45Badger wrote:Stopped in during the ride home to get out of the snow and see what might have come in. A guy at the counter is selling Larry a bunch of guns, including a mint Colt 1911, series 70. Larry was nice and gave him $500 for it. 5 minutes earlier................
Pat wrote:Would say that Larry took advantage of the guy...
Pat wrote:Would say that Larry took advantage of the guy...
gyrfalcon wrote:Almost all the stores around do that... Instead of selling or buying stuff at a normal market price range they gouge customers.
user842 wrote:...Without knowing any additional information about the transaction, how do you know he took the advantage of the guy?...
ijosef wrote:How do you think Larry would've taken it had you punted right in front of him (honest question)?
gyrfalcon wrote:I'm not trying to rip on Gunstop but more point out that it's insulting and unethical to try and gouge people for whatever reasons.
gyrfalcon wrote:I have nothing against making a profit, or buying low and selling high as the market dictates...
ijosef wrote:How do you think Larry would've taken it had you punted right in front of him (honest question)?
user842 wrote:...Well which is it? You can't have it both ways...I'm sure $500 is inline with what a retail reseller would pay for the gun. How is this unethical? What moral standard do you think retailers should be bound to? In other words profit is OK as long as they are only making $X.XX or X%?
gyrfalcon wrote:Almost all the stores around do that... Instead of selling or buying stuff at a normal market price range they gouge customers.
Squib Joe wrote:Gouging is defined as something done by the seller, not the buyer. In a case like this, the owner of the 1911 is the seller and the only one capable of "gouging".
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