Ammo rip offs

**crjeff** · February 20th, 2021, 01:29 PM

For all of you who are participating in the ammo rip off of your brothers in arms YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED, I see the pricing you all are putting out there and my hope is those who bought high to resell at 5 -10 times the price have to eat it. You do nothing except play into the dems hands, in fact you're alot like them in this case. The shooting sports for friends and kids will suffer due to the hoarder mentality. The weekly and monthly shooters that compete for years and years will get locked out or priced out, it's despicable. We've even seen in our area the guns stores still selling at reg retail have those guns showing up in other gun stores at twice the price, its time to keep a list of the people that gouge, you have no place in our community.

**internet troll** · February 20th, 2021, 01:43 PM

I disagree. People with ammo do not have to sell their ammo at all. If they choose to sell it they can set their price. No one is forcing anyone to pay their prices. What we are seeing is capitalism and supply vs. demand.

That ammo went up in price during an election year should not have been a surprise to anyone. That it got worse after an antigun Democrat got into office should not have been a surprise either.

Plenty of people on this site have said something along the lines of *buy it cheap, stack it deep* during the Trump years trying to get people to take advantage of things. People who took that advice, spent their money in 2017, 2018, 2019 do not owe it to those who did not prepare to sell ammo at what people who did not prepare think the price ought to be. Daily and weekly shooters have had time to prepare themselves.

It does suck for those who did not prepare, but trying to shame people who prepared because others did not is wrong in my opinion. In the end we are responsible for our actions. Anyone who did not take advantage of low prices only have themselves to blame for the situation they are in today.

I do not expect people who buy stock at $5*s a share to only sell it at $6 a share when they could get $12*s a share.
I do not expect people who buy a house for $50,000 to only sell it for $60,000 when they could get $150,000
I do not expect people who buy ammo at a cheap price to sell that ammo for a cheap price when they could get more. And like I would not shame people with stock or a house for getting what they can get, I would not shame gun owners either.

**streaker69** · February 20th, 2021, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by crjeff

For all of you who are participating in the ammo rip off of your brothers in arms YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED, I see the pricing you all are putting out there and my hope is those who bought high to resell at 5 -10 times the price have to eat it. You do nothing except play into the dems hands, in fact you're alot like them in this case. The shooting sports for friends and kids will suffer due to the hoarder mentality. The weekly and monthly shooters that compete for years and years will get locked out or priced out, it's despicable. We've even seen in our area the guns stores still selling at reg retail have those guns showing up in other gun stores at twice the price, its time to keep a list of the people that gouge, you have no place in our community.

I assume that you're well stocked on ammo? Would you be willing to sell me 550 rounds of 22lr for what I used to get them for at Walmart? $18.95?

**Ricochet** · February 20th, 2021, 02:38 PM

Im currently selling some 22lr bricks here on the forum and I brought my prices down $50 below what it's selling on ammoseek and gun broker just to not try and gouge people.
Sure, it may be higher than what people were paying a year ago, but I know that I may not see 22lr for sale in a long time either.

**internet troll** · February 20th, 2021, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Ricochet

Im currently selling some 22lr bricks here on the forum and I brought my prices down $50 below what it's selling on ammoseek and gun broker just to not try and gouge people.
Sure, it may be higher than what people were paying a year ago, but I know that I may not see 22lr for sale in a long time either.

A heavy consideration for anyone selling. You need to take into consideration what you will have to pay to replace it yourself in a year or two.

It may seem like a great idea to sell ammo that you got for $20*s a brick at say $50*s a brick. Not so great if in a year or two you have to pay $100*s to replace because you are running out and market forces are raising the prices.

**Handyandy** · February 20th, 2021, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by internet troll

A heavy consideration for anyone selling. You need to take into consideration what you will have to pay to replace it yourself in a year or two.

It may seem like a great idea to sell ammo that you got for $20*s a brick at say $50*s a brick. Not so great if in a year or two you have to pay $100*s to replace because you are running out and market forces are raising the prices.

Yep. Made a trade recently for one caliber to another, but inaint selling shit anymore. Even the stuff I bought at higher price, no idea what its going to cost to replace in the future. I'm not strapped for cash and I'd be kicking myself if I can't replace it.

**57springer** · February 20th, 2021, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by streaker69

I assume that you're well stocked on ammo? Would you be willing to sell me 550 rounds of 22lr for what I used to get them for at Walmart? $18.95?

Yeah me too ??..........................

**esh21167** · February 20th, 2021, 03:00 PM

I could use some 147gr 9mm. $220/1000? I'll even sign a contract that I won't sell it.

What bothers me in these times is when I'm trying to trade, most want 'market value' for their ammo (like .80/round 9mm) but want 2 year old value for my ammo (like .25/round 5.45 or 7.62).

The free market is just that. Free. Scarcity increases value.

I find it ironic that on gun forums, everyone is constantly screaming about the threat of socialism and communism, except then it comes to buying goods.

**internet troll** · February 20th, 2021, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by Handyandy

Yep. Made a trade recently for one caliber to another, but inaint selling shit anymore. Even the stuff I bought at higher price, no idea what its going to cost to replace in the future. I'm not strapped for cash and I'd be kicking myself if I can't replace it.

The reason I have not sold any either. I do think prices will be getting much lower over the next 6 months (although not to 2019 levels) But if I am wrong I don*t want to regret selling ammo at what seems to be a profit right now but turns out to be a loss because I have to pay extra to replace it in a year or two.

**knight0334** · February 20th, 2021, 03:05 PM

Don't like the price, don't buy it.

This is America, which has a capitalist economy with prices set by supply & demand. Not a socialist/communist economy with prices set for sociological factors.