blackhawk2000
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I started this as a reply to another thread but I feel it would better reach people as its own thread.
How many non dealers here know what dealers are actually paying for certain items? I don't have an FFL, but some of my suppliers have gun prices that I can see. I also talk with some of my fellow vendors who have FFL's. The smaller ones tell me if they make 10-15% profit they are doing good. Now how many of you would sell stuff at a 10-15% profit margin? The bottom line is, unless you buy in large quantities, you don't make much in profit. Every line of work I've been in that sells stuff, has a 100% markup. Buy something for $1, sell it for $2. Those complaining about prices at the shows, must think guns are the same way. So how many of you want to drop $900 on a gun, sit on it for days, weeks, or months at a time, only to make $100?
Also on the subject of ammo prices....do you know where I buy my ammo? Not from me. I can't get ammo for less than I can get it at Walmart, or online. That's right, not one of my suppliers sells ammo to me, an actual company for less than "joe anyone" can get it for. So unless I purchase a very large amount of ammo, I don't get a deal on it. So tell me why I would buy ammo, for the same price as Walmart, and then sell it to you for less than Walmart price? It must be because you are so likeable.
So if you think you are getting screwed by the vendors at the show, more than likely you are not. We come to the shows to make money, among other reasons. Oh and don't complain if you don't get a discount on the $10 item you just bought. If you buy $100 worth of stuff, and ask me for a break, I'll take a little off, but I still need to make money. Would you work for free?
Now don't get me wrong, not all the customers are like this, but it irks me when people complain about the gun shows, and they have no idea what it takes to sell stuff. So next time you are at the show and have a problem with a price remember, the vendor didn't pay $500 for that $1000 gun.
How many non dealers here know what dealers are actually paying for certain items? I don't have an FFL, but some of my suppliers have gun prices that I can see. I also talk with some of my fellow vendors who have FFL's. The smaller ones tell me if they make 10-15% profit they are doing good. Now how many of you would sell stuff at a 10-15% profit margin? The bottom line is, unless you buy in large quantities, you don't make much in profit. Every line of work I've been in that sells stuff, has a 100% markup. Buy something for $1, sell it for $2. Those complaining about prices at the shows, must think guns are the same way. So how many of you want to drop $900 on a gun, sit on it for days, weeks, or months at a time, only to make $100?
Also on the subject of ammo prices....do you know where I buy my ammo? Not from me. I can't get ammo for less than I can get it at Walmart, or online. That's right, not one of my suppliers sells ammo to me, an actual company for less than "joe anyone" can get it for. So unless I purchase a very large amount of ammo, I don't get a deal on it. So tell me why I would buy ammo, for the same price as Walmart, and then sell it to you for less than Walmart price? It must be because you are so likeable.
So if you think you are getting screwed by the vendors at the show, more than likely you are not. We come to the shows to make money, among other reasons. Oh and don't complain if you don't get a discount on the $10 item you just bought. If you buy $100 worth of stuff, and ask me for a break, I'll take a little off, but I still need to make money. Would you work for free?
Now don't get me wrong, not all the customers are like this, but it irks me when people complain about the gun shows, and they have no idea what it takes to sell stuff. So next time you are at the show and have a problem with a price remember, the vendor didn't pay $500 for that $1000 gun.