I ventured into a Dunham's Sports recently and their gun prices were so high I could not keep from laughing. One specific item that stuck out was a Sig p224 SAS 40 for $1,149. Granted it has been a year and prices change over time, but I bought that exact gun in an auction on gunbroker brand new for $514 total with shipping and transfer. I got a great deal on mine, but even disregarding it I still regularly see them advertised for as low as $649 online. My local gun shops have better prices than Dunham's, but still seem to be at least 20% higher on most guns. I hate not supporting a local business, but I just cannot bring myself to buy local anymore. Buying local just feels like I'm donating an extra $100 to the shop just for being there. When taking into account the fact that the shop probably isn't even clearing the majority of that $100 more it just seems like throwing away money. It gets even worse when I look at the prices that people are asking for used guns on local sales sites. I see people on gun forums talking all the time about the great deals they got on used guns and I would not be surprised if at least 3 out of 5 ads I see are asking more used that I can buy new online and the sellers actually act offended if offered what I consider a decent used price.
Anyway, my apologies for the large block of text, but has internet buying killed buying locally for anyone else or am I just in an area with shops with prices higher than your average area?
Anyway, my apologies for the large block of text, but has internet buying killed buying locally for anyone else or am I just in an area with shops with prices higher than your average area?