I have yet to see a single captive bred russian tortoise at a PET STORE
for under $400 (unfortunately stores have to charge a little more than
they paid to stay in buisness).  In fact I've only seen a single pet
store (in Connecticut) that sold captive bred russians.  And they were
$400 each. 

But, if you know of a pet store that sells captive bred russians for
cheaper (especially one within 50 miles of me), I've love to know, as
I'd totally shake their hand. 
Please let me know.

Oh, and I mean TRULY captive bred.  Not farm raised, which is a name
quite a few distributors are using these days.  Farmed raised is just
another name for wild caught really.  Very little difference. 
If you see a russian tortoise in any pet store for under my price, they
are either full of baloney when they say they are captive bred, OR they
are breeders themselves or have a heck of a deal going on with a
breeder nearby (which is doubtful because I havn't found any russian
breeders in the New England area).

My proof of them being captive bred is that I bought them both from...well...breeders! :)

The (almost) 5 year old came from a breeder in Florida.  He was about
2.5 inches long when I got him (I have a picture if you'd like to see
it).  He was born 12/26/03. I raised him myself to full grown. 
Unfortunately, it costs money to raise a tortoise to full grown, and
breeding, size (food, electricity, equipment, vet visits, etc).  Heck,
if you just figure the cost of UVB lamps alone you're looking at $400
(a new bulb every six months at $40+ a piece <did you know the
phosphors in UVB bulbs burn out after 6 months?>)

The '2 year old' is now actually about 3 years old (I haven't updated
that part of the site lately...sorry).  I bought him when he was just
about 4 inches, from a breeder in California named Joe.  Not sure of
the exact birthday, but I raised him to about 5 inches now. 
When I originally brought him into the store, he was housed with 3
others, one of which turned rather agressive and bit his neck. 
Degloved one side of the neck in fact.  I rushed him to Tufts
university (the ONLY place in the area who can handle exotic pet
emergencies at 7pm at night).  The vet bills cost $197.43.  I could
send you a copy of the bill if you'd like.  FYI, he's perfectly healed
now.

Also, both breeders are breeders in good standing.  Both are very professional and wouldn't lie to people. 
Also, its very easy to recognize the signs of a wild caught animal vs a captive bred one. 
Also, you're never going to see a wild caught russian over 5 or 6 inches imported.

So lets see, vet bills, UVB lamps, food, the price I paid for the
animals themselves (and I can honestly say I paid a decent amount), and
overnight shipping (usually costing about $35-$40 dollars)...

So tell me my friend...am I making a killing?

I really try to run a pet store that looks at the animals as something OTHER
than just inventory.  I will do what I need to do for the animals, even
if it does mean I lose money in the end.

Thank you for your concern, but as you can see I am here for the animals, not money. 
I personally could make more money working for McDonalds

...I wish that was a joke...