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<blockquote data-quote="mr ed" data-source="post: 2673187" data-attributes="member: 6777"><p>The factors are endless. </p><p>New store vs. established store dictates discounts.</p><p>Volume of sales dictates discounts.</p><p>Location dictates. $300 a month rent vs. $1500 a month.</p><p># of employees dictates.</p><p>New store owners not knowing how to figure overhead.</p><p>Real business versus Hobby business.</p><p>Its endless!</p><p>To give an example</p><p>I'm in the process of re-opening a store </p><p>The manufacturers tell me because I'm new and not established to go see their distributors.</p><p>Who are the distributors? The same people who are selling dirt cheap on the internet.</p><p>What kind of discount do they give? maybe 5% if I buy $1000 or more each order.</p><p>Well then I buy the stuff and mark it up to cover my costs and feed my family and guesss what?</p><p>Everybody on forums like this bee-ch about "the new stores" high prices.</p><p></p><p>Once you become established and get a name for yourself the discounts start flowing and then you can adjust your prices if you survive that long. Thats why the FBT boys haven't quit their day jobs yet.</p><p></p><p>As far as Gunsmiths go, there are 4 types </p><p>1. Trained Gunsmith that does custom work</p><p>2. Trained Gunsmith that does repairs.</p><p>3. Armorers - which are basically only for clean and oil and simple parts replacement.</p><p>4. Hobbiest - some are really good and if you find one keep him a secret.</p><p></p><p>Custom Gunsmiths if real good are expensive and long wait list.</p><p></p><p>General repair smiths (few and far between) have to work cheap because nobody wants to pay $50-75hr to repair a $100 shotgun. so if you find a good one he's probably buried in work. (did that for 25years) </p><p></p><p>Then there a lot of hacks out there that took a mail order course and maybe a Glock course and think they are God's gift to Gunsmithing. Rijas LOL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mr ed, post: 2673187, member: 6777"] The factors are endless. New store vs. established store dictates discounts. Volume of sales dictates discounts. Location dictates. $300 a month rent vs. $1500 a month. # of employees dictates. New store owners not knowing how to figure overhead. Real business versus Hobby business. Its endless! To give an example I'm in the process of re-opening a store The manufacturers tell me because I'm new and not established to go see their distributors. Who are the distributors? The same people who are selling dirt cheap on the internet. What kind of discount do they give? maybe 5% if I buy $1000 or more each order. Well then I buy the stuff and mark it up to cover my costs and feed my family and guesss what? Everybody on forums like this bee-ch about "the new stores" high prices. Once you become established and get a name for yourself the discounts start flowing and then you can adjust your prices if you survive that long. Thats why the FBT boys haven't quit their day jobs yet. As far as Gunsmiths go, there are 4 types 1. Trained Gunsmith that does custom work 2. Trained Gunsmith that does repairs. 3. Armorers - which are basically only for clean and oil and simple parts replacement. 4. Hobbiest - some are really good and if you find one keep him a secret. Custom Gunsmiths if real good are expensive and long wait list. General repair smiths (few and far between) have to work cheap because nobody wants to pay $50-75hr to repair a $100 shotgun. so if you find a good one he's probably buried in work. (did that for 25years) Then there a lot of hacks out there that took a mail order course and maybe a Glock course and think they are God's gift to Gunsmithing. Rijas LOL [/QUOTE]
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