Gun shop frustration...

Some of us were trying to point out that a used gun worth $100 is not going to be handled by a gun shop, even on consignment, when you tell them you want the $100 "fair street value" - YOU were the one complaining about a profit margin for the work he might have to do to sell your guns........again, there's more to business than that

Glad you were able to get something for the ones you sold
 
They happily let me put an Excam GT-27 on the shelf for $100.00 and an old Mossberg .22 rifle that was truly a parts gun for $75.00 and both guns were sold within several weeks.I sold an additional 8 or so guns there over the years.One last thing for the people who assume I was asking outrageous prices for my guns.Here are the real world prices I would have listed them for.You may not agree,but I feel all were fair for their condition.
1.Cobra Patriot---$225.00
2.Hi-Point comp 9----$125.00........sold by the way
3.FEG PA-63-----$200.00........also sold
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from 32nd blue book..
excam GT 26 and GT 27B OR C
- .25 ACP cal., 2 1/2 in. barrel, 6 shot mag., single action, 13 oz., available in standard blue alloy, satin chrome alloy (GT 27B or C), or steel frame (GT 26S), wood grips became standard in 1986

100% -$50 ,95%-$35,90%-$30
Add
$59 for steel frame (Model GT 26S).
Add $13 for chrome alloy (Model GT 27C).

cobra patriot 380 or 9
100%-$295, 95%-$210,90%-$190
cobra patriot 45
100%-$340,95%-$250,90%-$225

Feg PA 63 9x18-
100%-$175,95%-$130,90%-$110

Hi-point JS-9 comp

%100-$135,95%-$100,90%-$90
add $61 for laser sight/mount

Some of you believe all of these guns are worthless boat anchors,and I contend that you need to learn quite a bit about firearms.
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not saying that they are worthless boat anchors, but am saying that the shop has to pay less than blue book to make anything on them..just business..

sometimes i do ok on a trade/consign, othertimes i'm too heavy into them and can't take that much of a beating...when that happens, they get sold privately/gunbroker, etc..

no hard feelings with mr evil pawn guy, just some things i can't deal on..others i can..
 
The shop owner wasn't interested because none of the guns offered was going to be a particularly hot seller and none of them was going to sell for enough to generate much of a consignment commission. An inexpensive gun takes up just as much display space an expensive one.

The shop owner has every right to chose what he displays in his own store. If he doesn't want to display your guns on consignment, sell them yourself.
 
Some stores will take consignment pieces, others won't, or will be more selective. Neither approach is right or wrong. The Business Owner has to do what he thinks is best to maximize his business and profits.

Anyone who gets "offended" or "sore" or "disgruntled" by a store that won't sell their stuff is new and naive to the world of retail sales, or at least new with respect to selling guns. It's a little like when a Jehovah's Witness comes a knocking on your door and you don't want to talk to them or take their literature - are you doing anything wrong? No. Do you think the Jehovah's Witness is going to be "offended" or "disgruntled" because you didn't want what they were offering? No, they just go on to the next house with little or no thought of it.

A Gun Shop is on a mission - the mission is to maximize profit. Different people have different approaches, but if you aren't in the business of selling guns to make the most profit legitimately possible, then you aren't, or won't be, in the business very long. So, the next time you approach a gun shop about selling YOUR STUFF for you, perhaps think about how YOU can nicely convince the Owner that you're leaving a decent amount of money on the table for them in this deal. Maybe you are a repeat customer who buys $3000 gross worth of stuff every year from them; or perhaps you are cutting them in on 30% of the gross realized on each item (as long as that means more than $40). For example, if I were to sell a Hi-Point that is in excellent condition, I'd probably tell them to give me $60 and keep whatever they make over that. I would get $60 and the knowledge that whoever buys the gun will have to go through a background check, fill out a 4473, etc.
 
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