Hobie, we do cost plus 10% on pricing......
......until we get to $500. After that we add a flat 50 bucks. Anything over $1000 our cost is a flat 100 dollar fee.
Is that similar to what your shop is doing? Just curious.
Our biggest (and only) competitor within a 50 mile radius is a place named Ranch & Home. They are about 10 miles away. Recently they have upped their prices across the board, pretty dramatically I might add. A Springfield Armory XDM sells for $599 in our shop, and $729 in their place! 
The rest of their prices, which used to be competitive with us, have increased correspondingly. Not sure what the malfunction is, but they were outrageously bad during the last panic as well, which caused a lot of hard feelings towards them. This latest faux pas might signal some serious trouble for them with the customer base. Believe it or not, a few of the clerks there are quietly sending folks over to our shop! In fact, their clerks buy from us, as our prices are better than what they get.....with the employee discount.
Strange how some folks do business. I hope their sales of Carhart and Wranglers makes up the difference.
Otony
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- Handled a S&W 69 today. -
Andrew,
2014-02-25, 16:55
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- I ain't... -
Boge Quinn,
2014-02-25, 17:43
- Me too. I think it's like the late model flat top -
brionic,
2014-02-25, 18:44
- Like it or not, Taurus was more than 10 years ahead. -
Andrew,
2014-02-25, 19:05
- Quality of a Taurus...my son wanted to carry a Tracker we -
Rob Leahy,
2014-02-25, 20:56
- Had a Tracker .44 4" back in AK. - Andrew, 2014-02-25, 21:18
- Quality of a Taurus...my son wanted to carry a Tracker we -
Rob Leahy,
2014-02-25, 20:56
- Like it or not, Taurus was more than 10 years ahead. -
Andrew,
2014-02-25, 19:05
- Me too. I think it's like the late model flat top -
brionic,
2014-02-25, 18:44
- Handled a S&W 69 YESTERDAY (do I get a prize?). -
Hobie,
2014-02-25, 18:19
- I think it was a good move by S&W... -
Rob Leahy,
2014-02-25, 18:21
- I had one guy look at it and take the 4" 629 that was - Hobie, 2014-02-25, 18:25
- I think it's a neat idea for S&W to showcase... - Glen, 2014-02-25, 18:55
- This one was priced $775. -
Andrew,
2014-02-25, 18:32
- Our store's cash price is $775 as well. -
Hobie,
2014-02-25, 20:35
- Hobie, we do cost plus 10% on pricing...... -
Otony,
2014-02-25, 21:10
- I'd feel better discussing this with you off-line. -
Hobie,
2014-02-26, 08:21
- Understood.... - Otony, 2014-02-26, 08:51
- at 10% How do you keep the lights on? -
Rob Leahy,
2014-02-26, 08:23
- Two things, one is volume..... -
Otony,
2014-02-26, 08:50
- Yep, the Pawn biz feeds the rest. It is hardly worth -
Rob Leahy,
2014-02-26, 13:51
- Except! Repeat business means lots of numbers - Otony, 2014-02-26, 15:22
- Yep, the Pawn biz feeds the rest. It is hardly worth -
Rob Leahy,
2014-02-26, 13:51
- I would say that the money is in the used guns and -
Hobie,
2014-02-26, 18:31
- We don't sell ammo or accessories..... - Otony, 2014-02-26, 19:23
- Two things, one is volume..... -
Otony,
2014-02-26, 08:50
- I'd feel better discussing this with you off-line. -
Hobie,
2014-02-26, 08:21
- I could probably have this for $800 out the door. - Andrew, 2014-02-25, 21:24
- Hobie, we do cost plus 10% on pricing...... -
Otony,
2014-02-25, 21:10
- Our store's cash price is $775 as well. -
Hobie,
2014-02-25, 20:35
- I think it was a good move by S&W... -
Rob Leahy,
2014-02-25, 18:21
- When I first saw it online I thought... - rob, 2014-02-25, 21:58
- I like it... - Mark Stevenson, 2014-02-26, 06:47
- I ain't... -
Boge Quinn,
2014-02-25, 17:43