "please call" pricing or "too low to list".

As for cars, I absolutely hate this:

I know that in the car business the price is less important to most customers than the down payment and monthly payment, and we can work those on most cars with out touching the price, thus we don't show prices on our used vehicles

I hate driving by car lots and only seeing the down payment or monthly payment price. Again a waste of everyone's time because now I have to stop and ask the price and if it's ridiculous I just wasted everyone's time. Who in their right mind thinks a down payment is fixed? I can put down whatever I want and that affects what my monthly payment will be. I find folks who buy vehicles the quoted way may not exactly know what they are doing or how financing works.

 

[Davek1977]

I don't have an issue with this. If I'm price-shopping, I'm out to get the best deal. if that means making a phone call to save $50 bucks, I don't have a problem with making the call. If it was something I was only mildly interested in, i wouldn't bother.....further reiterating the fact that "POR" ads generally weed out the looky loos, and tend to attract a more serious caliber of consumer.