anothernewb
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mom and pop will always survive the way every small store has learned to survive in the age of the internet and the big box stores.
if they can't compete on price. They have to compete on service. or carry items the big boxes can't/don't.
My LGS is a mom and pop shop. he keeps his margins pretty low on things like powder and primers, so they're higher, but not exorbitantly. but he's the only transfer deal in town, and he pays fair on trade ins. not to mention being a great location for used firearms. He'll receive orders from anywhere you send his FFL to. and transfers are $25. On consignment sales, it's 10%. In that way - the other retails in town have nothing on him.
if they can't compete on price. They have to compete on service. or carry items the big boxes can't/don't.
My LGS is a mom and pop shop. he keeps his margins pretty low on things like powder and primers, so they're higher, but not exorbitantly. but he's the only transfer deal in town, and he pays fair on trade ins. not to mention being a great location for used firearms. He'll receive orders from anywhere you send his FFL to. and transfers are $25. On consignment sales, it's 10%. In that way - the other retails in town have nothing on him.