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I notice now that the US dollar is now on par with the Canadian dollar, does this mean we can now look forward to seeing the prices on par or cheaper than across the border.

I was looking at this years S&W catalogue, printed in the USA with the recomended prices listed, one hell of a lot cheaper than prices I currently see over here in Canada, does anybody know if this will be reflected in the prices we pay, will we see dollar for dollar matching in the near future?:confused::ar15:
 
Volume also plays a major factor in the price of guns. If a dealer in the US can sell ten times as many guns compared to what a Canadian dealer can sell then the US dealer would be able to get a break on his cost of the guns.

You then have to add the cost to export the gun.
 
rtaylor1956 said:
I notice now that the US dollar is now on par with the Canadian dollar, does this mean we can now look forward to seeing the prices on par or cheaper than across the border.

I was looking at this years S&W catalogue, printed in the USA with the recomended prices listed, one hell of a lot cheaper than prices I currently see over here in Canada, does anybody know if this will be reflected in the prices we pay, will we see dollar for dollar matching in the near future?:confused::ar15:
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No.

The cost of importing and shipipng has to be factored.
Prices are coming down a bit and should. You'll never see par because of teh added costs/time involved
 
dinsdale said:
No.

The cost of importing and shipipng has to be factored.
Prices are coming down a bit and should. You'll never see par because of teh added costs/time involved
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Actually think of it this way.

Handgun MSRP = $800 US
Dealer Price is usually 10-15% less so say $700 US

Now assume you are buying in lots of say 10 guns.
Export license is $600 US last I checked, so assume you are from a large scale manufacturer/exporter so cost is negligeble (Say S&W)

Importer Time and efforts - Questar (Lets say they do it cheaper than usual for $200 US).

Canadian Dealer wants a profit margin of 5%
Retailer would like a 5% profit margin too!
$700US + $200 US => $900 +5% => $945 +5% => ~$1000 US

So automatically you are paying $200 USD more in Canada for a $800 USD Handgun.
So guess what 1.00 CAD = 1.05 USD that means you will spend $945 CDN + Taxes on a $800 USD ($762 CAD) gun.

Notice that none of this includes shipping costs, from importer to distributor to retailer. Also, these are only lowball estimates concerning import costs and such. Heaven forbid you want to order from a company that doesn't normally ship to Canada due to export fees.
 
Prices will be adjusted according to supply & demand. If the MFSRP is X and a retailer payed Y they will sell for Y plus whatever they hope to make on it. Low supply/high demand prices will be higher. High supply/low demand prices will accordling adjust lower.
 
OK OK I understand what you are saying, but we sell Gas to the USA from our oil sands and let the buggers have it for a lot less than we can buy it for, is it not time to tip the balance and have a slice of the cake ourselves?
 
Dam right! You go tell them to give us a break because we deserve it. Tell them to stick their additional costs where the sun don't shine.:rolleyes:
 
Jarlath said:
Actually think of it this way.

Handgun MSRP = $800 US
Dealer Price is usually 10-15% less so say $700 US

BLAH BLAH BLAH ....:jerkit::jerkit::jerkit::jerkit:
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Why do people go to such an extent to justify the prices we pay and to defend the retailers. ????

Pre-ordering...carrying stock...shipping...insurance...taxes. All the US dealers have to pay that too!

Lets see you put that effort into explain why we shouild see lower prices ina few months.
 
Jarlath's cost analysis is good (though I think the 5% profit margin is rather modest), but doesn't seem to hold in all cases.

Ruger's website prices its MKIII Hunter at U$ 567. Wholesale Sports offers the same gun at C$ 569.95. No material difference.

It may be that some American retailers sell it for under list, but I'd imagine it wouldn't be too far under Ruger's price.
 
It's always between offer versus request. If the price go down, they will sell more guns, so the vendors will make more money. But they prefer to only sell few guns with big mark-up insted of selling more guns with less mark-up.
 
"...All the US dealers have to pay that too!..." U.S. dealers don't pay anywhere near the shipping, insurance or taxes Canadian dealer pay. The exchange rate has little to do with the retail price of anything. Duty, higher taxes, much lower demand and a lot of government interference has far more to do with it than the exchange rate. In any case, the Loonie is worth more than the Greenback now.
 
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