do you haggle at the gun store?

[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

[CHS]

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]

+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]

WWRTW

[xxdabroxx]

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.