Unconfigured Ad Widget

Collapse

Why Do Some GUN Stores/Websites Not Post Prices

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • Yugo
    Calguns Addict
    • Feb 2011
    • 8359

    Why Do Some GUN Stores/Websites Not Post Prices

    This is really annoying , if your in business to sell stuff why cant you list prices? just an example, http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=520505 I dont want to call them, isnt the whole point of a WEBSITE not to have to call or visit?


    rant over.
    sigpic

    Originally posted by WAMO556
    Voting for Donald Trump is the protest vote against: Keynesian economics, Neocon wars, exporting jobs, open borders, Washington criminal cartel, too big to fail banks and too big to jail pols and banksters.

    Cutting off foreign aid to EVERY country and dismantling the police/surveillance state!

    Umm yeah!!!!!
  • #2
    mindwip
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2008
    • 1576

    Its a tactics you have to visit them and if you visit more likely to spend money. Also you can't comparison shop.
    NRA Member and Pistol Instructor, CGN/CGF supporter and CRPA Member. Time to put your money where your mouth is.

    Current goal; become a Appleseed Rifleman.

    Comment

    • #3
      razr
      Senior Member
      • Mar 2008
      • 1415

      Look up Davidsons and if the gun is available in CA, find a dealer that sells it at the lowest price, closest to you. No need to get annoyed.
      Plus firearms prices are not always fixed and you don't want your competition necessarily knowing what you are selling your stuff for, kinda like the MSRP. Its all good! Now go buy something!
      mindwip, we posted exactly at the same time!
      Last edited by razr; 01-08-2012, 12:53 PM.
      Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus.
      What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
      Nothing worse than an overrated F*** and an underrated S***
      iF it'S nOt an aCt of goD, iT's a ConSpirAcy. If it can be measured, it can be optimized.
      "What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." Chris Hitchens

      Comment

      • #4
        Cokebottle
        Señor Member
        CGN Contributor - Lifetime
        • Oct 2009
        • 32373

        Dealer agreements can impose restrictions.

        In addition to MSRP, products also have an MAP... Minimum Advertised Price.
        If a gun has an MSRP of $600, dealer cost of $400, and an MAP of $475, you can sell that gun for $450 all day long, but you can not advertise that price or you will get your dealership pulled.

        Some companies used to be even worse... like Gibson and Fender... A company (like Musician's Friend) could not advertise a mail-order price in a market where they did not have a physical store.
        - Rich

        Originally posted by dantodd
        A just government will not be overthrown by force or violence because the people have no incentive to overthrow a just government. If a small minority of people attempt such an insurrection to grab power and enslave the people, the RKBA of the whole is our insurance against their success.

        Comment

        • #5
          apbrian112
          Veteran Member
          • Jul 2007
          • 3279

          bingo... MAP...
          CRPA Lifetime Member

          Comment

          • #6
            razr
            Senior Member
            • Mar 2008
            • 1415

            Its legalized price-fixing but you get a nice commission at the end of the month, very low margins. You see it in the musical instrument biz where it could apply to the tag that is attached to the product not just the advertised price. It actually helps the independent retailers.
            Last edited by razr; 01-08-2012, 1:39 PM.
            Don't take refuge in the false security of consensus.
            What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
            Nothing worse than an overrated F*** and an underrated S***
            iF it'S nOt an aCt of goD, iT's a ConSpirAcy. If it can be measured, it can be optimized.
            "What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." Chris Hitchens

            Comment

            • #7
              Yugo
              Calguns Addict
              • Feb 2011
              • 8359

              im very sorry guys, I was referring to the ammo not guns but I guess the MAP has also something to do with it.
              sigpic

              Originally posted by WAMO556
              Voting for Donald Trump is the protest vote against: Keynesian economics, Neocon wars, exporting jobs, open borders, Washington criminal cartel, too big to fail banks and too big to jail pols and banksters.

              Cutting off foreign aid to EVERY country and dismantling the police/surveillance state!

              Umm yeah!!!!!

              Comment

              • #8
                george223
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2011
                • 1076

                Ya I get irritated with this too. Recently, I was shopping around for reloading supplies. I haven't reloaded in a long time and I just wanted to price things out. At the local shops, you have to get a sales person to give you prices. I would just rather go to a website that lists prices.

                Comment

                • #9
                  drkphibr
                  Senior Member
                  • Dec 2010
                  • 2460

                  Originally posted by george223
                  Ya I get irritated with this too. Recently, I was shopping around for reloading supplies. I haven't reloaded in a long time and I just wanted to price things out. At the local shops, you have to get a sales person to give you prices. I would just rather go to a website that lists prices.
                  Go to a large mail order player (e.g., www.midwayusa.com), find the component you're looking for a price on and then factor in S/H (and for reloading supplies, a hazmat fee for powder AND primers - some will combine this into one fee) and then use that as a comparison to a local shop and factor in the value of your time to drive to/from, cost of gas and sales tax. In general, small shops will always be higher. They offer the convenience of location, immediate purchase (if in stock) and small quantities. Just like the 7-11 model. In a pinch, valuable. For large or volume purchases, not so much.

                  Comment

                  • #10
                    crud
                    Senior Member
                    • Nov 2009
                    • 518

                    ...
                    Last edited by crud; 01-26-2012, 10:35 PM.

                    Comment

                    • #11
                      Gunsmithing
                      Member
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 246

                      Most of time they just do not have the time to keep updating and or the back ground to do the work on the Internet. My self I only put the higher prices and on some times I lower the prices.

                      Dave


                      Originally posted by Yugo
                      This is really annoying , if your in business to sell stuff why cant you list prices? just an example, http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=520505 I dont want to call them, isnt the whole point of a WEBSITE not to have to call or visit?


                      rant over.
                      ************************************************** *********
                      David Smith
                      Gunsmith in Fresno and Clovis CA

                      Web site: http://gunsmithing1.tripod.com/ Email at gunsmithing@live.com
                      Our focus is working on your firearms, We do not engage sales or transfer of firearms.
                      Gunshop and Gunsmith Services Pricing
                      Other interest web site in Fresno Clovis CA
                      http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/southbendlathe9/

                      Any posting of mine are not legal advice, which can only be given by a Attorney.

                      Comment

                      • #12
                        dieselpower
                        Banned
                        • Jan 2009
                        • 11471

                        Originally posted by Cokebottle
                        Dealer agreements can impose restrictions.

                        In addition to MSRP, products also have an MAP... Minimum Advertised Price.
                        If a gun has an MSRP of $600, dealer cost of $400, and an MAP of $475, you can sell that gun for $450 all day long, but you can not advertise that price or you will get your dealership pulled.

                        Some companies used to be even worse... like Gibson and Fender... A company (like Musician's Friend) could not advertise a mail-order price in a market where they did not have a physical store.


                        yup...MAP is the reason. Its when a non-dealer gets ahold of an item where the comparison shopping sucks for the dealer. Dealers have to be wise about selling bulk to others. Those others don't have abide by a MAP and can undercut dealerships. The Internet is changing all this since sites like overstock.com are popping up selling the inventory of a business that is going out of business. 50% off of a MAP is not uncommon.

                        Comment

                        • #13
                          Yemff
                          Senior Member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 1111

                          Originally posted by Gunsmithing
                          Most of time they just do not have the time to keep updating and or the back ground to do the work on the Internet. My self I only put the higher prices and on some times I lower the prices.

                          Dave
                          This. Also if they just launched their website they might not have all the prices on there yet. Also not all websites have the ability to securely take credit card info, so you have to call to order.
                          Charlie don't surf!

                          Comment

                          Working...
                          UA-8071174-1