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    Won't bother me one bit if OD goes under, lousy selection in guns and I can get ammo for less elsewhere.

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    They were asking 159$ for a brick of 22 ammo and they are going out of business. Imagine that..

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    Hmmm.... does anyone think their short term thinking during the panic made them enough money to retire? Because they sure as hell can't make that into a long term business plan. Customers have long memories (at least longer than the panic lasts). There's a fine line between entrepreneurial spirit and profiteering greed. They CHOSE this result 2 years ago.
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    There sure is a significant difference between having a "capitalist" mindset and taking undue advantage of a tragic situation. Nonetheless, OD GREEN made an obscene amount of money in a short period of time by selling ammo at some ridiculous prices.

    BTW, so did CDNN (Cheaper Than Dirt) and they seem to be doing OK.

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    That place sucks, major rip-off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cysoto View Post
    There sure is a significant difference between having a "capitalist" mindset and taking undue advantage of a tragic situation. Nonetheless, OD GREEN made an obscene amount of money in a short period of time by selling ammo at some ridiculous prices.

    BTW, so did CDNN (Cheaper Than Dirt) and they seem to be doing OK.
    CDNN is different then CTD. The flip side of pricing is the person patronizing that business, repeatedly. Some people never learn.
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    its actually a shame they are so insanely overpriced. its hard to find surplus ammo and they had tons of spam cans and such.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tmckay2 View Post
    its actually a shame they are so insanely overpriced. its hard to find surplus ammo and they had tons of spam cans and such.
    USAC is the place I normally check first for 5.45 or 54R spam cans
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    Well I know it's probably been said already but it bares repeating. This is what happens when you sell out your customer base for a short term gain. What's sad is they where at or above msrp on USED guns when they first opened. So naturally when the panic hit they ate it up. I guess if they only wanted to do sales short term then their plan was a success but in the long term it kind of bit them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TFOGGER View Post
    Hmmm.... does anyone think their short term thinking during the panic made them enough money to retire? Because they sure as hell can't make that into a long term business plan. Customers have long memories (at least longer than the panic lasts). There's a fine line between entrepreneurial spirit and profiteering greed. They CHOSE this result 2 years ago.
    Quote Originally Posted by cysoto View Post
    There sure is a significant difference between having a "capitalist" mindset and taking undue advantage of a tragic situation. Nonetheless, OD GREEN made an obscene amount of money in a short period of time by selling ammo at some ridiculous prices.

    BTW, so did CDNN (Cheaper Than Dirt) and they seem to be doing OK.
    Quote Originally Posted by tmckay2 View Post
    its actually a shame they are so insanely overpriced. its hard to find surplus ammo and they had tons of spam cans and such.
    Quote Originally Posted by Mazin View Post
    Well I know it's probably been said already but it bares repeating. This is what happens when you sell out your customer base for a short term gain. What's sad is they where at or above msrp on USED guns when they first opened. So naturally when the panic hit they ate it up. I guess if they only wanted to do sales short term then their plan was a success but in the long term it kind of bit them.
    The last time I mentioned how their price-gouging was fucking them and slapping the gun community in the face, I got called a liberal and accused of not understanding capitalism. All's quiet on the western front so far.

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