Some dealers tend to list guns at prices that they will take years to reach. They wait until market catches up to them and will not budge even if their inventory stays for years. Others tend to have a very fast turning inventory. Watch a dealers site for a few months and you will figure out which are which. Most of the fast selling dealers will be willing to do a little wheeling and dealing but do not expect a major price drop.
Know what the fair market value is before you ever pick up the phone. Until you do, you have no way to know if the asking price is fair, high or low. Deal in person or by phone. Email is a poor way to get a real result. On the phone you can hear if the dealer is willing to dicker or just take it or leave it.
There are no set list of dealers who will dicker. Some do and some do not. Consigment guns often have more wiggle room because it is not the dealers gun or money. Most dealers will not be offended by a offer and those who are should be advoided.
