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    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    People also forget that we don't work for free. You don't work your job for free, so don't ask your online or local dealer to do it either (not that you do this).C4
    Spot on. I worked in a shop in the 80's early 90's. Basement FFL dealers were abundant. Some folks would come to our store, handle the merchandise, suck every last drop of information out of you, waste an hour of your time when you could be in the back being creative, and then run to the basement dealer to save a few bucks. Shortly thereafter they'd come back to have their new toy registered as per state law. Not a spot of remorse about their MO. The perfect storm of basement dealers, the Brady Bill, assault weapons ban and the shit economy conspired to close our doors in '95. I made just enough money to get by, but damn I loved that job...
    Oh, and I forgot to add, your AR choices back then were Colt or Bushmaster. Sales between the two were about evenly split.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Smedley View Post
    Spot on. I worked in a shop in the 80's early 90's. Basement FFL dealers were abundant. Some folks would come to our store, handle the merchandise, suck every last drop of information out of you, waste an hour of your time when you could be in the back being creative, and then run to the basement dealer to save a few bucks. Shortly thereafter they'd come back to have their new toy registered as per state law. Not a spot of remorse about their MO. The perfect storm of basement dealers, the Brady Bill, assault weapons ban and the shit economy conspired to close our doors in '95. I made just enough money to get by, but damn I loved that job...
    Oh, and I forgot to add, your AR choices back then were Colt or Bushmaster. Sales between the two were about evenly split.
    I see this quite a bit except instead of a going to a basement dealer they go on the internets and buy some crap from an unknown dealer or heaven forbid the 'gun show'. Then they come back a few weeks later because their POS doesn't run or wonder why their AirSoft Fakepoint/FakeAssTECH won't hold zero......ignorance is bliss, but stupid should hurt.
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    "Buy once, cry once" is usually a lesson forged by pain, headache, and remorse. Certain things aren't worth fussing a few bucks over but most folks abide by instant gratification.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cesiumsponge View Post
    "Buy once, cry once" is usually a lesson forged by pain, headache, and remorse. Certain things aren't worth fussing a few bucks over but most folks abide by instant gratification.
    Nice. Thats true. I am in a business where I deal directly with the public. I can relate to this. But I also see the other side, I like people...but when people are buying something and they become "customers" its a whole different story. They get whiny and nit-picky and just plain rude. Its like they forget their manners and are only concerned about themselves and nothing else matters. Its ridiculous at times what people "expect".
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cesiumsponge View Post
    "Buy once, cry once" is usually a lesson forged by pain, headache, and remorse. Certain things aren't worth fussing a few bucks over but most folks abide by instant gratification.
    Very true. I really hate buying something, then end up not using it because it turns out it's not what I really wanted.

    Off topic, but related, I don't currently have a TV. I'd like one, but I cannot afford the one I want. My friends & co-workers give me strange looks when they find out and tell me "You could get one for around $300 until you can get the one you want." They just don't get it that to me, the TVs I see for $300 aren't worth it. I'd wind up never watching it and the money would be wasted. I'd rather spend that $300 on ammo, a Fal kit, or more parts for my AR build. When I can afford the the TV I want, I'll buy it then. I can wait. In the meantime, I'm happy watching Netflix on the computer. This is how I feel about most of my purchases. It also explains why I buy used Jeeps for $1500 and fix them up instead buying a new rig, with monthly payments, that I'd want to change anyway

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    I've experienced the same in my small town. A few years ago when I bought my bushmaster(I know everyone here don't seem to like em but to each his own) I went 3 minutes down the road and seen the same one I just bought for $800 for $1100 at another gunshop. No difference same style upper, same barrel legnth, same everything bone stock. Such a shame!

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    Our local shops have $40 and $50 transfer fees. One of them had a used SR15 for $2,250, which is on par for that shops pricing. I'm a business owner and understand needing to make your money, but sometimes people take it way too far.

    With the amount of money I spend on guns, they could have made a lot off of me if their pricing was at all in line. Instead, I buy it all online. A number of others I know do as well because of the local pricing. I'd really like to give my business to a local shop, but when I can buy a Nighthawk, for example, for $500 less and without the tax, it's hard to spend it there when their idea of working with you is 1 or 2% off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by philipeggo View Post
    a DPMS sportical then i peep the price tag ...$1100. Anyone else finding it harder and harder to find an honest decent gun place?
    Sad. I was in a store today that wanted $36 for a pound of Bullseye powder. I was in a store yesterday that wanted $19.99 for the same thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BCmJUnKie View Post
    Youre talkin about the one on Academy right. And yes, being able to hold anything from a SCAR to an AUG etc. Its an amzing store. Literally ANY pistol or rifle you want. I dont blame you goin somewhere else to get a good deal lol.
    There's one on Academy?

    I was talking about the one that charges $1200 for a Bush XM15, located on Fountain Blvd.

    Here's the attitude that I heard today from one of their employees:

    Customer (not me): I'm really just looking for a cheap set of BUIS.

    Employee: What you see is what we got. (employee just walks away at this point)

    I see all kinds of BUIS behind the glass, so I tell the guy a little about the different brands, and then I notice that the Magpul MBUS has a sticker saying $79 for the rear only.

    I understand mark-up, profit margins, and overhead. I also understand about charging what people will pay. Because I understand these concepts, I actually shop elsewhere.

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    Not a gun shop, but gun shows are even worse. I went to a huge one today in the Atlanta area. Someone had quite a few orc DPMS rifles for $700 - or as they put it, "Colt quality at half the price".
    Last edited by MistoGators; 03-06-11 at 00:35.

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