Reply to Thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="KilkennyArms" data-source="post: 2067207" data-attributes="member: 25164">Let&#039;s suppose there is a hurricane like Sandy on the east coast.&nbsp; The flash lights that are sold for $10.00 are sold out.&nbsp; No flash lights anywhere near the hurricane.&nbsp; You live in Missouri and go to home depot and buy a U-haul truck load of $10.00 flash lights.&nbsp; You spend your time and money to drive to NY and NJ to sell the flash lights for $50.00 each.&nbsp; Are you gouging people or are you supplying flash lights to those who didn&#039;t have any, suppling their needs and making some money for yourself as well?I have been talking with my wholesalers since before Christmas and they are sold out.&nbsp; No guns, pistols, or ammo.&nbsp; What is a retailer to do when he cannot get inventory to retail.&nbsp; The high price stuff might have to last him a while.&nbsp; Who will pay his overhead costs while we wait for manufacturing to catch up with demand?&nbsp; In a free market as prices rise people get creative to supply the needs of others.&nbsp; Higher prices are also a form of rationing without the heavey hand of government.&nbsp; Only those who really want this stuff will pay the price.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KilkennyArms, post: 2067207, member: 25164"] Let's suppose there is a hurricane like Sandy on the east coast. The flash lights that are sold for $10.00 are sold out. No flash lights anywhere near the hurricane. You live in Missouri and go to home depot and buy a U-haul truck load of $10.00 flash lights. You spend your time and money to drive to NY and NJ to sell the flash lights for $50.00 each. Are you gouging people or are you supplying flash lights to those who didn't have any, suppling their needs and making some money for yourself as well? I have been talking with my wholesalers since before Christmas and they are sold out. No guns, pistols, or ammo. What is a retailer to do when he cannot get inventory to retail. The high price stuff might have to last him a while. Who will pay his overhead costs while we wait for manufacturing to catch up with demand? In a free market as prices rise people get creative to supply the needs of others. Higher prices are also a form of rationing without the heavey hand of government. Only those who really want this stuff will pay the price. [/QUOTE]

Verification