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TXAZ · November 8, 2012, 08:24 PM

I was at a LGS, where the sales guy was trying to tell me the Suggested Retail price is typically only about 10% above their cost. I can't see building a business on that, as it seems to be an extremely thin margin, or I'm not believing it.

Without getting into specifics or violating any agreements, does that seem right to you wizards who actually know wholesale vs. suggested retail prices?

November 8, 2012, 08:24 PM	#1
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	Margin on guns? I was at a LGS, where the sales guy was trying to tell me the Suggested Retail price is typically only about 10% above their cost. I can't see building a business on that, as it seems to be an extremely thin margin, or I'm not believing it. Without getting into specifics or violating any agreements, does that seem right to you wizards who actually know wholesale vs. suggested retail prices? __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes