Businesses price gouging ammo right now

[03A3Sporter]

You really think he's that far off?

You're spot on, this is a free market, you'll see me say again and again, capitalism goes both ways... but I read his complaints aren't about the economics of supply and demand, it's about the lack of business ethics in regards to the companies who are intentionally manipulating the market, cancelling orders when they realize they can charge more, etc...

Again don't buy from that vendor. As far as ethics go , no law was broken and it does actually go back to a supply side issue . Maybe they sold something expecting their price to be the same.

 

[Lasers]

As far as ethics go , no law was broken

Ethics = / = Laws

 

[Lasers]

> Ethics means the science of a standard human conduct.

 

[03A3Sporter]

Ethics = / = Laws

> Ethics means the science of a standard human conduct.

Something can be absolutely be unethical and be legal .. Something can also be ethical and illegal ... Please consult an attorney if you disagree .

 

[Xrperry]

Glad I stocked up before this scare, learned a lesson from the last time, now I have surplus

 

[Lasers]

Something can be absolutely be unethical and be legal .. Something can also be ethical and illegal ... Please consult an attorney if you disagree .

I don't think you understand what I'm saying

This =/= means "does not equal". So I was saying Ethics [does not equal] Laws

 

[03A3Sporter]

I don't think you understand what I'm saying

This =/= means "does not equal". So I was saying Ethics [does not equal] Laws

thanks for clarification

 

[03A3Sporter]

Glad I stocked up before this scare, learned a lesson from the last time, now I have surplus

I learned that Lesson after Clinton was elected. You would think that humans could do better especially with their capacity to learn but a lot of folks keep making the same mistakes again and again

 

[Lasers]

We also have a ton of new shooters entering the fray. They aren't used to "normal" pricing.

A buddy of a buddy bought some 9mm (while I was holding some for him at a "normal" price) for $50/100! He didn't know any better, just wanted something to go shoot

 

[WillametteWill]

A buddy of a buddy bought some 9mm (while I was holding some for him at a "normal" price) for $50/100! He didn't know any better, just wanted something to go shoot

Hate to say it but $25 / box of 50 is becoming the new "normal". Just saw some steel case, previously $7 / box stuff advertised for the "low" price of $40. Blessed is he or she who was socked up in February.

 

[sithc]

With these prices on 9mm I'm so tempted to sell a couple of cases to double what I paid for it.

But at the same time, I'm not sure it's worth making a few hundred dollars profit just to be left short on ammo supply.

Thoughts?

 

[Xrperry]

With these prices on 9mm I'm so tempted to sell a couple of cases to double what I paid for it.

But at the same time, I'm not sure it's worth making a few hundred dollars profit just to be left short on ammo supply.

Thoughts?

IF it were me I would keep it

 

[03A3Sporter]

IF it were me I would keep it

If you won't miss it knock yourself out. No one has enough money to buy ammo I want to shoot though. I do have some exotic ammo that is for sale and well below market value even in normal times however it is exotic ammo for a reason . Most people aren't consumers of it.

 

[WillametteWill]

With these prices on 9mm I'm so tempted to sell a couple of cases to double what I paid for it.

At the currently increasing prices, I could sell for about 5x what I paid...but I'm not. Want to have enough to share with close friends as needed.

 

[Lasers]

At the currently increasing prices, I could sell for about 5x what I paid...but I'm not. Want to have enough to share with close friends as needed.

I have always looked at ammo as a sort of savings account. It's rarely going to go down in value and if I need cash, not to hard to convert back to fiat quickly.

So when the upper I had been eyeing went up by $200, I sold some ammo to make up the difference.

 

[Lasers]

Best price I can find right now for 223 or 556 is nearly 44 cents per round

Federal AE223T75 223 Rem Rifle Ammo 75gr 20 Rounds 604544625615

Purchase Federal AE223T75 223 Rem Rifle Ammo 75gr 20 Rounds 604544625615 SELLING FAST!

vizardsgunsandammo.com

 

[cigars]

Pretty funny. A company calling themselves "Cheaper Than Dirt " selling .223 for over a dollar a round. Kind of like a mortuary with a business name of "New Life Services".

Yeah but although business is dead, folks are still dying to get in there....
I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip the waitress.

 

[Lasers]

 

[HaveGun]

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LOL! I would't even shoot that garbage when it was dirt cheap. Tried a box of it through a Glock and it is good for making noise and putting holes in stuff in a random pattern. Minute of garbage can accuracy.

 

[Mikej]

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I don't get it? Who's the seller here^^? Does anyone actually buy that? Oh, I guess if you're one of those folks that's rolling in dough and will never run out? The people that buy absolutely anything that draws their eye, on a whim?

I look at it like "I don't HAVE TO shoot"? Even if I was rolling in dough, I wouldn't pay that just on principal alone!