Price Gouging on Firearms and Ammunition During a Constitutional Crisis

YouTube.com ^ | 4-18-2013 | Gunblast.com

[servo1969]

Jeff Quinn ( http://www.gunblast.com ) discusses widespread price-gouging of guns and ammunition by unscrupulous dealers.

-I've heard of people charging $70 for brick of .22lr and actin' like they were doing someone a favor.-

-I've heard of 15 guys standing in line at 7:00am in Wal-Mart and buyin' 3 boxes of ammo apiece. Then they all go outside and put the ammo in the same vehicle. They're buyin' for some dealer who's gonna jack it up for 4 times what they paid.-

-You walk into some place and some guy wants to charge you $2000 for a $800 AR, well, what you say to him is your business but I can guarantee you I will never spend a single cent in that place.-

-Gun and ammo manufacturers have not raised their prices 400%. It's the dealers who have been taking advantage of their customers during this Constitutional Crisis. There are some dealers who have not raised their prices this whole time. It's a free market, sure. But the market will return to normal and, when it does, remember the folks who did you right and the folks who tried to stick it to you. Those places that did good by their customers are where you need to be spending your money in the future.-

[yarddog]

Some of mine has been in storage for 30 years but I think I will keep a .22 rifle out so they can try it if they want.

I looked at a couple of boxes yesterday and it still looks like new.

[M-cubed]

...and freedom ain’t worth nothing if it’s free...

[ansel12]

When “amounts are limited” everyone gets what they can and there’s none left by the time you get there. Market prices mean supply matches demand: if you’re willing to pay market price, you can get it.

If I were to bet money, I would bet that everyone has a moral take on this and are keeping score, and that when prices return to normal, that they will continue to avoid certain dealers regardless of what they are posting here.

[Farmer Dean]

What crops do you farm in Maine?

[pacific_waters]

Let’s see. You support the 2d amendment but the free market leaves you cold. Have you ever heard of supply and demand? You’re a closet liberal.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Is the ammo production business a monopoly? At this kind of ka-ching, you’d think new factories would spring up as fast as they could.

[HiTech RedNeck]

And so starteth the circular firing squad...

[ansel12]

You sound young.

[Tail Gunner John]

Supply is coming back. Walked into Walmart yesterday bought Colt LE 6920 for $1097 which is the same price they had before the election. Store had 3 bushmaster patrolmans for under a grand. Will never buy from Buds again. When they realized they could they set up an auction to sell the ARs they were getting. $2000 for a Bushy, the nerve!

[RavenATB]

I remember people bitching about the same thing with Beanie Babies...

[RavenATB]

I remember people bitching about the same thing with Beanie Babies...

[IncPen]

Demand sets the price.

Replacement cost sets the price.

The dealer isn't charging you based on what he paid yesterday; he's charging you based on what he's going to have to pay tomorrow to restock his store...

[Tail Gunner John]

“they will try again” Amen, brother. They will never stop trying. One great thing though, just think how much better armed America is now compared to 4 years ago regardless of the prices paid for weapons.

[pacific_waters]

It’s not. It’s the free market. When the demand exceeds the supply prices have to rise to dampen demand. WHy not get pissed at the hoarders?

[FunkyZero]

This argument is always interesting, both sides have it right though. These people have every right to jack their prices up to any level that the market will tolerate and beyond if they really want to. Now that the tables are beginning to turn, now I can show them how the other half of capitalism works and not buy a damn thing from them ever again.

Really the most interesting thing about it all is when people are insulted that a gun dealer would betray the brotherhood and do something like this. Well, these aren't the old days and I keep trying to tell people... gun dealers aren't your friend and most of them couldn't care less about you or your rights OR the sports in general. Hell, the majority of them were praying for the background check legislation to pass so you were forced into their shops where they could charge you whatever the hell they wanted for a simple NICS check, just like they do now for nothing more than receiving a UPS package for you.
This episode did one thing only: it showed you who was in it for the money only and who was in it for a balance of money AND customer service. The money only bastards like Cheaper than Dirt and the local a-holes at Elmore's Firearms or Bradis Guns in Indianapolis, and most others can kiss my shiny metal a$$. On the other hand, I'm now a 100%, loyal and committed Midway customer for life. Like the guy in the video says, show your support where it is deserved and let the rest of them flounder and enjoy that last fistful of dollars they got from desperate folks, because they won't be getting anymore from me and I'm the one who's in it for the sport, not a one-time panic buy. The only time they will ever see me is when I go into their shop and use it for a showroom to buy from someone else.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

The problem is I have no negotiating power.At some point I have to accept their price,since I have bills to pay

The problem is that you choose to grow a crop the is sold under these circumstances. You could change crops, change markets (say a co-op or go organic), etc., value add by making something with your crops, lots of things really.

[Farmer Dean]

Or I could sell the farm,take the several millions it would bring and retire.

[AdamBomb]

"Obama has been president for 4 years. Anyone who didn’t stock up by 2010 is a damn fool who deserves to get fleeced."

I did stock up ...but I'm a bit short on supply in one round (I'm solid with all other calibers). I need 9mm and cannot find any at a halfway reasonable price. I'm going to wait it out while all of the stupid money is spent.

[AdamBomb]

"Standardizing you weapons helps as I only have 4 types of ammo to stockpile."

Bingo. That is what I did.

[ansel12]

This episode did one thing only: it showed you who was in it for the money only and who was in it for a balance of money AND customer service. The money only bastards like Cheaper than Dirt and the local a-holes at Elmore's Firearms or Bradis Guns in Indianapolis, and most others can kiss my shiny metal a$$. On the other hand, I'm now a 100%, loyal and committed Midway customer for life. Like the guy in the video says, show your support where it is deserved and let the rest of them flounder and enjoy that last fistful of dollars they got from desperate folks, because they won't be getting anymore from me and I'm the one who's in it for the sport, not a one-time panic buy. The only time they will ever see me is when I go into their shop and use it for a showroom to buy from someone else.

Hopefully all the guys defending them will make up for those of us who will never buy from the rip-offs.