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Gunshows vs. the Internet
vh2q
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What do you folks see happening to gun shows now that so much buying and selling is taking place online? My local shows are less and less about guns (jerky, anyone?), and attendance seems to be dropping.
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If gun shows are slipping, and some dealers at shows think they are, it's probably an economy thing. People don't have as much "disposable income" and are more likely to be selling their guns than buying as often. The malls say the same thing when the economy slows down -- "too many window shoppers, not enough sales." I think gun shows will get busier with full employment.
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Dealers prices are competative with online prices when you add shipping & transfer fees. I like to buy from the individuals needing to turn a gun into cash. Get a lot of really good deals that way. Been stung a couple of times though when there ended up being something wrong with it.
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Auctions? I bought one gun that way. Took a long time, cost a fair amount in shipping and transfer. I like local dealer and gunshows much better.
These, at least, are my observations and conclusions.
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Uh.......let me re-phrase that. I don't like buying sight unseen. I prefer face to face dickering and seeing what I am getting for my money.
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Our shows here are not getting smaller, thankfully, and it seems that each time I go, there are more and more people attending. Especially a lot of women who are checking out handguns.
I have a couple of local dealers that I hang out with, and have helped several times in selling a firearm at the shows. They always goes out of their way to say thanks, and have "discounted" a couple of things that I purchased from them. Not always, mind you, but sometimes. [:)]
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for sale at the shows there is ALOT of "cleaned up", refinished or just plain broken Junk being sold by these small time dealers looking for a Quick buck and could care less about anything else, There are dealers that only go to shows just to "dump" trouble guns on folks they will never see again, Just my opinion.
(I am not judging all dealers Just the nuckle heads)