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12-12-2016, 12:27 #11
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Re: Handling fee on license refusal, standard practice?
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12-12-2016, 12:30 #12
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12-12-2016, 12:32 #13
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Re: Handling fee on license refusal, standard practice?
10% is low compared to some I have heard.
Bear in mind the shop has admin overheads on holding that gun in stock as well as all the assorted crap that goes along with dealing with SAPS.
As I said, essentially, they are reselling YOUR gun, for a percentage. You are surely welcome to sell it yourself for the full price if you do not like the percentage?
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12-12-2016, 12:33 #14
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12-12-2016, 12:36 #15
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12-12-2016, 12:37 #16
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Re: Handling fee on license refusal, standard practice?
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12-12-2016, 12:39 #17
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Re: Handling fee on license refusal, standard practice?
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12-12-2016, 12:46 #18
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12-12-2016, 12:49 #19
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Re: Handling fee on license refusal, standard practice?
The thing is that I find dealers tend to like staying in business. The premises that the gun never leaves has to be paid for somehow. The space in the safe is likely at a premium. Staff have to be paid to haul the guns out and cross check against registers for SAPS inspections, which happen more often than you may think. Insurance on the items in their premises.
All of the above has a cost associated with it. When the expectation is that the dealer eats those costs, then they either close down, or mark up other items. When they choose the latter course of action, we are up in arms about how the dealers in SA are ripping people off.
Lose lose situation for them right there.
And for the record, one shop I heard charged 40%. Now that I do consider slightly excessive.
Are you paying any storage or documentation fees on top of the 10%?
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12-12-2016, 13:03 #20
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Re: Handling fee on license refusal, standard practice?
So it is standard. Interesting. I have send back electronic stuff to Takealot. I imagine they must also have overheads. I got a full 100% refund after the goods was inspected and in new condition.
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