Stock up!

[jupiter1]

Stop buying; problem solved.

 

[luvsmiths]

I don't know much about CTD, but they seem to be mentioned a lot when talking about price gougers and opportunists. I don't mean to disparage CTD as I don't know where they get their inventory, but I will be very disappointed if the ammunition manufacturers are selling to any shylocks or speculators. I know the shortage and high prices are caused by a supply-demand mismatch. That is natural and expected what with Covid and civil unrest, but the level of secondary market price inflation is disheartening. If this were happening to plywood, gasoline, food, or other hurricane supply prices, the attorneys general of several states would be scrambling to score political points by prosecuting gougers. Lord knows we've had enough disaster declarations by the authorities. This isn't meant to be a political rant, but a commercial-legal observation of the wholesale-retail supply chain mess. If some of our traditional big box retail ammunition retailers (Academy, WalMart, et.al.) and the manufacturers would come forth to disavow the speculators I would feel better.

Gasoline, food, and plywood are NEEDS. Shooting is not.

 

[YeshuaIsa53]

Was not long ago primers & powder had been impossible to get some of you may remember that.

I see some are asking 1k rds 9mm for $1k FTF at another forum, GREED has to be raised to #1 spot of the seven deadly sins.

GREED has always been way up there, in my opinion.

 

[ruger 22]

If you have something to sell you can charge whatever you want and hope some people will pay the price. Price gouging requires enablers. I have seen stuff at gun shows marked "sale" and be priced way higher than normal, but some believe and buy and think they got a bargain. There are a few gougers in my area and some of us will remember when things come back and hope they go broke!

 

[Buzzzer]

That's nuts. On the bright side my daughter just bought some 9mm ammo (ball) at Cabela's for $14 per box of 50. She said they just got it in, timing is everything.

Patience, Padawan, patience...

 

[tom2]

Watched some vids about their gouging and pretty much determined they are Lower Than Dirt. I guess I have to scrap my shelves and buy a big safe for my ammo now. I kinda chuckled when the preppers were talking about a future where ammo is used as currency. No laugh now.

 

[raljr1]

Local shop owner tells me that wholesale prices are up about 20% on ammo. So a 25% increase in price to the consumer is justifiable. Obviously, we are seeing more than that. As long as people pay it, shops will get away with charging it.

Robert

 

[ddixie884]

A dealer can't sell for less than wholesale replacement cost......

 

[CH4]

A few days ago our Sportsman's Warehouse sold me a 50 box of Federal 230 .45acp for $23 and a 50 box of Sig 10mm for $29 - one box limit per type, usually two boxes. They've always been fair, when they have it. It's all about timing because they don't get much and it don't last long.

 

[.38SuperMan]

I load all of my centerfire and have several years supply of loaded and components so I really don't care what they're selling it for. Well on second thought I do care. I just sold a bunch of 380 that I bought when Walmart was phasing our handgun ammo And took the proceeds and bought a new Winchester 1892.

I have 3 boxes of military surplus 45acp I need to sell.

 

[gumpys]

I thought people believed in free markets and no government intervention? Econ 101: the buyers in a market set the prices, not the sellers. Assuming that there is no restraint-of-trade, i.e. conspiracy to withhold sales or agree on prices, and no false advertising, a box of ammo is worth what people are willing to pay for it. If people are willing to pay $190 for a 200 round box of 9mm, that's what it's worth. When we quit paying a dollar a round for this stuff, the price will fall.


Probably around Thanksgiving 2021.

Not a chance that early. Way too many factors going on now. A heck of a lot longer that that.

Eric

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