why are gun parts/accessories shops so un-modern?

sportsbud said:

Thank you with my limited IT training (mainly database management and some MIS courses) I know there are soooo many variables in implementing new hardware or software solutions that nothing is simple anymore... I just didn't want to sit down and explain how the whole process works... Hardware is cheap now... software is not...

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leadslinger972 said:

Stop being cheap and support your local dealers.

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troy_mclure said:

eh. my girl sells stuff on facebook, etsy and ebay. she uses freeware that uses ups, usps, fedex, dhl,. ships all over the world, she can make 5 tshirts, and get them to germany before my sear spring has left midway facility. and for close to the same price to ship.

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troy_mclure said:

eh. my girl sells stuff on facebook, etsy and ebay. she uses freeware that uses ups, usps, fedex, dhl,. ships all over the world, she can make 5 tshirts, and get them to germany before my sear spring has left midway facility. and for close to the same price to ship.

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340six said:

I know most large places are able to keep cost down and speed up. They do so since they presort it. I assume Midway works same way Summit Racing does. They not only package, Label, but place it in trucks. They do that and when a truck is full the shipper picks a whole load up.

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Propagandalf said:

Yeah, If Midway only had to worry 5 orders per week, like "your girl", they could probably get it done faster as well. That shipping freeware "your girl" uses and etsy doesn't scale very well.

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Gator 45/70 said:

So Amazon now allows the sale of gun parts?

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RaleighReloader said:

One interesting point to add to this thread is an emerging business model: that of product fulfillment. It's becoming one of the most popular thing for businesses to outsource.

Not a lot of people know that companies like Amazon will now do all of your order fulfillment for you. Case-in-point: let's say you're a carpenter that likes to make kid's toys. And let's say that you want to sell them online, but after trying to run your own online store you realize that it's a lot more work than you thought (and the local neighborhood kids/millennials weren't quite as reliable as you thought they'd be). One option is to let Amazon do all of the work for you.

You send Amazon a big batch of toys that you'd like to sell. They list your products for sale on their website, handle all of the payments, all of the product picking, boxing, packaging and shipping, all of the returns, etc., etc. Yes, it'll cost you a few dollars per product, but you know that your products will get shipped quickly and efficiently, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Compare that to the cost of staffing up or any sort of robotic automation, and you'll realize pretty quickly that you'll never do it cheaper than Amazon can.

Amazon isn't the only company in this business. When you order from a lot of large name-brand companies, you'll probably get your product from one of the many product fulfillment companies out there that provide exactly the same services. Many of them specialize in a certain type of product (clothing, for instance), and they're remarkably efficient at what they do.

Mike

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Deerslayer440 said:

.Nothing wrong with
ordering from amazon or ebay.If they have it and its fair price and fast ship,
there is no reason not too.These nay sayers of amazon,eflay and others are just
FOS. Most are fat tubs with a crossfit holster LoL

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