Firing Line's New Transfer Fees-Price Gouging

[Jmetz]

Sorry my "they" isn't referencing the FL directly but gun shops as a whole. Personally I think most made out better then they would have you believe. They should be able to float themselves through the short supply.

[DeusExMachina]

Sorry my "they" isn't referencing the FL directly but gun shops as a whole. Personally I think most made out better then they would have you believe. They should be able to float themselves through the short supply.

How? Most shops didn't raise prices until after they were mostly cleaned out. And now they can't get anything to sell. How is that doing well?

[Jmetz]

How? Most shops didn't raise prices until after they were mostly cleaned out. And now they can't get anything to sell. How is that doing well?

They moved a heavy volume in a short amount of time. If they can handle their books they'll be just fine. You're selling widgets, and your projected sales for the next 6 months is $6000. There's a run on widgets and you just made $6000 in one month. Is it not safe to say that you should be able to carry yourself through the next 6 months as that's what you were budgeted for? Would it also be safe to say that any further sales of widgets you may get in over the next 6 months is increasing your profit?

I may be all wet, but it seems logical to me.

[DeusExMachina]

They moved a heavy volume in a short amount of time. If they can handle their books they'll be just fine. You're selling widgets, and your projected sales for the next 6 months is $6000. There's a run on widgets and you just made $6000 in one month. Is it not safe to say that you should be able to carry yourself through the next 6 months as that's what you were budgeted for? Would it also be safe to say that any further sales of widgets you may get in over the next 6 months is increasing your profit?

I may be all wet, but it seems logical to me.

You're assuming an unlimited supply of widgets and that you have a projected 6 months supply of widgets in stock.

Either that or you're suggesting if they were clairvoyant, saw the future panic and prepared for it, they will be OK.

[Great-Kazoo]

They moved a heavy volume in a short amount of time. If they can handle their books they'll be just fine. You're selling widgets, and your projected sales for the next 6 months is $6000. There's a run on widgets and you just made $6000 in one month. Is it not safe to say that you should be able to carry yourself through the next 6 months as that's what you were budgeted for? Would it also be safe to say that any further sales of widgets you may get in over the next 6 months is increasing your profit?

I may be all wet, but it seems logical to me.

Only if widgets ordered were received in qty's expected, prices remained at original cost AND OTC sales were not taking 7-10 days to remove from inventory.
IF you continue to sell last months volume, if not your expected sales figures go out the window. Take a hit on new sales due to no inventory and that $6K now has to cover X time frame until restocked. Just because they charge X and made X doesn't mean that amount is constant.
Would you like a Towel?

[asmo]

They moved a heavy volume in a short amount of time. If they can handle their books they'll be just fine. You're selling widgets, and your projected sales for the next 6 months is $6000. There's a run on widgets and you just made $6000 in one month. Is it not safe to say that you should be able to carry yourself through the next 6 months as that's what you were budgeted for? Would it also be safe to say that any further sales of widgets you may get in over the next 6 months is increasing your profit?

I may be all wet, but it seems logical to me.

You REALLY need to go an take a financial accounting and micro-economics class. We all wish that supply volumes were indefinite (but if they were, costs would be indefinitely low as well).

If I was running a shop right now I would be in full on panic mode about how I am going to pay overhead for the next 12 months while I wait on suppliers. I would be looking at seriously altering my business models.

[Jmetz]

You REALLY need to go an take a financial accounting and micro-economics class. We all wish that supply volumes were indefinite (but if they were, costs would be indefinitely low as well).

If I was running a shop right now I would be in full on panic mode about how I am going to pay overhead for the next 12 months while I wait on suppliers. I would be looking at seriously altering my business models.

I was not implying indefinite supply. I was more stating that if you are budgeting for X amount of dollars in projected sales over X amount of time and you make those dollars in a shorter amount of time you should then be covered for the rest of that duration. Even if you have no supply. Maybe I'm wrong or not wording it right but to me it seems logical.

[Great-Kazoo]

I was not implying indefinite supply. I was more stating that if you are budgeting for X amount of dollars in projected sales over X amount of time and you make those dollars in a shorter amount of time you should then be covered for the rest of that duration. Even if you have no supply. Maybe I'm wrong or not wording it right but to me it seems logical.

You have used [Wrong or not] AND [logical] in 2-3 post all of them have already been pointed out to be incorrect or basically a lack of understanding business supply & demand.
I offered you a towel , perhaps i'll sprinkle it with some logic. Splash it like an aftershave and WAKE UP .