Highest Store Price Gougers

[Citadelgrad87]

The term PRICE GOUGING refers primarily to the abuse of prices of basic essentials, such as food, clothing or medicines that are necessary to human life AFTER an unavoidable, sudden shock, such as a natural disaster or some other similar emergency.

In these cases, the use of the term - and its accompanying negative connotation - is appropriate for profiteers.

It is a mischaracterization and absolutely absurd to use the term when we are talking about what has recently happened to the price of ammo, its related loading supplies and certain types of firearms. No shock happened. There was ample time for people to prepare. Prices did not suddenly skyrocket. They went up gradually over a period of months since the lockdowns first stared in March.

Ups and downs in the price of ammo and other things have been going on for decades. The flow of supply and demand here are natural and to complain about it would be like blaming someone for the wind.

Owning a gun - and the ammo it needs- is all about being prepared for the worst. You don't go out and buy a gun when the bad guy is kicking down your front door. You already have it.

If covid and a period of social unrest is happening and you, like many others, feel the need to acquire guns and ammo... or ammo supplies... and you don't have it ... be prepared to pay! There isn't much supply to meet everyone's needs.

If you're caught unprepared, don't blame the wind. Don't blame other men, for your own shortcomings. It's WEAK to do so.

It's even weaker to get on the Internet and gather others to develop a "LIST OF PRICE GOUGERS" with wilful intent to disparage their reputation. The fact that you are anonymous here and your real names aren't displayed is even more cowardly.

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This is a thought exercise, not an attack, but in CONUS, why is "gouging" after a hurricane, particularly as to things like bottled water? You can boil water to make it potable. Your arguments about "If you're caught unprepared, don't blame the wind. Don't blame other men, for your own shortcomings. It's WEAK to do so." are PARTICULARLY relevant to hurricane areas, more so than fluctuations in firearm and ammo supply.

I think it's a funny place to try to draw a line.

It's not at all "cowardly" to compile a list of places that are charging far more than their cost for items. Everyone on this board uses an alias, that's not cowardice.

[monkeyfish]

So, school a non-reloader... what is a "normal" price for that?

[ohsmily]

I missed the part where my posts need to meet your approval. Piss up a rope. You are in charge of nothing that affects me in any way, and that will always be the case.

As to your bitter, typed through tears of inadequacy, but false claim that I am self aggrandizing, I was directly accused of needing to read a book about economics. Perhaps you bow and scrape when insulted, I, however, am an adult male. When someone insults you in a specific way, proving the insult wrong isn't "self aggrandizing", even if it makes ohsmily feel, deservedly, inadaquate.

You're dismissed.

Forever. Discard pile. You aren't worth the time it takes to ignore you.

Like a dog to the bell.

Also, you are already used that last line on me in a different thread and yet you still found time for some zingers. It seems I have your number. It wasn't difficult. Now go bring me my coffee.

[sirgrumps]

This is getting a little too personal here.

[CSACANNONEER]

So, school a non-reloader... what is a "normal" price for that?

I don't like paying more than $25/1000 but, realistically, they have been running from $30-$40/K and a bit more if you don't shop around and just pay retail.

[ohsmily]

So, school a non-reloader... what is a "normal" price for that?

If you're asking about primers, the problem right now is they are virtually unobtainable from commercial sellers. I bought around 400,000 of small rifle and small pistol primers a few years back and by playing with some sales and coupons they came to $18/1000. If prices settle back down expect to pay $25-30/1000 for standard primers.

[Dvrjon]

The fact that you are anonymous here and your real names aren't displayed is even more cowardly.