
Originally Posted by
BlackWidow
If gun show vendors could afford to stock Wilson and Noveske rifles they would not be doing gun shows. Gun shows serve a great purpose on many fronts. There are plenty of people out there that like to do business in person rather than on the net. We have a very loyal customer base at the shows, and if anyone was smart here, they would get to know a dealer or two, buy a little something every show, and you may just get a high end rifle at a dirt cheap price.
I do alot for my customers, and they know that I don't stock rifles that run me as a dealer 1,400.00, but my regulars know I will get them one cheap if they ask me. Again, many on here don't understand business when it comes to overhead, and demand. I stocked a few high end rifles (billboard guns) at shows, and ended up keeping them because I could not even get rid of them at my cost. I now build up high end guns from high end parts, saving me and the customer money.
So get to know one of the guys like someone said on here that has a table or 3 and you might just find out that you have made a good friend in the firearms business that will sell you good gear at a discounted price.
And what many of my customers say, they hit the shows to get long guns off the books.
As an educated consumer, i.e. "smart" I shop around for the best deals on products that I have researched. I purchase nearly everthing I buy online. This includes long guns. I know several FFL holders and they do transfers for me with out a transfer fee. Via the web I don't have to pay my state sales tax which on a $1000 long gun saves me around $100. Free shipping is another perk one can score at times.
A dealer in Houston who builds their own "high end" ARs try to pass them off as factory DD rifles at seveal shows that are local to me. There is another thread on this very vendor and his practices.
Unless Elmer Fudd is buying his long guns from an individual and not a licensed FFL holder then the guns are on "the books".
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