Granpa's pawn and guns

[Not_A_Llama]

Grandpa needs to make right on this.

I don't know what it is, but it seems to me that gun store owners are disproportionately affected by this bizarre sense of entitlement to full MSRP and non-acceptance of the changing face and nature of business. It leads to this kind of utterly bizarre, unjust, and unacceptable behavior.

It really doesn't make any sense at all to try "punishing" the customer for his anger at another seller.

I hope you can convince them of the error in their ways. Otherwise, I'm in on an Anonymous-style behavior correction campaign.

Good luck.

[Byte Stryke]

Pay it all, print out the prices, then take the receipt then file a small claims case. File a complaint with the BBB
A day in court defending corrupt business practices will cost him more than the amount he is charging you.

[MrPrena]

When I was living in Longmont, I wanted to transfer a first transfer.
Granpa's pawn and guns were my first choice, but they were being a jerkoff.
So, I went online. Found out there is a place called C&C coins across the street that does FFL transfer.

After that, i did about at least 15-20 transfer w/ C&C coins. Sadly, they do not do transfer anymore. They are focused on Au and precious metals.

I would definitely write and tell others about Granpa's pawn and guns.

[newracer]

I would go to their website, print out the page for transfers where it clearly states that they charge $35 for them, and demand that they refund the difference. That is complete BS that they would have a special charge for guns coming from Bud's!!! Perhaps they should post that on the website and in their store. I've made a couple purchases from them, and I've never been overly impressed with their customer service, but I wouldn't have said that it was bad either, but this is not right. It's like they knew they had you by the ____ and decided to stick it to you because they feel they can't compete with a company that has clearly decided to go with the "sell a lot at a small margin" vs Grandpa's trying to get as much as they can on each sale.

Edit: They do have a contact email on their website of rodtwobears@aol.com if anyone wants to voice their displeasure with what they did to wulf11acr.

a brick thru their window should even things out

Pay it all, print out the prices, then take the receipt then file a small claims case. File a complaint with the BBB
A day in court defending corrupt business practices will cost him more than the amount he is charging you.

All over $15, really? I know it is more the point of the matter than the money but my time is worth way more than that. All I would do is inform Bud's and post on other forums like you have here.

[cstone]

You still saved $135. Chalk it up to experience and don't use them again.

And whether he cares or not, think about how much business he won't get from the people on this board. The most expensive $25 business decision he ever made.

[Byte Stryke]

email sent

[Byte Stryke]

All over $15, really? I know it is more the point of the matter than the money but my time is worth way more than that. All I would do is inform Bud's and post on other forums like you have here.

well see it would be the $15 + lost wages, Legal and filing fees.
a BBB Smear is pretty bad as well.

[newracer]

I am not sure if you could sue for lost wages, legal and filing fees probably but I am not sure. BBB is a joke, basically all you have to do is pay them money and they will say you are a good business. More harm can be done on the internet as he is doing now. Plus winning a judgment and collecting are two totally different things. Again it's $15, what less than 5% of the cost?

[Busta Prima]

BBB is a joke, basically all you have to do is pay them money and they will say you are a good business.

I agree with this. In the past they were great at getting results and businesses feared them. Now I do feel they have some way out of a bad report . . . that and people might care a little less these days.

[jerrymrc]

If he was listed as one of the "preferred" transfers then I would complain to buds as well.

My last pistol came from buds because they were a little cheaper than others but they had what I wanted and nobody in the state had one. I also got free shipping on mine.