I work PT at a LGS. He continued his previous mark-up...

by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Thursday, May 09, 2013, 17:34 (4220 days ago) @ stonewalrus

and quickly sells out of the popular (most) stuff, guns and ammo. Finally upped the MU on ammo. It is a difficult balancing act to serve long-time customers and not be stripped bare by the drive-by profiteers. Although the shelves are obviously bare, daily gross is double this time last year. Because it all goes out as it comes in there isn't any on the shelves but he's constantly selling. People are on waiting lists for this and that. If something comes in that one guy on the list has already found elsewhere somebody else snaps it up.

I say this to note that looks might be deceiving. No, he might not have stuff on the shelf but he might not be in as bad a shape as you might think UNLESS he's told you otherwise. AFAIK, distributors are making every effort to fairly distribute to their customers as AFTER this those dealers need to be in business for the distributors to be in business.

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Sincerely,

Hobie