chasekerion4
Sharpshooter
crying going on.
Keep in mind this is a generalization...
I can't help but read all the posts and threads about how we're all getting gouged. Truth is, we should be getting gouged.
Until now, most people didn't want to go out and buy 5-10 extra PMags.
Until now, AR-15's and AK-47's were not so hot of a commodity.
Until now, many people were quite content with just having the 2 high cap mags that came with their gun.
Until now, handguns were plentiful. Sure, there are exceptions, such as the new guns (like the Shield). You might not have been able to find everything at your LGS, but most handguns you're looking for CAN be found at reasonable prices.
I have 120 rounds of .223 listed here on INGO for $5 over what I paid for them at Gander Mountain (and I slightly overpaid as is). I'm not trying to make a killing off people here, because I've met many of you (and have even picked up a lot of ammo for many of you during the last "shortage" a couple years ago). I have a slightly vested interest here on INGO.
But I have to be honest. What I'm not selling here is one AR, 3 PMags and 800 rounds of .223 that I made around $1,500 on by selling them on GunBroker. It took me 24 hours to sell them all at "market prices." I set each auction to start at .01 and just let it go for 24 hours. An M&P Sport AR that I purchased awhile back for $700 sold for $1600. The PMags sold for an average of $61 each. The ammo sold for .95 per round.
I have no guilt. What's wrong with anyone selling an item at an inflated price if others are willing to pay? My first priority is to myself and providing for my family. Luckily, we are in a position to not need that money, but instead, I took those profits and bought 2 new handguns and even more ammunition. I didn't have any problem finding any of it, really (at reasonable prices). It just took a little longer than it would have 5 years ago.
Threads about a LGS owner planning to take PMags to the show to sell at significantly higher prices than 'normal.' It doesn't matter if you've shopped there for years. You're not paying their bills should they close. Gun store owners likely face a lot harder times ahead than you or I. They already have taken a hit. Their shelves are empty, and if they're selling less product, then they're making less to provide for their families. What is a "hobby" for many of us, it is their livelihood. You're free to buy from wherever, but don't hold grudges against anyone for providing for their family. They are in business to make money and provide for theirs. And just as you complain that they're "gouging" you - you're the first to ask if they'll "take less" for a gun they have that you want. That is the same thing; you trying to gouge them.
Threads about no ammo being around. It's around, you just have to go to a little more effort to find it than just walking into any Wal-Mart on any given day and choosing what and how much you want to buy.
Most importantly, it's been 4 years since Obama and the "gun grabbing administration" took office. We've had 4 years to acquire all of the items people are complaining about. Truth be told, we've had many, many years to do so.
This is how it works. It's this way in nearly everything we buy. Supply and demand only happens when/if there's demand.
We've been "gouged" for decades on gas, yet we still buy it. Ya, ya.. "We need it. What can we do...." blah blah blah...
Strange how we still allow it to happen (since WE have the ultimate say in prices) but we get all up in arms about the gun industry taking advantage of the current economic conditions.
Or is it merely that we want capitalism until we perceive that we're on the sh*t end of the stick?
Keep in mind this is a generalization...
I can't help but read all the posts and threads about how we're all getting gouged. Truth is, we should be getting gouged.
Until now, most people didn't want to go out and buy 5-10 extra PMags.
Until now, AR-15's and AK-47's were not so hot of a commodity.
Until now, many people were quite content with just having the 2 high cap mags that came with their gun.
Until now, handguns were plentiful. Sure, there are exceptions, such as the new guns (like the Shield). You might not have been able to find everything at your LGS, but most handguns you're looking for CAN be found at reasonable prices.
I have 120 rounds of .223 listed here on INGO for $5 over what I paid for them at Gander Mountain (and I slightly overpaid as is). I'm not trying to make a killing off people here, because I've met many of you (and have even picked up a lot of ammo for many of you during the last "shortage" a couple years ago). I have a slightly vested interest here on INGO.
But I have to be honest. What I'm not selling here is one AR, 3 PMags and 800 rounds of .223 that I made around $1,500 on by selling them on GunBroker. It took me 24 hours to sell them all at "market prices." I set each auction to start at .01 and just let it go for 24 hours. An M&P Sport AR that I purchased awhile back for $700 sold for $1600. The PMags sold for an average of $61 each. The ammo sold for .95 per round.
I have no guilt. What's wrong with anyone selling an item at an inflated price if others are willing to pay? My first priority is to myself and providing for my family. Luckily, we are in a position to not need that money, but instead, I took those profits and bought 2 new handguns and even more ammunition. I didn't have any problem finding any of it, really (at reasonable prices). It just took a little longer than it would have 5 years ago.
Threads about a LGS owner planning to take PMags to the show to sell at significantly higher prices than 'normal.' It doesn't matter if you've shopped there for years. You're not paying their bills should they close. Gun store owners likely face a lot harder times ahead than you or I. They already have taken a hit. Their shelves are empty, and if they're selling less product, then they're making less to provide for their families. What is a "hobby" for many of us, it is their livelihood. You're free to buy from wherever, but don't hold grudges against anyone for providing for their family. They are in business to make money and provide for theirs. And just as you complain that they're "gouging" you - you're the first to ask if they'll "take less" for a gun they have that you want. That is the same thing; you trying to gouge them.
Threads about no ammo being around. It's around, you just have to go to a little more effort to find it than just walking into any Wal-Mart on any given day and choosing what and how much you want to buy.
Most importantly, it's been 4 years since Obama and the "gun grabbing administration" took office. We've had 4 years to acquire all of the items people are complaining about. Truth be told, we've had many, many years to do so.
This is how it works. It's this way in nearly everything we buy. Supply and demand only happens when/if there's demand.
We've been "gouged" for decades on gas, yet we still buy it. Ya, ya.. "We need it. What can we do...." blah blah blah...
Strange how we still allow it to happen (since WE have the ultimate say in prices) but we get all up in arms about the gun industry taking advantage of the current economic conditions.
Or is it merely that we want capitalism until we perceive that we're on the sh*t end of the stick?
