A different perspective on price gouging

[Razorback01]

Frustrating indeed. I completely agree that people should be able to sell their whatever's at whatever price someone is willing to pay. Nobody sells their 63 Corvette for $2500 just because it cost $3000 new. The frustrating part for me is that I'm one of the ones that refuses to pay these outrageous prices and that leaves me with not going to the range as much as I would want to. I can't afford to shoot my M4 now because of ammo prices and I can't get additional magazines for my new Glock 17 because they aren't available. Unfortunate and frustrating indeed.

 

[Hoov]

Making a profit is one thing, but charging three times the current retail price is gouging.

If people pay it? That is free enterprise. Otherwise, it is whining from people who cannot afford it at the market price.

 

[Cue]

I do not have a problem with people selling their ARs for an inflated price. What I have a problem with is people clearing out the shelves at the retail shops to turn around and sell it on here. We have done a decent job of keeping it off here. You can use your gold example but it is apples to oranges.

Senator Feinstein has stated the previous AWB worked because it drove up the prices where everyday people can not afford to own them. Think about this for a minute here.

Now picture this scenario.

A family of 4 with an income of $45,000. A father would like to spend quality time with his children doing the things he did as a child. A family outing to a gun range is very fun to do. So he loads up his old heirloom rifles and pistols and heads down to a retail ammo store. He gets there right as they open to get the most out of his day at the range. However, some "dealer" "trying to stay in business" is there and cleans out the shelves. He then states that his shop will be selling this ammo at 4 to 5 times the price.

The father now realizes that he can not afford to take his family to the gun range. Since he can no longer afford it, why should he bother with keeping the right to bear arms. He now is in the mid set that if he can no longer own and shoot firearms, why should anyone else. So when the time comes, he actively supports all gun control measures put in place. We have now lost a law abiding citizen that would support the right to bear arms to the bad guys that want to strip our rights.

People that are doing the price gouging are now self fulfilling a gun ban prophecy.


Also we are a community here. believe each and every one of you is my family. Family has fights but they will also come to the defense of the family. I would never price gouge my family. If I was going to price gouge, there are plenty of national forums where I can do that if I choose.

 

[peanut]

if people pay it? That is free enterprise. Otherwise, it is whining from people who cannot afford it at the market price.

bazinga!

 

[348]

It will reach a stalemate, just like it did last time. Panic buyers are going to run out of cash from paying gouge prices. Then Gougers are going to run out of cash from buying out the shelves and not be able to move the product. In the meantime, companies are gearing up to meet the demand and the shelves will be flooded about the same time the buyers and gougers are tapping out.

 

[TedKennedy]

"A fair price is what the market will bear"

Unknown Biker of the Apocolypse, Raising Arizona

 

[peanut]

I do not have a problem with people selling their ARs for an inflated price. What I have a problem with is people clearing out the shelves at the retail shops to turn around and sell it on here. We have done a decent job of keeping it off here. You can use your gold example but it is apples to oranges.

Senator Feinstein has stated the previous AWB worked because it drove up the prices where everyday people can not afford to own them. Think about this for a minute here.

Now picture this scenario.

A family of 4 with an income of $45,000. A father would like to spend quality time with his children doing the things he did as a child. A family outing to a gun range is very fun to do. So he loads up his old heirloom rifles and pistols and heads down to a retail ammo store. He gets there right as they open to get the most out of his day at the range. However, some "dealer" "trying to stay in business" is there and cleans out the shelves. He then states that his shop will be selling this ammo at 4 to 5 times the price.

The father now realizes that he can not afford to take his family to the gun range. Since he can no longer afford it, why should he bother with keeping the right to bear arms. He now is in the mid set that if he can no longer own and shoot firearms, why should anyone else. So when the time comes, he actively supports all gun control measures put in place. We have now lost a law abiding citizen that would support the right to bear arms to the bad guys that want to strip our rights.

People that are doing the price gouging are now self fulfilling a gun ban prophecy.


Also we are a community here. believe each and every one of you is my family. Family has fights but they will also come to the defense of the family. I would never price gouge my family. If I was going to price gouge, there are plenty of national forums where I can do that if I choose.

This is far reaching. I know several families that can not afford to shoot and I know families that don't even own weapons and they are not going to give up their 2A rights.

 

[Razorback01]

I do not have a problem with people selling their ARs for an inflated price. What I have a problem with is people clearing out the shelves at the retail shops to turn around and sell it on here. We have done a decent job of keeping it off here. You can use your gold example but it is apples to oranges.

Senator Feinstein has stated the previous AWB worked because it drove up the prices where everyday people can not afford to own them. Think about this for a minute here.

Now picture this scenario.

A family of 4 with an income of $45,000. A father would like to spend quality time with his children doing the things he did as a child. A family outing to a gun range is very fun to do. So he loads up his old heirloom rifles and pistols and heads down to a retail ammo store. He gets there right as they open to get the most out of his day at the range. However, some "dealer" "trying to stay in business" is there and cleans out the shelves. He then states that his shop will be selling this ammo at 4 to 5 times the price.

The father now realizes that he can not afford to take his family to the gun range. Since he can no longer afford it, why should he bother with keeping the right to bear arms. He now is in the mid set that if he can no longer own and shoot firearms, why should anyone else. So when the time comes, he actively supports all gun control measures put in place. We have now lost a law abiding citizen that would support the right to bear arms to the bad guys that want to strip our rights.

People that are doing the price gouging are now self fulfilling a gun ban prophecy.


Also we are a community here. believe each and every one of you is my family. Family has fights but they will also come to the defense of the family. I would never price gouge my family. If I was going to price gouge, there are plenty of national forums where I can do that if I choose.

Really? I agree with the prices of ammo keeping people from shooting as much but this took a while to dream up. My 6 year old daughter got a new 22 rifle for christmas and we're already getting low on ammo so we will be affected by this ammo shortage and price increase. So now we're giving up our 2A rights altogether and supporting a gun ban? C'mon man

 

[sklfco]

Whats the ticker symbol for for Ar's and Pmags? Just joking with you.

Stock symbol for Ar is EBR one for Pmags is ASALTMAG both are trending way UP in case no one noticed lately.........

 

[beast1989]

I believe in the free market but many of these gun shops will need the support of the community and their "regulars" to keep them a float in the future. People will remember those who chose short term greed.

I can understand $35 pmags in a time like this but $60-$70 you won't ever see my business.