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  • CheapBloke
    Banned
    • Feb 2019
    • 3115

    I'll start price gouging when I consider ownership of firearms a business than a way of life.

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    • MarikinaMan
      Veteran Member
      • Nov 2015
      • 4864

      Originally posted by S.O.A.R.
      I'll start price gouging when I consider ownership of firearms a business than a way of life.

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      On the contrary, some gun stores and retailers are shining in this moment. Riflegear for one just sold me a CZ P=01 at the regular price a month ago. I'm old school. I still want to be one of the the good guys

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      • Like2fly
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2018
        • 554

        Predator

        Originally posted by MarikinaMan
        Said that way, you have no argument from me. I do not disagree with high prices. But predatory pricing, it’s no different from those loan guys in 2009 shoving lump sum variable rate high fee loans on seniors. It’s all legal, but effem.

        If a predatory seller wants to come on here to feed of the desperate corpses of unprepared Calguns members, he is free to do so. I can’t save the victim, but I don’t have to agree with the predator.

        It’s a shame we can’t have more of us looking out for each other. That’s why we keep getting beat at the polls. I know a lot of people who give more money to the cause than 10-20 of these hyper inflated sales. I’m done. Got it out of my system. Next time I’m in RifleGear or even Turner’s or Rettings, I’ll try and remember to say thank you for not being douches like some during the crisis of 2020. I kinda appreciate them even more now.
        What the heck is a “Predatory seller”? Is there some type of seller out there that might be stalking me and is going to pounce on me and force me to buy their gun at a price I dont want to pay? Throwing out the word “Predatory” is no different than the liberal anti-gun movement throwing out the word “Assault” onto a non-military gun, or the term “high capacity” to standard design magazines to distort and lie about the truth.

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        • Sequencer60
          Senior Member
          • Jun 2016
          • 530

          Originally posted by MarikinaMan
          On the contrary, some gun stores and retailers are shining in this moment. Riflegear for one just sold me a CZ P=01 at the regular price a month ago. I'm old school. I still want to be one of the the good guys

          Agreed. It would appear that Riflegear has not raised their prices (kudos to them), but then they also have almost nothing in stock.

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          • Surf & Turf
            Senior Member
            • May 2010
            • 743

            Originally posted by Sequencer60
            Agreed. It would appear that Riflegear has not raised their prices (kudos to them), but then they also have almost nothing in stock.
            ��That is a moot point is it not? The prices could be almost free like the ads from car dealers .... you call and they say still avail ..... and when you get even if when you are just around the corner.... they say it is gone ..... or already paid for but they have another one just like it it but at a higher price!��

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            • MarikinaMan
              Veteran Member
              • Nov 2015
              • 4864

              Originally posted by Sequencer60
              Agreed. It would appear that Riflegear has not raised their prices (kudos to them), but then they also have almost nothing in stock.
              Almost. They are getting in inventory. It doesnt last, but they are. Someone who really wants a Glock or a CZ should enroll in the email notices.

              I just ran a search. There are a few in stock right now. The Ruger SP101 in 9mm, GP100 in 10mm and the Blackhawk 357 stands out.

              If someone wants a gun, those are reasonable guns. Buy em now if you need them, and sell them for a loss and pick up a Glock late next year.

              That’s less than what 1500 Glock 19 will set you back lol.
              Last edited by MarikinaMan; 08-08-2020, 12:11 PM.

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              • Sequencer60
                Senior Member
                • Jun 2016
                • 530

                Plenty of revolvers available, for sure. Semi-autos, not so much.

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                • DArBad
                  Veteran Member
                  • Dec 2009
                  • 3002

                  ALL of you in favor of " capitalism ", supportive of greedy people........I hope ALL of you will line up and fight to buy my property when I am ready to move out of California. See you then.

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                  • JC2020
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2020
                    • 820

                    Starting to see a lot of listings of Glocks, including upgraded and off-roster ones, say **price drop!***

                    So it would appear that capitalism is indeed working, and demand is beginning to fall for new firearms.

                    Ammo, on the other hand...

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                    • Oldmandan
                      Veteran Member
                      • Dec 2012
                      • 2721

                      I hate price gougers... and I’m moving, so I’m going to sell my 4 bedroom- 2 bath home in OC for what I paid for it... $300k

                      ^^The above context would make me a an idiot, prove me wrong?
                      "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them" - Richard Henry Lee

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                      • The Gleam
                        I need a LIFE!!
                        • Feb 2011
                        • 12301

                        I support gougers to set a price that they feel will entice them to part with any such firearm they may own and subsequently be motivate to sell it; in California, they do so at their own peril for it means they may never be able to get that firearm again at any price.

                        I also support buyers who elect and choose to be gouged, for they are acquiring a firearm that they may not be able to get otherwise.

                        And at any such time availability is a challenge even for common pedestrian firearms, yet other options for a firearm are available, the need or want of "now" also may support said 'gouging' justifiably. It's not water. It's not food. You want it, you got it.

                        Therefore, it's not gouging.

                        There's no crying in the war room.
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                        Originally posted by Librarian
                        What compelling interest has any level of government in knowing what guns are owned by civilians? (Those owned by government should be inventoried and tracked, for exactly the same reasons computers and desks and chairs are tracked: responsible care of public property.)

                        If some level of government had that information, what would they do with it? How would having that info benefit public safety? How would it benefit law enforcement?

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                        • Dutch3
                          I need a LIFE!!
                          • Oct 2010
                          • 14181

                          Originally posted by -hanko
                          And although no one can describe "gouger", given no one forces the buyer to buy or the seller to sell...
                          Consider the situation with the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, CA. 40+MPH winds down the canyon, low humidity and 'perfect' fire conditions that day.

                          Within 2 hours, the town was devastated and many thousands of people had lost everything and were instantly homeless.

                          They needed someplace to stay, immediately - as they no longer had homes and very few choices..

                          Suddenly, fleabag motel rooms in the surrounding areas went from $60/night to $300-500/night.

                          Free-market Capitalism? No , I think that equates to scumbag price gouging.

                          Of course, it can be said that the ability to purchase ammunition does not equate to a life-or-death situation...or does it?
                          Just taking up space in (what is no longer) the second-worst small town in California.

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                          • The Gleam
                            I need a LIFE!!
                            • Feb 2011
                            • 12301

                            Originally posted by Dutch3
                            Consider the situation with the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, CA. 40+MPH winds down the canyon, low humidity and 'perfect' fire conditions that day.

                            Within 2 hours, the town was devastated and many thousands of people had lost everything and were instantly homeless.

                            They needed someplace to stay, immediately - as they no longer had homes and very few choices..

                            Suddenly, fleabag motel rooms in the surrounding areas went from $60/night to $300-500/night.

                            Free-market Capitalism? No , I think that equates to scumbag price gouging.

                            Of course, it can be said that the ability to purchase ammunition does not equate to a life-or-death situation...or does it?
                            That's more than price-gouging; that would be illegal in California and many other states, and as I recall even on a federal level, if that is done with basic life necessities during an emergency that are in short to no supply. There are past cases of charges filed due to it.

                            However, they aren't classifying firearms and ammunition in that perspective, particularly because there are still various makes and models of firearms and calibers of ammunition available to achieve self-defense - they may not be the one you "want" but the necessity could easily be satisfied.
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                            Originally posted by Librarian
                            What compelling interest has any level of government in knowing what guns are owned by civilians? (Those owned by government should be inventoried and tracked, for exactly the same reasons computers and desks and chairs are tracked: responsible care of public property.)

                            If some level of government had that information, what would they do with it? How would having that info benefit public safety? How would it benefit law enforcement?

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                            • vaka
                              Senior Member
                              • Jan 2013
                              • 977

                              There is a guy on YouTube that said a local gun store was selling 9mm scorpion ammo for I believe 8 bucks a box the owner said he did not want to raise the prices because he had lots of the ammo . Well in three days he said he sold out of all his ammo and I can’t remember how much but he said it was a pallets worth . The store owner was super pissed off he did not raise the prices on the ammo because one guy came in and bought half the pallet and was selling it in the secondary market for 25 bucks a box and people were paying . The owner now has said he is in trouble because he has nothing to sell he can’t get any ammo shipments due to shortage while the guy that bought all the ammo is raking it in .
                              Last edited by vaka; 08-08-2020, 1:40 PM.
                              Old problems are like dry poop, if you let the dry poop sit it doesn't smell but the minute you decide to stir the poop with a stick, the smell comes back. Moral of the story, Don't bring up old problems!

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                              • rromeo
                                Calguns Addict
                                • Sep 2009
                                • 6981

                                How long does it take to get a CA DL? I should move into my sister's spare bedroom. Somebody has an ad here willing to pay $1,500 for a G19 MOS.
                                Never initiate force against another. That should be the underlying principle of your life. But should someone do violence to you, retaliate without hesitation, without reservation, without quarter, until you are sure that he will never wish to harm - or never be capable of harming - you or yours again.

                                - from THE SECOND BOOK OF KYFHO
                                (Revised Eastern Sect Edition)

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