Granpa's pawn and guns

[Irving]

I picked up my CZ 75B from Green Mountain Guns for $350. It was used.

[Troublco]

I've purchased from Green Mountain Guns more than once, and I've always had good luck and been treated well. I think they tend to try to focus more on the paying customers than the lookeeloos, and for that I can't blame them. Most times I'm in there I bet I see 5 of them for every paying customer. Nothing wrong with it, just don't expect them to focus on you if you're just looking. Overall, I like them and I'll continue to deal with them.

If you're over in my neck of the woods, Rocky Mountain Guns & Ammo in Parker is a good one to use. I've dealt with them more than once, and they're friendly, helpful, and convenient (at least for me!) If I remember correctly their transfer fee is $25. They're at Parker Rd. and Main St. in the shopping center on the southeast corner of the intersection.

[rondog]

Nobody's mentioned David Law of Protekt Solutions yet? He's a great guy, member here, probably even one of the industry partners or whatever they're called. I've done a few transfers with him myself, he's up in Westminster. Very highly thought of 'round these parts. http://protektsolutions.com/

[Busta Prima]

OMG look at this idiotic response I received from our good old Granpa!

"We do not do business any longer with BUDS, Cheaper than dirt, or any other wholesaler who tries to Walmart the gun industry, Who' going to do your transfers when no retailers can afford to stay in business trying to retail guns. DO you buy your doughnuts and gasoline at wholesale?? Guess what you are doing to our industry."

He should be apologizing to us and the OP and issuing a refund to our member but instead he craps all over our concerns and tries to make US out to be the bad guys!!! Never mind never using him for a transfer, I will now not ever shop there AGAIN!!

[Byte Stryke]

Im Sorry but in this economy where the common man is taking a pay cut to keep their job, Motto of the day is "Compete or DIE".

is it fair?
Do I Look like a judge?

it is what it is.

[ghettodub]

OMG look at this idiotic response I received from our good old Granpa!

"We do not do business any longer with BUDS, Cheaper than dirt, or any other wholesaler who tries to Walmart the gun industry, Who' going to do your transfers when no retailers can afford to stay in business trying to retail guns. DO you buy your doughnuts and gasoline at wholesale?? Guess what you are doing to our industry."

He should be apologizing to us and the OP and issuing a refund to our member but instead he craps all over our concerns and tries to make US out to be the bad guys!!! Never mind never using him for a transfer, I will now not ever shop there AGAIN!!

Fine business practices there... I would never use them after seeing this.

There is a way to tell a customer "no" without being an ass. They could have said something like "sorry for the troubles you have experienced. We charge more for FFL transfers through there because...(blah blah blah). we'll honor the original fee this time, but just to let you know, transfers from those dealers will be more in the future."

Or something like that. It pisses me off when people run a business like that. The art of communication and customer service is long gone; similar to my rant a month or so ago about doctor offices.

[cstone]

Fine business practices there... I would never use them after seeing this.

No doubt when he goes out of business, he will blame on-line sellers and people like us who buy from them. Business is tough. Learn and adapt or die.

[theGinsue]

Here's the response I got (note the "If you'd like to discuss this eyeball to eyeball feel free to come on over, I work this place 6 days a week." - Sounds like a challenge to me. With the day I'm having, if I lived closer I'd actually give some serious thought to it - I'm just looking for a fight today. What a dumb@$$.)

So sorry to disapponit you, but when a wholesaler like BUDS can retail to cost consciouss customers like yourselves at less than MY wholesale price, then it presents a problem. So far in the last two weeks we have had BUDS customers want us to store guns for them until mid May when it's convenient for him to pick it up. The other cost conscious customer told us to cancel his order cause he found it cheaper elsewhere. Now i am supposed to have all my staff look for this particular order, so he can save $5.00. Ship it back, take it off my books, and deal w/ ATF audits on a yearly basis. Maybe BUDS will open a branch in every community, kind of like WALMART, can you conceptualize what WALMART has done to the retail world??? Buds is emulating WALMART, what happened to supporting your local business. I've been here 112 years, sold 25000 guns, have a good business, plan on being here a long time without Buds, Who's going to do your transfers when there are no retailers???? If you'd like to discuss this eyeball to eyeball feel free to come on over, I work this place 6 days a week. So tom, honor this, enjoy shopping on line and spread the word, I don't have you in our system, so I guess you are one of those very loyal customers, good luck on finding a FFL dealer here in Boulder county. And continue the tradition. Regards, Rod

[Not_A_Llama]

Wow. Wow.

Well, I look forward to the day that they accept capitalism, or are crushed by it.

Does anyone else think it funny that they complain about Buds' prices being cheaper than their wholesale? Protip, grandpa: Dump your distributor, and buy from Buds yourself.

[MrPrena]

So sorry to disapponit you, but when a wholesaler like BUDS can retail to cost consciouss customers like yourselves at less than MY wholesale price, then it presents a problem. So far in the last two weeks we have had BUDS customers want us to store guns for them until mid May when it's convenient for him to pick it up. The other cost conscious customer told us to cancel his order cause he found it cheaper elsewhere. Now i am supposed to have all my staff look for this particular order, so he can save $5.00. Ship it back, take it off my books, and deal w/ ATF audits on a yearly basis. Maybe BUDS will open a branch in every community, kind of like WALMART, can you conceptualize what WALMART has done to the retail world??? Buds is emulating WALMART, what happened to supporting your local business. I've been here 112 years, sold 25000 guns, have a good business, plan on being here a long time without Buds, Who's going to do your transfers when there are no retailers???? If you'd like to discuss this eyeball to eyeball feel free to come on over, I work this place 6 days a week. So tom, honor this, enjoy shopping on line and spread the word, I don't have you in our system, so I guess you are one of those very loyal customers, good luck on finding a FFL dealer here in Boulder county. And continue the tradition. Regards, Rod

"We do not do business any longer with BUDS, Cheaper than dirt, or any other wholesaler who tries to Walmart the gun industry, Who' going to do your transfers when no retailers can afford to stay in business trying to retail guns. DO you buy your doughnuts and gasoline at wholesale?? Guess what you are doing to our industry."

He should be apologizing to us and the OP and issuing a refund to our member but instead he craps all over our concerns and tries to make US out to be the bad guys!!! Never mind never using him for a transfer, I will now not ever shop there AGAIN!!

So, competitve places like Buds, Walmart, Target, or big retailers are now a bad guy?
They are totally commies!

This is another reason why I try not to goto unfriendly, "my policy or bye bye" types of mom&pop shop.
Grandpa's is a classic example of one.