Gun shows at novi suburban collection show place price hike

[mr44]

Was looking at the novi show place and was shocked to see all parking is now 10.00 per car ��for gun shows

[Glock2340ACP]

Mo money, Mo money...........

[jlgsailor]

Not the only price hike. Stupid high prices inside

[GreaseMonkeySRT]

Not the only price hike. Stupid high prices inside

I had everything at or below manufacturer set minimum advertised pricing and had to give stuff away to move product. Each table costs $75 plus $35 for electricity. A typically firearm only has a gross margin of 10-12% for a retailer, which is crap. Credit card fees are typically 2.5%.

I saw plenty of other retailers that had new guns selling for $250-400 that were only marked up $20.

In my experience gun shows are a race to the bottom for retailers.

[mr44]

I will go the antique show late April but I am done going there

[wrinkledshirt]

You must mean Apr 7/8 right?

https://gunshowtrader.com/gunshows/michigan-gun-shows/

Honestly I'd rather go to a small show like Lapeer and not get raped on the fees.

[mr44]

April 22 antique arms. Wrinkleshirt,saline this weekend no parking fee

[bae125]

I had everything at or below manufacturer set minimum advertised pricing and had to give stuff away to move product. Each table costs $75 plus $35 for electricity. A typically firearm only has a gross margin of 10-12% for a retailer, which is crap. Credit card fees are typically 2.5%.

I saw plenty of other retailers that had new guns selling for $250-400 that were only marked up $20.

In my experience gun shows are a race to the bottom for retailers.

^^This is reality, no question.

[costanza]

I've been a long time fan of gun shows. I like to look around and see what is out there, even
if I do not buy anything. But, with Novi at $10 to get in AND $10 to park, I'm done. $5 for parking was too much. There are plenty of smaller shows that do not gouge the gun folks. The Monroe Old Time K of C is a good show, as is (maybe) Taylor town. No reason to support the Suburban Collection greed any more.
No Regards,
Costanza

[ppruchnicki1]

I've been a long time fan of gun shows. I like to look around and see what is out there, even
if I do not buy anything. But, with Novi at $10 to get in AND $10 to park, I'm done. $5 for parking was too much. There are plenty of smaller shows that do not gouge the gun folks. The Monroe Old Time K of C is a good show, as is (maybe) Taylor town. No reason to support the Suburban Collection greed any more.
No Regards,
Costanza

So you have spend $20 and only have a stamp on your hand to show for it. Plus the cost of gas to get there. I can remember the light guard armory gun show taking a few hours to just walk through to see everything. Don’t remember all the other things for sale that weren’t gun related for sale( books, clothing even had a guy selling eyeglasses cleaner the last time I went. No thanks I won’t be going anytime soon.