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Maybe they need to actually stand by this and not tell you after you drive 90 minutes one way

that at the store everything is way more expensive and quite frankly over priced. Funny says nothing

about this on their website or ad's even whey you show them the add in person and ask where it

says that the store is retail prices.

 

Their customer service sucks after being ignored by all 6 employees I had to ask for help

being one of three people there, and then had to get jerked around. Went there for a p-38 or a Luger and

a RIA compact 1911 advertised for $350.00 and it was $495.00 which is about $150.00 over everyone else retail.

I never really complain but these guy's suck ass!

I was going too their once and when i called about the product i was given 3 diffrent prices in the same conversation so i never went..

 

for that price you could almost buy the same taurus in ss that i just purchased.

I tried to make the best of it, and went to SS and they had a ton of stuff but nothing interesting so then I went to BA for the 1st time since they moved and, I actually think I have more gun's in my home then they do for sale. Anything good was already sold in one entire section about 7 pistols for sale and the rest of the rifles were nothing I was interested in.

I went to Sarco's a few years ago looking for a RIA and it was much more expensive than their website or newspaper. The guy there (who just happened to be a former student of mine) told me "oh, those are dealer prices", I said wtf does that mean? He could not give me an answer. That place su$ks!

It's complete B.S. because you or I can order right over the phone from the ad and get just 1 pistol for the ad's price.

Dealer pricing means you are a dealer and ordering in bulk or at least more then one, at least it does to me.

There are tons of similar stories about SARCO and their "dealer" prices in the ads...and the crappy customer service.....Last time I was there, they couldnt explain why their ad had 3 prices listed...retail price, dealer price & sarco price...but they were charging retail price for the item, even thought I had confirmed on the phone that the "sarco price" was the price of the item.

I guess I should have checked here 1st.

All of the other sites I frequent, the guy's love them for surplus parts.

I guess is because none of them live in NJ and all order from the ad's for the good price.

 

I already have a few 1911's I was going to build one from ground but put it off to do to we

are trying to move so I figured the next best thing would be to buy a RIA for $350.00 and drop

some custom match parts in it and see how good I can get it. But for $550.00 by the time tax and

nics for a very entry level 1911 no thanks. I got my Kimber ultra carry II for $675.00 brand new.

Live and learn I guess.

I was there once, I'm not sure if it was the eerie flickering florescent lights with the eerie flickering florescent light sound or perhaps it was this jew boy that saw a neo-nazi soldier dressed mannequin as I walked in the door but the place gave me the creeps. Did you ever see pulp fiction? Remember the army-navy store? Remember the pawn shop? The place gave me the feeling that there was a musty dungeon type basement with a man chained inside of a wooden box wearing a leather mask with a zipper over the mouth and a red ball gag in his mouth. Anyway, I would not buy a bottle of water from that place let alone a firearm.

 

This was probably about 10 years ago, its possible they've cleaned up the place a little, but judging by the 4 inches of dust on everything it looks like the last time they cleaned was about 40 years ago, so I'm sure the only thing that has changed is instead of 4 inches of dust there is now 6 inches of dust.

I was there once, I'm not sure if it was the eerie flickering florescent lights with the eerie flickering florescent light sound or perhaps it was this jew boy that saw a neo-nazi soldier dressed mannequin as I walked in the door but the place gave me the creeps. Did you ever see pulp fiction? Remember the army-navy store? Remember the pawn shop? The place gave me the feeling that there was a musty dungeon type basement with a man chained inside of a wooden box wearing a leather mask with a zipper over the mouth and a red ball gag in his mouth. Anyway, I would not buy a bottle of water from that place let alone a firearm.

 

This was probably about 10 years ago, its possible they've cleaned up the place a little, but judging by the 4 inches of dust on everything it looks like the last time they cleaned was about 40 years ago, so I'm sure the only thing that has changed is instead of 4 inches of dust there is now 6 inches of dust.

 

 

Nope it's the same, still dark and dusty and the Nazi manikin is still there.

It's actually a pre war rally uniform the tag says it's all original and for sale for $500.00, I can understand

why you would feel the way you do about it, but there are many people who collect war relics and uniforms

out of pure interest and history alone. That being said it still does not change the fact that they do suck!

I was there 2 times and the first time was bad and the second time was good. The old guy who used to work the counter was a nasty and arrogant. The second time was cool, I picked up a large item that would have been expensive to ship and I actually got to choose the one I wanted.They also had the best price by about $300. Actually the price in the ads are good for non firearms only.

So funny - I actually had the same RIA retail sticker shock experience myself last month. Told the guy I could buy it through my FFL for a $40 fee and still save $100 and the guy just laughed at me. Some guy was in there keeping the staff busy buying artillery shells. Crazy place. I got a killer deal on a HK USP there about 10 years ago, but they really suck.

been going there for years + find staff REALLY not customer driven - used to be an older guy there on wednesday nites that was ok - lots of junk , POOR quality parts , still an interesting place -

i always print their ad and highlight the stuff that i want and the prices. I also use a separate paper with the items that i want and their part number, add them all together + NJ tax (make it IDIOT proof).

They always honor their ad prices with me.

i always print their ad and highlight the stuff that i want and the prices. I also use a separate paper with the items that i want and their part number, add them all together + NJ tax (make it IDIOT proof).

They always honor their ad prices with me.

 

 

They must like you then, I was holding the Shot Gun new's in my hand when I showed him it.

He said they are only dealer prices. I then told him maybe that should be mentioned in the ad or

on their site since it is not written anywhere.

They must like you then, I was holding the Shot Gun new's in my hand when I showed him it.

He said they are only dealer prices. I then told him maybe that should be mentioned in the ad or

on their site since it is not written anywhere.

 

They pulled the same dog doo with me too.

They must really like me there, as I have never had any of these problems. Staff is always nice and I always get the price in the shotgun news. I bought my Rock Island there and my P-38 as well as a bunch of mausers. When I bought my P38, the guy was even nice enough to go into the back room and grab about 15 more of them + what was in the display case so I could dig through and pick the nicest one.

I've heard this crap about Sarco. Now with more detail, I definitely won't make the trip.

 

I'll go to Meltzers, pay a little more than I should but everyone is nice and they've never hassled me in the slightest or done any kind of bait and switch.

They must really like me there, as I have never had any of these problems. Staff is always nice and I always get the price in the shotgun news. I bought my Rock Island there and my P-38 as well as a bunch of mausers. When I bought my P38, the guy was even nice enough to go into the back room and grab about 15 more of them + what was in the display case so I could dig through and pick the nicest one.

 

Eric, by chance, are you blond haired and blue eyed?

I've heard this crap about Sarco. Now with more detail, I definitely won't make the trip.

 

I'll go to Meltzers, pay a little more than I should but everyone is nice and they've never hassled me in the slightest or done any kind of bait and switch.

 

 

Mal do they care military surplus by any chance?

Reminds me of a scene from Falling down...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV6j5F3AC7M

I've heard this crap about Sarco. Now with more detail, I definitely won't make the trip.

 

I'll go to Meltzers, pay a little more than I should but everyone is nice and they've never hassled me in the slightest or done any kind of bait and switch.

 

 

Mal do they care military surplus by any chance?

 

Richiedubs picked up a number of Mosins from there I think. As to what they carry as a general rule, couldn't tell you. They have a pretty good collection of stuff but it's not huge. They'll also get anything you ask for.

 

I went down a few months back looking for a Mosin but they were out(told me to check back in 2 weeks) and since I have pistol permits to burn I've not checked recently.

Reminds me of a scene from Falling down...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV6j5F3AC7M

 

hahaha yeah! Exactly!!!!! AWESOME movie btw.

I haven't had any problems with Sarco either. They are mainly a parts store for military

surplus rifles. They do carry surplus guns also. Andy at the counter never hassled me.

Sarco is close enough to me that it wouldn't be tough to pop in and take a look on the showrooms late night, but my expectations will be pretty low given what I've heard in the thread.

 

I already found the prices listed online for the showroom guns a little high(for what I was looking at), so the store will be pretty DOA if the prices are even higher in person.

I've been going there since the 70's. When Glenn DeRuiter and Rick Slack worked there it was a different place. Glenn was a walking firearms dictionary. Richie was a Garand expert. Glenn died at the range when a Lee Enfield 11mm rifle blew up and he caught a piece of metal to the forehead. Richie left in the early 90's.

 

The "walk" in stuff they got was amazing back then. They were always good to me. Bought a few pre '45 pieces and many parts there over the years.

 

Charlie Sarco never cared about selling firearms. He had his millions buying and selling parts.

The old guy behind the counter was Bob he was a nasty old guy after about 4 times in the store giving me a hard time I yelled back after that he was nice to me he passed away I think a year ago I think he figured I was as grumpy as him after that .

 

The guys behind the counter now are good guys but I have been told I can get along with a rattle snake

 

Sarco is a dusty bolt gun HELL they are over priced but thats new jersey

I'm there often