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    I am not taking anything personally. The Firing line doesn't owe me anything. Other than the "cost" of letting a box sit on a shelf for a few days while the background check goes through, I don't think there is a whole lot else other than labor. This is not an issue of supply and demand. And to Sneakered, I did not complain about the prices at FL. I think I can find almost anything you sell at a minimally cheaper cost elsewhere, but I cannot always justify the savings with the shipping. That could be said for any other retail operation. That is why I specifically pointed out the thousands of dollars I have spent there for things other than guns. My point, generally, is that keeping prices low on things like a transfer fee will still get people in the door buying everything else from the shop. Perhaps when this current craze dies down, customer service will become a bigger issue. My 2 cents.

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    I take it the OP is not a member? Spending that much there you should have probably joined. They seem to treat members a LOT better and I bet members don't pay $50 for transfers.

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    Yup- the resident FL "shill" is here- if just for a few minutes. The OPs breakdown of cost is totally inaccurate, but I'm not going to waste anyone's time countering it. He doesn't work with us- so his cost breakdown is pure fantasy. FL did raise transfer costs as of 1/12. Obviously not my decision as I'm just a worker bee there. Since the big box stores stopped doing transfers, we have been literally overwhelmed with them. Storage space is at a premium these days, and it has proven difficult to store both all of the transfers and the in-store purchases. As I recall, 5280s transfer fee is $100 now, according to another poster. If you aren't happy with the fee, then do your transfer somewhere else. It's not going to change in the near future, so I don't know what else to say about that. As far as high prices are concerned- what cloud are you on? Name any other store that will still sell ARs at near pre-panic prices. ARs still trickle in, and we are not pricing them that much higher than 6 weeks ago. The last NIB AR we got, last Monday? I think, was a CMMG heavy barrel carbine. It was priced at $1449. A Christiansen Arms CAR was also put out that day, at $3445. The CA pre-panic price was approx $3200. It is a high-end AR. The week before, a NIB Stag AR went out the door at $995. Just before that a Colt 6920 at $1450. Again, this is when they would have been priced elsewhere over 2G. Our prices are ALWAYS below MSRP, as we base our price on what we pay for the gun, not MSRP. We get comments all of the time over the counter about how good our prices are, but on the forums people say "They're sooo expensive." Where else can you still buy a Glock 17 mag for $36? Didn't raise prices one penny on hi-cap handguns. Where else can you get Magpul mags off the shelf locally for $39.95? They're $95 at the Shootist. Best I can do right now.

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    The last several firearms purchases I have made have all been transferred through Jay at the Shootin Shack! Great guy! $25 for the first transfer and $10 for each additional. It is a little out of my way to pick up transfers there... but I would much rather spend a little more in time and gas than give the Firing Line my money.

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    I Know dealers bitch about doing transfers especially on new guns. If it was a good enough deal to buy online and wait I dont mind paying a transfer. All the FFL has to decide is do they want my $15-$25 or not? They can make that off me or they can make nothing off me.
    Last edited by trlcavscout; 01-31-2013 at 09:04.

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    5 post in to the board and you complain about transfer fees. While i understand your frustration with FL over a "sudden" increase for their fee, perhaps gouging is the wrong term. EVERYTHING GUN RELATED HAS INCREASED,
    Now since you are new, you might want to look over the forum and see we have an area to post Dealer reviews / Complaints. Good Day Young man.
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    The OP doesn't fully understand what the definition of Price Gouging really is. FL raising their in house prices on a transfer does not constitute Price Gouging. A FFL transfer is a service performed by the business. Price Gouging pertains to goods or commodities, and is generally applied only to life sustaining items. Contrary to some people's opinions, a gun transfer is not a life sustaining transaction (not yet at least). It is a service provided by a private entity. As such the entity can place whatever value that they believe fit to provide this service. This value can be driven by external competitors, sustainability, overhead, etc.
    The term Price Gouging is being over and falsely applied by too many people in the past month. This is business.
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    Nobody on here seems to understand what price gouging is.

    Price gouging is jacking up the price of necessary survival items like food and water in time of emergency. Jacking up the price of a transfer fee on a firearm during what is probably the biggest purchase craze in many years is NOT gouging, it is free market in action.

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    It's simply offering an item at a price. You do not have to buy that item. Free markets, you may charge what ever you want.

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