I walked into a local retailer I have traded with for a long time last week. I picked up 500 Hornady XTP 45 acp projectiles and a brick of large pistol primers and a brick of small rifle primers. I thanked the owner for the fact there was no markup. He told me he plans to be there a long time and people have a long memory. He also commented the price gougers buying retail and reselling at exorbitant prices have done more to disarm US citizens than anything the current administration is doing. Then he said “only a fool does business with someone that is looking to kick him in the nuts”...

Now this is the way business should be done! Thank you for showing the correct business approach! And if you don’t think folk’s have long memories just ask how well Cheaper Than Dirt held out after their last ammo price gouging fiasco a few years back!

"No Mark-Up"...then you're in business as a hobby and he won't be around long. Profit has to be made to keep the lights on and pay the bills. Only a "fool" will operate at a loss.

"No Mark-Up"...then you're in business as a hobby and he won't be around long. Profit has to be made to keep the lights on and pay the bills. Only a "fool" will operate at a loss.

Smokey where is this magical store ? I need CCi 450s - willing to drive to get them

You can PM me store info - please

[quote=Ol Thumper]Why don’t you ask to sleep with his wife while your at it, get out their yourself and find the items you seek. Damn folks are lazy these days..

TXGUNNER 308 said:
“I think you need to educate yourself and look up that word “gouging” “.

Here you go. Cut and paste from the dictionary-

verb (used without object), gouged, goug·ing.
to engage in extortion, overcharging, or swindling:
I bought a lot of my clothes there before they began gouging.

I feel like I've seen this episode before.

Po Po...no one is forcing you to buy anything. Your primers are NOT a NEED like food, fuel, water and shelter. If you don't like the price then walk away, it's your money, keep it in your pocket and quit eff'n _itching.

I have not been to a gun show in years. They are a waste of time. The internet killed the gun show years ago. Of course there will be people buying and selling. Some items will sell and some won't...what's your point?

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Gunner and me are obviously standing on different sides of the fence about price gouging. My sympathy lies with fellow shooters and firearms owners. Gunner seems to want to seize the opportunity to kick them while they are down. We all walk our own paths I guess.

You typed that I needed to educate myself and look up “gouging”. I humored you and looked it up. Yep, my usage of gouging was consistent with the definition. So I posted the meaning to educate you. Absolutely nobody has claimed their survival hinges on buying ammunition or components. What was your point there?

What is my point? Ok, “only a fool and a prostitute does business with someone that is screwing them”.

Sure there are some buy it now prices on gunbroker but for the most part it is an auction. The buyers are setting the price not the sellers. I don’t see how you can fault the sellers.

I have been going through my inventory and selling stuff that I don’t need and buying stuff that I do need. I listed some 20 round boxes of ammo in an auction starting at $30 a box. They ended up selling for over a hundred per box. What was I supposed to do end the auction early so I didn’t gouge someone?