Dollar parity and Black Rifles

Of course not. Dealers here, aside from a notable few like Marstar, seem to enjoy adding on the "You're Buying Guns In Canada" Tax.
 
Yes, the dealers are sure to drop prices - what they'll do is charge the same or more than they are now, but will have a fleet of flying pigs deliver all of us our respective cheques for the difference in price (per the change in the dollar).

-M
 
I'm guessing it also depends what dealers have on the shelf, pricing policy and marketing gimmicks aside, since they'll have to burn through anything in stock or paid for under contract first.
 
I don't believe our dollar has strengthened much, but the U.S. dollar has declined in value. U.S. wholesalers are quick to react to a declining U.S. dollar and compensate for increased costs by raising prices. When Canadian distributers contact the U.S. wholesalers for product, they find the prices of the goods have increased so the exchange advantage ends up disappearing. An example would be purchasing an US$800 rifle at a Cdn exchange of 1.5, the rifle ends up costing Cdn$1,200. When the exchange rate goes down to 1.2, the purchaser contacts the US vendor only to find out the rifle is now US$1,000.......the rifle ends up costing Cdn$1,200. At parity, the gun would cost US$1,200 or Cdn$1,200. I've found that trend with anything from clothing, menu prices, real estate, food, etc. I find the US merchants adjust very rapidly to changes in the value of their dollar. I don't think its a CDN gun retailer conspiracy.
 
I am betting we get the same response as last time... `our stock was bought when the dollar was low so we have to work through it before the prices come down`.

Nothing in Canada, especially gun related stuff will drop in price. Even if the dollar is 1.10 we are still going to be getting gouged.
 
I agree 100% with what Promac and Cancer have said... Most people (not just CGN'ers) have absolutely no clue how a retail business actually works. The firearms market is that much more complicated due to import/export laws, costly permits and a tiny market.

Every retailer I know bases their pricing on the actual landed cost of the specific item in question. It's basic business 101. In the internet shopping age, if you're prices are higher than everyone else's.. you simply wont sell.

Speaking from personal experience (and just to give an example) CRAFM was retailing the CZ Shadow at $899 last year when the dollar was at around $0.90 for the majority of the year. The last batch of Shadows to arrive (about a month ago) mysteriously dropped in retail price to $824. Imagine that... the dollar gets 10% stronger... yet the retail price went down by 10%. Yup, definite gouging. :rolleyes:

Old stock = old price. New stock = new price.
 
I think we shouldn't really blame the dealers, after all, they're in it for the money. I'd rather say it's the fault of the affluent sheeps, who couldn't care less how much they pay for their toys, as long as the have the latest/fashionable one, which will allow their vanity and arrogance to snob the less affluent shooters.

Ouch, that sounded a little sour, didn't it? Doesn't matter, I think it's the truth, for many of them anyways. And if you don't agree, just think about how many guys you've seen at the range shooting the latest fire-stick, who can't shoot groups any better than you can with your old, unfashionable gun? Guys like the one I once met at the range who could only shoot groups many times larger with his Sig P-210 than I could shoot with a stock (and somewhat loose) Para-Ordnance P-14/45 (And mine were shot at 25M, whereas his were shot at 15M). He shot everybody's gun that day, but no one was allow to touch his P-210! Oh, and the same thing happened when he brought out his Steyr (Jäger or something) based on the SSG-69 rifle; everybody shot better groups than him.

I'm with OZZ on this one, prices will go UP!
 
Maybe it's just me, but I have noticed a decrease in pricing over the last while, this year so-far I guess. Of course some items will always slowly creep up in price from one year to the next, I don't think that's a result of exchange rates though...
 
When the exchange rate improves we lower our prices. We did it last time too. We have sold several guns for hundreds less than the year before due to the improved exchange. The funny thing is that people don't seem to notice these price drops.

Our price is calculated by a standard markup after the wholesale costs, exchange rate, and import fees. So the exchange is only a piece of the puzzle but it does have a direct affect on our retail price.

We have several large orders on the way and the strong dollar will help us bring these to market with lower prices.

KO
 
AK said:
Of course not. Dealers here, aside from a notable few like Marstar, seem to enjoy adding on the "You're Buying Guns In Canada" Tax.
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You do realize that most guns do contain metals or are made with tools that are metal.......... have you stopped long enough to look at commodities markets and see that prices are rising???? steel is forecast to double in the coming years. Not sure if you noticed that oil is back up to $80 a barrel and forecast to hit $100-$120 this summer...............
 
Put the blame where it belongs, on the governments past and present for making the legal trade in a simple tool so complicated it could only do one thing, drive up cost.

And I think some people like to forget that those people doing all the work bringing in these things have mortgages to pay, children to feed, and cars. Someone might even go so far as to say there trying to make a living like everyone else...
 
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