Brick and mortar stores and chains simply weren't interested in what I was doing. It was a business model that would only be interesting to an enthusiast with very low overhead.
John wasn't interested in it. He looked into it, spoke to me about it, and decided against it.
The first couple years were very profitable, as there was a demand that had developed due to the fact there was good press, but, no importer. That slowed to a trickle, but, it was a profitable trickle for a one man band.
The ATF lady never found anything wrong in the books, never told me what she considered an acceptable level of business, never accused me of doing anything wrong.
But, she left with the books at the end of the meeting.

Best,
Ted