A wee bit pricey

[DanGunner]

Gunbroker seller is offering 500 rounds of Aguila .22 ammo with starting bid of $750 and a buy-it-now price of $1250.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/905807751

[JackEllis]

Hope springs eternal. He's asking a bit more than forty times what I paid the last time I bought that ammunition back in 2018.

[ar15barrels]

He probably added a zero to his price to hold the listing active while he re-stocks.
He usually sells that ammo for $75.

https://www.gunbroker.com/Ammunition/search/completed?Timeframe=1&Sort=1&IncludeSellers=3068201&PageSize=48

[pennstater]

Who in their right mind would even entertain something like that? Amazing what "sellers" are attempting. Hope "seller" chokes on 'em. Lordy.

MLC

[DanGunner]

I bought Aguila HV at neighborhood Big 5 recently for $4.99 per box of 50

[ar15barrels]

Who in their right mind would even entertain something like that? Amazing what "sellers" are attempting. Hope "seller" chokes on 'em. Lordy.

MLC

He normally sells it for $75.
He probably sold out and wants to keep the listing active while he goes and re-stocks.
Then he lowers the price back down to the normal price by taking the extra zero off the end.

This is a common practice on all sorts of online marketplaces that sellers use.
The high price pretty much guarantees that someone won't buy it while the item is out of stock.

[pennstater]

Thanks for that Randall, that helps clear that up. Good meeting you at the fish fry last Sat.

MLC

[Paperchasin]

He probably added a zero to his price to hold the listing active while he re-stocks.
He usually sells that ammo for $75.

I am not familiar with how GB works, but what is the benefit of keeping a listing active vs re-listing once he re-stocks?

[ar15barrels]

I am not familiar with how GB works, but what is the benefit of keeping a listing active vs re-listing once he re-stocks?

Some marketplaces track the number of sales through a listing or how long the listing has been active as a metric to show potential buyers that the seller is trustworthy and has been in business XX amount of time.
By keeping the listing active but with an incredibly high price to deter anyone from buying, they keep those metrics going.
Also, most marketplaces auto-renew listings so a listing might get renewed while you go out-of-stock on an item so bumping the price sky-high is the easiest way to keep the listing active while you re-supply.
As soon as you have new inventory available, you drop the price back down and sales will likely continue if the market supports it.

As an example, here is another sales of that very same ammo from that very same seller which is exactly 10x lower in both the starting bid and the buy-it-now prices:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/904895928

[Paperchasin]

Some marketplaces track the number of sales through a listing or how long the listing has been active as a metric to show potential buyers that the seller is trustworthy and has been in business XX amount of time.
By keeping the listing active but with an incredibly high price to deter anyone from buying, they keep those metrics going.
Also, most marketplaces auto-renew listings so a listing might get renewed while you go out-of-stock on an item so bumping the price sky-high is the easiest way to keep the listing active while you re-supply.
As soon as you have new inventory available, you drop the price back down and sales will likely continue if the market supports it.

As an example, here is another sales of that very same ammo from that very same seller which is exactly 10x lower in both the starting bid and the buy-it-now prices:
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/904895928

Makes sense. Thanks for taking the time to provide a detailed response.