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Kid at my work came to my desk the other day and asked if I reloaded. Told him yes. He said his wife went to the local gun store a couple of months ago to buy ammo for her new Hellcat and mistakenly bought two boxes of Hornady 115gr FMJ RN bullets.
He asked me if I wanted to buy them. I said sure and that I would pay him retail price. At the time, he didn't know if they were XTPs or RNs or what weight. New gun owners and all that.
So, he showed up a bit ago and I saw what they were and said they really weren't my preferred grain or style, but since any 9mm is better than nothing, I would pay him $30 for the two boxes. I pulled up Midway and showed him the same bullets for $14.99. Of course, they are out of stock. So I gave him the $30 bucks and he seemed happy.
After he left, I started thinking about it. Those bullets likely sell for $16 a box or more locally. After he bought them and paid tax, he was probably into them for $35. If I was to buy them online, it would cost me another $10 for shipping, if I could even find them.
Hornady 9mm bullets are now unobtanium. So those two boxes are probably worth a bit more on the street. Now I feel a bit bad.
I don't THINK I was unfair in my offer since I really didn't like the 115gr, and he couldn't use them, and now he has $30 instead of bullets he has no use for. I don't know. I feel like I took advantage of him somehow, but not sure. What do you guys think?
He asked me if I wanted to buy them. I said sure and that I would pay him retail price. At the time, he didn't know if they were XTPs or RNs or what weight. New gun owners and all that.
So, he showed up a bit ago and I saw what they were and said they really weren't my preferred grain or style, but since any 9mm is better than nothing, I would pay him $30 for the two boxes. I pulled up Midway and showed him the same bullets for $14.99. Of course, they are out of stock. So I gave him the $30 bucks and he seemed happy.
After he left, I started thinking about it. Those bullets likely sell for $16 a box or more locally. After he bought them and paid tax, he was probably into them for $35. If I was to buy them online, it would cost me another $10 for shipping, if I could even find them.
Hornady 9mm bullets are now unobtanium. So those two boxes are probably worth a bit more on the street. Now I feel a bit bad.
I don't THINK I was unfair in my offer since I really didn't like the 115gr, and he couldn't use them, and now he has $30 instead of bullets he has no use for. I don't know. I feel like I took advantage of him somehow, but not sure. What do you guys think?