Discussion ie: price gouging in classified forums

[308]

I just bought 22 ammo online at 4 cents around shipped to my door....

Got a link?

 

[Esam85]

Got a link?

I just looked again and they are out but I buy most of my ammo from target sports

 

[308]

I just looked again and they are out but I buy most of my ammo from target sports

Thank you.

 

[Member 3687]

That's definitely NOT what this long thread is about. I would almost expect businesses to raise prices across the board after the mess we're in clears up. So many companies cash cash flow came to a screeching halt. And 9mm going for $12.00 a box isn't half bad.

Yes I understand what this thread is about after going through the assault weapons ban, Obama years and the sandy hook shooting panic where P-mags went for 99 dollars plus on cheaper than dirt and now 9mm is currently going for 310 plus shipping per 1000 on Palmetto at the moment when it was 199.95 and free shipping just a few weeks ago.

I remember when folks sold their $500 ARs they just bought two weeks before for $1800 and people where buying them and happy about it.

Only 34 state that I know of have laws that deal with gouging and they mainly pertaining to food, water and shelter only a few of these states cover more items but I have not seen any laws pertaining to guns or ammo but I am still looking and even then these laws are only in effect for specified time during a declared disaster/emergency.

I also understand ammo is gone off the shelves and certain guns are not attainable at this time. New York has shut down Remington saying it's not essential as well as many other states that do not allow gun stores/manufactures to be open and so they are not producing/selling anything at all and with the mandatory shutdown of a lot of other business they may never come back. We could be heading for a depression bypassing a recession.

After saying all this I still feel if I or you want to advertise a high point pistol for $7000 and a box of 50 FMJ 9mm for $20,000 because I feel they are worth it and if someone is dumb enough to buy it that is on them. Are we now a socialist/communist country and my prices should be regulated by you or the government I mean it is my stuff and I am selling for what I feel it's worth?

For all you know I have been buying one box of 9mm at a time over the last 10 years and have a pallet to sell or maybe I just went to the store yesterday and got a pallet what is the difference. To me it no different than me buying stock low and selling it high, or is that also gouging? I mean the next guy who buys the stock I sold could lose his A$$ if the market crashes like it just did.

You or anyone could have done the same thing or stores could have limited quantities per customer from day one or like some stores are doing now they just jack up the price a few dollars so you are just slightly annoyed but will still buy it at the higher price. Is that not still gouging on a small scale, a 10 dollar box of ammo is now 12 or 13 dollars, it's just a bit over what they sold it for last week so it's ok even though it is from the same pallet of ammo in the back room they had the whole time with more on the way that they already had on order with no price increase to them, just more profit?

At what dollar amount is it gouging a 3 dollar increase, 5 dollar, 10 dollar, 100 dollars, 1000 dollars or more what is acceptable or is it mandated I have to sell it for what I paid for it so you feel you got a good deal?

I am sorry folks did not plan ahead for a bad situation until the last minute but the CDC and many folks here have been telling folks, especially after Katrina, to be prepared maybe they should have listened and built up supplies instead of buying that new TV, truck or I phone.

I do not sell guns or ammo on any forum but I see well used guns being listed well over new prices all the time not just during panics but instead of complain I just move on and buy elsewhere.

But remember if you do not have ammo and the economy goes south fast like it could (SHTF style) then paying that high price now might just be a lot cheaper price compared to what it could go up to down the road.

Yes I am playing on folks fears and yes I am a dick!

 

[DunRanull]

Im comfortable where im at. I was smart enough to stock up on 7.62 nato when the price was low, but too dumb to stock up on 556. I only got 500ish rounds of that loaded and capped. As for the price gouging in the classifieds it made me laugh. Like a 140 rounds of basic 223 for 100$? nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fam lol. But ill overpay for ammo if its good bubblegum. Show me some federal premium 556 or some 77gr OTM from black hills... if i got the money its mine.
As for rifles i dont even care at this point. So many nice guns that i wouldnt even care to own. Its been my experience that the idea of a gun is often better then the real thing with few exceptions. And 9/10 times i lose money

That last paragraph could be right out of Holy Writ!

 

[MannyGlocks]

When I'm out, my .22 ammo is .03 cents a round...

 

[ScottInPDX]

Another thought that I don't think has been mentioned yet: sometimes I, and I assume others, price things a bit high if we kinda want to sell something, but don't mind if it doesn't sell either.

I've sometimes listed things online for prices that right now would look a lot like price gouging. But I would have listed it for the same price six months ago because I'm not trying to take advantage of the current shortage; I'm trying to overcome my own sentimental attachment and get enough money to guarantee that I won't regret the sale. If no one wants it at that price, oh well. I'll just keep it.

 

[Melmelhunter]

I'm just gonna leave this right here... 2 weeks ago they were auctioning them off for upwards of $400

 

[41mag]

The price of ammo/etc is a somewhat cyclic event, not all that different than predictable tidal variations you can bet are going to happen whether you pay attention or not.
Long ago I learned it doesn't cost any more to run off the top half of your tank than the bottom half. Take your pick and don't expect sympathy when you run out.

 

[The Heretic]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=255648238908700

 

[Oregonhunter5]

I'm always watching craigslist. I look for old Chevy pickups or whatever. It's AMAZING what people price crap at. Like used items priced at 2x what they cost new. Free market. People can ask what they want. Don't be dumb enough not to do homework on stuff is my opinion.

 

[Lazyfaire]

The free market system works best on a type of bid/ask system. Someone puts a price out there to sell something he owns. A possible buyer will accept that price, try and negotiate a lower price, or decide not to buy. I have a rifle to sell and offer it out for $3,000 but no one wants to buy it. Am I wrong? Someone agrees to but it at my price. Am I gouging him? What business is it of anyone else to complain in either case. The nut is, " If you don't like the price, don't buy it". Its not the last one anywhere.

But what really gets to me is when someone else bad mouths someone in a public forum calling him or his business bad names and impugns his reputation. I find it mean spirited and demeans the angry person much more than the seller.