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January 23rd, 2021, 08:54 PM #41
Re: All You East Pennsylvania FFL’s Are Pissing ME Off
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January 24th, 2021, 11:34 PM #42
Re: All You East Pennsylvania FFL’s Are Pissing ME Off
@lager1829 You do your transfers the smart way, and schedule appointments for transfers.
This allows you to keep your "limited resources" available during high customer traffic times, and allows you some additional control of the process.
It's not rocket science guys, when your shop gets a bad rep your business suffers regardless of boom times. These days anyone with a smart phone can call around, and there are plenty of shops that won't turn away easy $$.
Not to mention, this whole notion that it's OK to overcharge at an extreme extent is for lack of a better term pretty scummy. Putting myself in a customers shoes, this might be the first and only chance to have a contact with a customer.. business 101 folks..
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May 12th, 2021, 12:20 AM #43Member
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Re: All You East Pennsylvania FFL’s Are Pissing ME Off
One good way to find FFLs is to go on the ATF website and download the excel spreadsheet listing all the FFLs in Pennsylvania. Many people run an FFL transfer business out of their home and don’t advertise very much, but the ATF is legally required to release every month a spreadsheet with every FFL and their name, FFL number, type of license (01,07 etc) business premises address, mailing address, and business telephone number.
In my actual experience, FFLs welcome phone calls and letters asking about what services they provide and if they can help fulfill a need you have.
You can download that spreadsheet here:
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/listing...arms-licensees
Also, if you are looking for some FFLs in southeastern Pennsylvania with reasonable fees, here are some I have had good experiences with:
Stars and Stripes Tactical in West Chester
Dusty Rhoads in Norwood
St Byrne in Media
Also, here’s a tip. If you’re ordering a firearm online, it’s best to have it shipped to a so called “kitchen table” / “tabletop” / “transfers only no inventory” FFL. Those FFLs have more reasonable fees and welcome transfers instead of despising them. They also tend to be more home based and be less crowded.
That’s my two cents.
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July 31st, 2021, 06:08 PM #44Active Member
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Re: All You East Pennsylvania FFL’s Are Pissing ME Off
Doug Schofield in Downingtown and Don Eastburn in West Chester. A friend that buys a lot of used pieces swears by Steve Byrne in Media, great option for Delco peeps.
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July 31st, 2021, 07:14 PM #45
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July 31st, 2021, 07:16 PM #46
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August 1st, 2021, 08:42 AM #47Senior Member
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Re: All You East Pennsylvania FFL’s Are Pissing ME Off
Yeah, I was gonna say, I bet a lot more places would be willing to do a transfer for $100.
If you can afford a new gun, you can afford another $100.
Think about it for G$# sake! If I buy a 550 dollar handgun using the scenario mentioned, The transfer just added over 18% to the total cost of the gun. Now add in Pennsylvania's 6% sales tax and now you're at 24+% additional costs. Your 550 dollar handgun will cost you 683 dollars out the door. Even charging 50 bucks to transfer in-store weapon purchases will dissuade potential purchases verses more reasonably priced stores. Anyone and I mean anyone who is going to charge me 100 bucks to do a transfer will never see me in person. Yes I know that many times the transfer is held up due to PICS being down or slow and I know the volume in Eastern and Northeastern PA and maybe at our northern border center and west will be busier due to the "influx" from across the DMZ but as was mentioned earlier:
1. Do transfers for private party or online sent purchases by reservation during off-peak times.
And if you see an uptick for being reasonable in your transfers.............
2. Hire friendly part-time folks for your floor sales and give yourself time to do transfers at a reasonable rate.
3. Getting people into your building equals more sales verses people driving by your business having nothing to do with you. (ammo, holsters, slings, sights, scopes, cleaning supplies, etc). People buy accessories to a firearm and many get them where they transfer.
4. Getting to know people during the process face to face and talking to them in a friendly manner as oppose to seeing them as a PIA and treating them that way will bring them back for future sales.
If you're in this business for a quick get-rich/make boo-koo bucks ASAP or just for "something to do", you are going to fail as many have. If you build a business from the ground up, most successful LGS do transfers reasonably priced.Engineers make things idiot proof! Evolution makes better idiots!
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August 1st, 2021, 06:50 PM #48
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August 1st, 2021, 07:02 PM #49
Re: All You East Pennsylvania FFL’s Are Pissing ME Off
Kinda the point of a $100 transfer for internet buyers. Dissuade internet buyers from coming in.
Why not just drive out to central pa and get cheap transfers out there? Oh, wait...because that adds time and money. How could you save that time and money on gas? Oh, I know, do your transfers at a slightly higher price in your local market.
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August 1st, 2021, 07:10 PM #50
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