IMHO it is absolutely unethical to conduct business in any way with the individual until he leaves the shop. A few months back I entered a gun shop and saw a very good friend of twenty years standing talking to the owner. I ran over and greeted him, then noticed he was in the middle of showing a gun to the dealer which I did not know my friend owned, as we never discussed guns, only our interest in RC flying. He had a totally mint Colt 1911A1 with a mint shoulder holster which was issued to him in WWII as a B-24 pilot, and he was saying he had only put two cartridges through it. He has no children and is in poor health. The dealer was telling him the rig was worth about $600. Without a word to anyone, I left the store and hung around the parking lot until he came out, pistol in hand. I spoke to him and told him I was interested in the pistol, but it turned out he was just curious about the value and did not want to sell it under any circumstances. I think I acted pretty ethically. However, I even have some reservations about having used the dealer's parking lot to try and make a deal. I think you should be completely off the property before opening up negotiations, otherwise it could be considered ethical to just hang around outside the door and approach anyone going inside with a firearm.
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