To be honest if I bought all my guns online I would be spending way more than what I could get locally. But in my state I belong to a collecting association that has a gun show every month and I am getting pretty good at bartering there hence my "Favorite Time of Year" post. The show tends to keep most prices down except for those rare collectors items. But I would be spending way more even before I got to a transfer fee and shipping so its not a plus for me.