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I have no problem with the concept of supply and demand but consider a 100% markup gouging. When the price of gas was at an all time high people were screaming about price gouging but it's okay when it comes to ammo, right?
Rich
As long as we keep on buying. Unfortunately.. yesOriginally Posted by Richard K
If people pay the prices, I don't see it as gouging. We can control the price with demand. If everyone says fuck you to the companies selling at high prices, they will be forced to sell at a lower price or sit on the ammo.
I'm too cheap to pay the excessively high prices being asked for ammunition these days, but I can't blame the true retailers for charging what they do - so long as people are willing to pay it.
Take the auto retail industry for example. The prices for cars/trucks has been getting so out of hand that a 5 year load has become necessary. A pickup shouldn't cost as much/more than the average annual salary of most consumers. This is why the auto industry is in trouble. The same thing can/will happen to the firearm & ammunition industry if true gouging is occuring.
What I do have an issue with is the folks who go into retail stores like WalMart and buy up all of the ammo (this is before the 6 box rule went into effect) and then resell it for double the price - or more. THAT offends me.
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Nope, there was no price gouging there, either, and I posted much the same argument in those threads as I've done regarding the whining about ammo prices in the ammo threads.
The only way to "gouge" is if the seller is a sole supplier either through monopoly, or by law.
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