My opinion is that BassPro and Cabela's do not try to rip people off, but just have some moderately competent people that make mistakes. Sometimes, a lot of big mistakes.
When they underprice a gun, we seldom complain, and buy it on the spot. I have done so a few times, and didn't feel obligated to tell them of their error.
I've been told they both target about a 35% profit on used guns, but I've seen a few cases where I know what they paid for the gun, and the markup was closer to 100%.
The St. Charles, Missouri has a nice Lefever, except that someone polished the receiver "bright" with a buffing wheel. The gun is priced as though it were in 90% original condition - which it is not. Maybe the pricing person doesn't know the receiver should be case colored.
Remember that we also see some ridiculous prices on gunbroker, auctionarms, etc...
Buyers need to be careful in both these chain stores (and everywhere else) when buyng used guns.
JERRY
