April '07, SW Pa.
NIB 642: $359.95 from my local dealer.
My dealer advertises that he wants the opportunity to match your best price. I search the local stores & the internet looking for pricing.
If I find the best price on the internet - which is usually where the best price is found - I calculate what it will cost me to buy the gun, shipping, shipping insurance, & the local transfer cost. Insurance is usually about $1 per $100 of value; shipping & transfer combined are usually just under $50.
I then go to my dealer with that as an out-the-door price. I know he probably paid the same amount for the gun from the wholesaler as the internet dealer; they both have to deal with costs associated with getting the gun shipped to their location. I'm willing to give him the money I'd pay for shipping, the insurance, & the higher transfer costs (but I won't add the sales tax on top - that is in the out-the-door price) for the opportunity to handle & examine the gun before I spend my money. I spend the same amount & patronize my local dealer, he in turn gets all of my business & doesn't have to match an internet price.
So far, it has worked out well for both of us!
NIB 642: $359.95 from my local dealer.
My dealer advertises that he wants the opportunity to match your best price. I search the local stores & the internet looking for pricing.
If I find the best price on the internet - which is usually where the best price is found - I calculate what it will cost me to buy the gun, shipping, shipping insurance, & the local transfer cost. Insurance is usually about $1 per $100 of value; shipping & transfer combined are usually just under $50.
I then go to my dealer with that as an out-the-door price. I know he probably paid the same amount for the gun from the wholesaler as the internet dealer; they both have to deal with costs associated with getting the gun shipped to their location. I'm willing to give him the money I'd pay for shipping, the insurance, & the higher transfer costs (but I won't add the sales tax on top - that is in the out-the-door price) for the opportunity to handle & examine the gun before I spend my money. I spend the same amount & patronize my local dealer, he in turn gets all of my business & doesn't have to match an internet price.
So far, it has worked out well for both of us!
