That’s awesome! I love that you value your time with him. That’s the way parenting should be. You’d know a lot more than me in the daddy area as I’m only 4 1/2 years into this game but that being said maybe the cost benefit ain’t worth it for the shop owner.
My buddy owns a business and oddly enough people come in all the freaking time and try to barter with him for the time/product instead of just giving him cash. So let’s say his product is $150 and they trade him an item he doesn’t really need for $200, he then has to use his time to get rid of the item for $200.
I was expecting to pay close to 400.00 for a Marlin Model 60 Glenfield era 1976 .I am sure he was making money on the deal and i would have scanned and emailed all my information to him days before my arrival so he could get all the more detailed stuff out of the way and then do whatever on the day of pick up
I will be honest i don't care much about the money side , or if it makes sense . As far as his business making money i am confident he is doing well enough . I would have given him the FFL fees
I also own a business with my brothers and i have to price jobs , look at jobs and compete with other welding companies . I win some and lose some . I waste my time on many things to find the customer has 5.00 to spend . I do free or discounted work for military or folks i feel that are disadvantaged , poor , homeless . Money is not everything let me tell you .