[Jaiofspam]

just out of curiosity, how many of you haggle when buying a new firearm?

please share your story

[professionalcoyotehunter]

I try but am usually unsuccessful on a new firearm but used is a whole different story.

[L4D]

I haggled b4 at a shop to match the price through davidsons gun search. Saved nearly $100

[sammy]

Canyon Sports overprices their entire inventory. I talked them down from $1800 to $1450 on a gun recently. They love it when folks come in and pay full price.

[00BuckShot]

I haggle for a living....gun stores don't get a free pass from me.

[djandj]

I don't buy at gun stores (they never have the OLL stuff I want). Usually have to buy off GB or Chris at Lanworld etc.

[fed20]

Don't need to. I get great deals at Bright Spot Pawn. Dont believe me. Walk in and ask for the good guy deal. You'll walk out with a big smile on your face.

[jmf_tracy]

Originally Posted by 00BuckShot

I haggle for a living....gun stores don't get a free pass from me.

+1
MSRP is for suckers.

[K1LLROI]

I did not know that..
I'll try that next time...hope I don't get laughed at..but then again maybe I get laughed at for paying MSRP..

[Greg-Dawg®]

Nope, I'm rich bee-yatch!!!

[professionalcoyotehunter]

Buy me one then!

[Rob Roy]

Sure, why not, worst thing can happen you pay MSRP.

[Requiem]

Originally Posted by sammy

Canyon Sports overprices their entire inventory. I talked them down from $1800 to $1450 on a gun recently. They love it when folks come in and pay full price.

I hate those guys with a passion. I was simply walking around in the store getting nasty looks from a guy cursing behind the counter.

[bsg]

it is difficult to haggle successfully over a pristine w german sig, while saliva is dripping from your mouth and you look like you are going to have a seizure if you don't get THAT gun!!! but a few deep breaths later and possibly a trickle down the leg and OCCASIONALLY a few bucks cheaper or an extra magazine may result from said haggling.... depends on who's buying and who's selling.

[topgun7]

I just ask politely if the price can be negotiated. Surprisingly, I have gotten some price break occasionally.

[Jaiofspam]

lol interesting... ive never haggled at a gun store but i'll guess i'll have to try next time

[Mason McDuffie]

Canyon Sports......*cringe* the horror!

I dont know why those guys there treat customers like that. And people keep going back.

[CSACANNONEER]

It depends on the shop and the price. I've ended up with some guns at 50% of marked prices before. But, if the price is fair and I can afford it, I'll usually pay the asking price if I really want it.

[jordan870]

are you guys talking about hagiling in like big5

[bdsmchs]

So, do you guys haggle at the grocery store, hardware store, wal-mart, bloomingdales, etc??

No? Then why the hell at the gun store?

[bambam8d1]

haha yeah tried this for the first time this last saturday when i bought my new 1911... haha didnt work out so well. worth a shot though. never thought to do it before. got shot down. they all got a laugh though haha

[Josh3239]

Only once. I got $100 knocked off an M1 Carbine. That was the first and last time I ever did it.

[thedrickel]

Hell yes. I even haggle at the liquor store. "What do you mean this 40 is 3.25?"

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

Yeah, Most shops expect it.

4 Tay? thedrickel

[SNEAKS]

I hate when people try to haggle with me at my shop, it happens all the time, so I dont do it when Im buying anything anywhere. I figure if its to much money or I cant afford it then I dont need to buy it.

[elSquid]

Originally Posted by jmf_tracy

+1
MSRP is for suckers.

-- Michael

[steelrain82]

I tried it once and got told don't like the price than go else where. That was at shooters paradise in Oxnard now I go to uncle pauls to for my gun needs.

[Jel]

Back in the early 90's when I tried to get a deal on a Glock 22 and Glock 27 that I wanted to buy together, the guy behind the counter looked at me like I just insulted his mother.

This was at Reed's Sporting goods when they were on Alum Rock Ave. in San Jose.

[WeekendWarrior]

You always haggle at the gunstore. Its like buying a car, the dealer and you both know it is marked up quite a bit from list price. They want to sell you the gun, and you want to buy it. They would rather drop a little money off the top then let you walk out. If you shop around, this is the only way to go. One shop I go to has absurd mark ups on their guns, I tell them i know I could get a much better price, list a source and say I would rather shop local. They will cut me a deal.

To clarify - they were trying to charge me $1000 for a USP + DROS out the door. I told them this price was ludicrous, well because only someone who had not shopped around would buy it for that much. They cut it down to 900 including DROS and gave me 6 free range passes (worth $10 each).

They also tried to sell me a Remington 870 for $500 plus DROS, again I called them out on it and they cut it down to $450 out the door.

If the price is decent I wouldnt try haggling, but if they are on the upper end of the price spectrum it is the only way to go.

[xxdabroxx]

Originally Posted by WeekendWarrior

You always haggle at the gunstore. Its like buying a car, the dealer and you both know it is marked up quite a bit from list price. They want to sell you the gun, and you want to buy it. They would rather drop a little money off the top then let you walk out. If you shop around, this is the only way to go. One shop I go to has absurd mark ups on their guns, I tell them i know I could get a much better price, list a source and say I would rather shop local. They will cut me a deal.

To clarify - they were trying to charge me $1000 for a USP + DROS out the door. I told them this price was ludicrous, well because only someone who had not shopped around would buy it for that much. They cut it down to 900 including DROS and gave me 6 free range passes (worth $10 each).

They also tried to sell me a Remington 870 for $500 plus DROS, again I called them out on it and they cut it down to $450 out the door.

If the price is decent I wouldnt try haggling, but if they are on the upper end of the price spectrum it is the only way to go.

I saw a wingmaster with not so matching wood for something like $1100 at a local gunshop. And people expect you not to haggle. $1100 for a not so pristine 870, i think not.

[D53]

I pretty much always get a good deal when I go to River City Gun Exchange and I always buy guns from there on layaway ( 1/3rd-1/2 down and pay the rest when my dros is over) and I have never walked out of there not happy.

[phroggunner]

Nope, if their prices aren't fair, they don't get my money. Plenty of other places for me to shop.

[TexasAggie]

As an FYI, we always haggle, unless of course if what we're buying are small items. We haggled with BestBuy a while back and saved some $700 on a washer/dryer/refrigerator purchase we made from them. The price we agreed to was not a sale price, but a negotiated price between the store and the consumer.

Know your strength. If you're buying big ticket items from any place, demand they work with you on the price.

I always haggle on gun purchases.


TexasAggie

[Spaceghost]

+1. I went to a local shop to do a PPT transfer recently. I know it is a pain for the gunshop guys to do, so I was trying to shop around for something to buy to make it worth their while. I asked to see the 7.63x39 Saiga on the wall. I almost choked when I saw the price. 699!!!! Maybe 450 to 500, at 699 I will never walk in that shop again.

Originally Posted by phroggunner

Nope, if their prices aren't fair, they don't get my money. Plenty of other places for me to shop.

[Clayface]

Only once while purchasing my latest handgun. I got the sw460 and the guy agreed to a free box of 460 ammo worth 35 bucks.

[Mickey D]

Originally Posted by Requiem

I hate those guys with a passion. I was simply walking around in the store getting nasty looks from a guy cursing behind the counter.

The best thing Ron Kennedy can do for his business is get rid of Zack.
He turns off so many folks with his attitude.
I stopped in last week to look for some scope rings. The first thing out of his mouth was "You going to by something this time"? Right there is the reason I don't buy anything there. Hello, Midway?

[jamesob]

Originally Posted by Mickey D

The best thing Ron Kennedy can do for his business is get rid of Zack.
He turns off so many folks with his attitude.
I stopped in last week to look for some scope rings. The first thing out of his mouth was "You going to by something this time"? Right there is the reason I don't buy anything there. Hello, Midway?

your response should have been "not now a-hole"

[GrayWolf09]

Originally Posted by xxdabroxx

I saw a wingmaster with not so matching wood for something like $1100 at a local gunshop. And people expect you not to haggle. $1100 for a not so pristine 870, i think not.

I'll sell you my wingmaster for only $1,000. Throw in an extra stock to boot.

[Look Wat I kAn DO !]

When i went to buy my 9mm. I wanted the Glock 17 but it was 600 . I asked the guy can u go lower he was. WTF? this gun is hard to get if u don't pay it some one will. I was wtf? So i got a xd 9 for 500.

[rod]

I haggle at gunshows and parking lots, but not in the gun store itself. Really don't need to. They'll order anything I want from the internet and not mark it up. They'll also meet any price I can find for the same gun.