yeti
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Why do gun dealers like to jack up the prices?
Why do I like getting paid $25 an hour instead of $12.50?
Why do gun dealers like to jack up the prices?
OversimplifiedBecause, above transfer fees, many dealers need make a 10-15% profit margin to remain in business. A dealer whose only profit on a deal is a transfer fee isn't making much money. The reason gun dealers "jack up" prices is the same reason wholesale prices are ALWAYS lower than retail. At the retail level, items are sold at low volume for maximum profit. The same reason the dealer marks a "$300" dollar gun at $400 is the same reason your local grocery store buys candy bars for $0.50 a piece and sells them for $1.25. Even if i "KNOW" the candy bars are only "worth" .50 cents.....Unless I'm buying in bulk just like the store....theres no way I'm going to see that price when the store has to make their profit as well. Comparatively, even at the "inflated" prices you seem to believe guns are sold at...the profit margins on firearms are much lower than they are with many other goods.
Why do I like getting paid $25 an hour instead of $12.50?
If that's the case lets just make it $50/hour! Reality doesn't work that way. Your time is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. If an employer is only willing to pay you $12.50 an hour for your time then you can LIKE getting paid $25/hour all day long and it isn't going to change the market value of your time.
I think too many gun dealers are trying to price on what profit they WANT to make on a sale versus what they CAN make on a sale.
I'm glad there are people like you that want to pay sales tax. That way when I don't pay sales tax the roads still get serviced.The "more" is the issue. One poster said if it is more than $25 above the online price, they go with online. Others say... $50. $100? $100 seems a little high to me with all things being equal. They usually aren't however. Me, I do support my LGS when I can and I do pay more at times. I don't worrry about it. If a few boxes of ammo cover the spread, it is no big deal one way or the other to me; just shoot it half as much for a while. At one time, I would have jumped at the chance to save myself sales tax, but I have come to the conclusion that sales taxes are necessary for the government to provide their functions. I like less government, but people sure kick when it snows and their street never gets plowed.
Preferring an anonymous, bottom line transaction for anything is fine on rare (tight) occasions, but if I prefer to have a relationship with the moms and pops who are doing right by their customers. Money isn't supposed to steer the wheel every time.
Online sellers have to do right by their customers, too, if they want to stay in business.I prefer to have a relationship with the moms and pops who are doing right by their customers. Money isn't supposed to steer the wheel every time.
This is way beyond the scope of this topic.At one time, I would have jumped at the chance to save myself sales tax, but I have come to the conclusion that sales taxes are necessary for the government to provide their functions. I like less government, but people sure kick when it snows and their street never gets plowed.
Then the following month everyone finds a job that provides a service that consumers actually want, and everything goes back to normal. C'est [strike]la vie[/strike] capitalisme.Then next month you can't quite understand why your sales declined last month. Whoa! what happened?
There in lies the problem for brick & mortar shops. The profit they "can" make doesn't necessarily pay all their expenses. They go bankrupt. Employees lose their jobs. The landlord loses a tennant. The city loses taxes. Your garbage doesn't get picked up next week and you call up & complain about the lousy service you are getting from the city. All the while your neighbor, (you know the one who worked at the gun store?) goes on unemployment & quits using the product that you sell. Then next month you can't quite understand why your sales declined last month. Whoa! what happened?
I'm glad there are people like you that want to pay sales tax. That way when I don't pay sales tax the roads still get serviced.
It depends on how much you are willing to pay for convenience and customer service. Some folks want to handle a firearm and walk away from the store with it that day.One poster said if it is more than $25 above the online price, they go with online. Others say... $50. $100? $100 seems a little high to me with all things being equal.
"The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good"
-- George Washington