Glock pricing question

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Maybe the dealers would know more about this. I called Canam and asked about the G21 I was given teh price of 649 plus gst and free shipping. I've called four other places and asked about the same gun and was given $850-$949 . Would the distributer only give one dealer these great prices?

The reason I'm asking is that I have to wait til Jan or Feb to buy and I don't want to pay 200 bucks more then
 
So, did you order one then? Honestly, I think most people shoot 9 mm or .40. ammunition price is a major factor. I go through 200 rounds faster than I can say Glock (or was it click?).
 
scianna54 said:
So, did you order one then? Honestly, I think most people shoot 9 mm or .40. ammunition price is a major factor. I go through 200 rounds faster than I can say Glock (or was it click?).
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NBo I didnt cause I don't have the funds right now. I want the .45 cause I was given a bunch of reloading equipment from a relative and I will start when I get teh handgun. I just find it weird only one dealer having these amazing prices

the 9mm and .40's are only 599 with free shipping too. Thats crazy
 
Business 101:
There is such a thing as a "Lost Leader" in business, where the store sells you something for little or NO profit, just to get you in as a customer. They hope you'll like their store, and continue shopping there. Customer loyalty is a valuable commodity, and when a business is sold, along with the hard inventory, they calculate the value of the customer base as well.

Business 102:
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP ....
have you ever noticed they are practically giving away COLOR PRINTERS?
BUT THEN, check out the price for ink cartridges ....
SOME BRANDS are sky high, others are reasonable.

So, before you buy, consider TCOO as a TOTAL!!!

Can Am is NOT making much of a profit, if any at all, on these Glocks ...
but with the price of ammunition [ and by a strange coincidence ] Can Am DOES sell ammunition ] you want to shop for a good deal on ammo as well as a good deal on your guns. In general, can am has good prices on ammo, and ammo is harder to source right now than guns, so they probably don't need to use a Lost Leader to pull in business ... but it can't hurt.

BUSINESS 103:
BUY LOW, Sell High

Believe it or not,
I have bought several new and lightly used Glock for even less than the posted Can Am prices. Dealers going out of the Glock line, shooters deciding after a couple of mags, that a Glock [ or that caliber Glock ] is not for them. Last year, I bought SEVEN Glocks, just because they were available from a certain Glock dealer at FANTASTIC close out prices.
PS:
I was just visiting the new Blue Line shop,
and they were selling .223 Fiocchi ammo cheaper than anyone else ....
LOST LEADER.

Unfortunately for me [ and BL ], I bought lots of 5.56 ammo for $ 4.00 a box at a gunshow last spring.

Right now,
with the economy sort of in tatters,
the deals are out there for those with cash in their pockets,
and the patience to wait,
or pounce,
as appropriate.

Of course,
YPMMV
LAZ 1
 
Check out the 9 mm and .40 ammo prices at the sponsor "theammosource" above and you may want to reconsider reloading a 45, especially with a budget problem. If you want more bang, buy a Glock 22, I prefer the 9mm because you can own several guns from different manufacturers and don't have to worry about which ammo to buy. I shot 45 but I wouldn't want it as my only gun. Police forces are using the .40 and not a 45, there is a reason.


I agree with Lazerus2000 on patience, don't rush things, lots of super deals out there, some will last, some not, better deals are always around the corner.
 
Lazerus2000 said:
Believe it or not,
I have bought several new and lightly used Glock for even less than the posted Can Am prices. Dealers going out of the Glock line, shooters deciding after a couple of mags, that a Glock [ or that caliber Glock ] is not for them. Last year, I bought SEVEN Glocks, just because they were available from a certain Glock dealer at FANTASTIC close out prices.
PS:
I was just visiting the new Blue Line shop,
and they were selling .223 Fiocchi ammo cheaper than anyone else ....
LOST LEADER.

LAZ 1
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I'll look you up in Feb if you have a g21 for sale cheap :)
 
Wow that is an excellent price for a Glock 21. Part of the reason for the price discrepancy may be the current strength of the Canadian dollar, Canada Ammo seems to reflect that in their prices much faster than other vendors.
 
i think that the reason is that the dealer who sell cheaper for a short period of time is only to get attention from people or to sell over stock. The dealer we are talking about probably does not sell that much at regular price and want people to know who they are. they wont be able to live or there cost of business are low.
 
I doubt that an online reseller would need a "lost leader", but who knows.

I prefer to consider "why would a reseller need to put an item on sale to such a discount to gaurantee they all sell fast?" Then I consider that the hotly anticipated Gen 4 glocks are at the manufacturer getting ready to ship, and who is going to want a gen 2 or gen 3 when they can buy a gen 4 for the same price?
Oh, and these guns come from the USA, and the dollar is at parity, so those Gen 4's will be 15 - 20 percent cheaper than the Gen 3's that are still in stock. They have no choice to discount them or they will be stuck with them.
 
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