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You cannot know that the person buying it from you @ $46 won't flip it somewhere else for $90.
Maybe the hypocrisy he's talking about is the fact that some still think that it's only the sellers who are responsible for the shortage. In any free market system like we have, it takes two to tango. There are many factors outside of just the scalpers that are helping to create the shortage. Perhaps hypocrisy is not the right word, but it would be inconsistent, in my view, to extol the virtues of capitalism without recognizing the role of buyers in the market. They, too, are culpable of what's happening.
Do the manufacturers who continue to advertise their .22 guns on the "economical" nature of the caliber deserve some blame? How about the ammo manufacturers who haven't added manufacturing lines? How about the gun reviewers who rarely mention the shortage? [Guns & Ammo did an introduction video of CCI suppressor ammo and said it is currently on the shelves for about $3/box. What planet are they living on?] How about the Obama administration? They didn't seem to budge during the Giffords shooting, nor the Colorado theater shooting. [I think the Reagan administration took more action on guns.] It took the killing of innocent kids to get them to move. Is Adam Lanza even partially culpable for current market conditions?
The Canadian example is a sobering point. When looking for CCI Stingers, it turns out the only stores with any regular supply are Canadian Tire stores, which are now branching out to become general merchandise stores. Would be nice to pick up some ammo while getting your tires rotated. They do have stricter purchasing requirements, however.
I do agree with you that there are multiple parties responsible for the current shortage, and I agree the buyers are just as responsible. I would not lay the blame for the shortage solely at the feet of those who seek to profit from it, I merely express my feeling that I will continue down the path of refusing to pay what I still believe to be ridiculous prices. If I do buy at those prices, then I am as guilty as the others who continue to encourage the fear that leads to hoarding, etc. I've walked away from a number of .22lr ammo in stock deals just because they were charging far too much.
I have enough ammo on hand that I can shoot from time to time, just not as often as I like. Every now and then, I get lucky and score a box of ammo at what I consider a reasonable price and I buy it. I do believe this will come to an end eventually and the market will adjust and stabilize. Until then, I encourage everyone I know to just stay calm and celebrate the little .22lr victories that come along once in a blue moon. We've already seen some stabilization in the selling prices of guns and other ammo over what was happening last year. I remember seeing a stock, off the shelf 10/22 going for over $500 and people snapping them up at that price. You'd be hard pressed to pull that off today. .22lr ammo will come back around, eventually.