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<blockquote data-quote="ronny" data-source="post: 1948789" data-attributes="member: 8853">Significantly cheaper - No!&nbsp; Competitive - Yes!&nbsp; You just have to be patient and know the value of what you&#039;re looking for.&nbsp; As far as firearms go, the best deals at gunshows are the other guys just like you who brought their guns to the show to sell.&nbsp; After getting prices (or not getting prices) from dealers at the show, they are more than happy to talk to other customers who are looking to buy.&nbsp; Some of the very best gun buys I&#039;ve ever made were from people just like me.Other good firearms buys can sometimes be had from the one table dealers/individuals with a half dozen pieces on their table.&nbsp; Both of the above generally involve used guns of various ages and conditions.&nbsp; If you&#039;re looking for new and black, it gets a little tougher.&nbsp; But, even then, a good many of the &quot;dealers&quot; are often owners of brick and mortar stores.&nbsp; If you get serious with them, there&#039;s no reason they won&#039;t dicker just like they would back at the store.&nbsp; Their problem is that they have to recover the cost of their tables and other expenses of setting up at the show.It is incumbent upon you, the buyer, to know the product and the street value of the product before you walk into the gun show or the retail store.&nbsp; It&#039;s your money, they can&#039;t make you spend it.Accessories, ammo, and beanie babies are another matter which I won&#039;t get into.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ronny, post: 1948789, member: 8853"] Significantly cheaper - No! Competitive - Yes! You just have to be patient and know the value of what you're looking for. As far as firearms go, the best deals at gunshows are the other guys just like you who brought their guns to the show to sell. After getting prices (or not getting prices) from dealers at the show, they are more than happy to talk to other customers who are looking to buy. Some of the very best gun buys I've ever made were from people just like me. Other good firearms buys can sometimes be had from the one table dealers/individuals with a half dozen pieces on their table. Both of the above generally involve used guns of various ages and conditions. If you're looking for new and black, it gets a little tougher. But, even then, a good many of the "dealers" are often owners of brick and mortar stores. If you get serious with them, there's no reason they won't dicker just like they would back at the store. Their problem is that they have to recover the cost of their tables and other expenses of setting up at the show. It is incumbent upon you, the buyer, to know the product and the street value of the product before you walk into the gun show or the retail store. It's your money, they can't make you spend it. Accessories, ammo, and beanie babies are another matter which I won't get into. [/QUOTE]

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