larryh1108
Member
I don't know what is worse....
I've been to at least 20 different Walmarts and other big box stores as well as quite a few local gun shops since this all started and I've yet to see "real" .22LR ammo for sale. Is this better than seeing a full shelf for $45 a brick of bulk packs or $12 for 50 CCI Minimags yet find them online for the same price from a guy named Billy Bob or whomever?
I think I'd rather see it at that price on the shelves because if I really needed a box I'd know where to get it. I don't need any .22LR right now since I had enough for my needs thru this shortage. However, there are a lot of people buying it at these ridiculous prices because they keep listing it at these prices.
I know that the real shooting public won't pay the super high prices and it would only be a matter of time before that $45 box goes "on sale" for $35 and then $25 when they stop moving them.
I'd rather see the factory get the "extra" profit instead of Billy Bob or some greedy (but to be fair, rightful) middle man. They could use this extra profit to give employees bonuses for their 24/7 production and maybe some equiptment upgrades or repair. I believe that if the producers got the "extra" profit that we (buyers) would benefit in the long run.
Right now Billy Bob and his 6 cousins are doubling and tripling their money (why not? It's a free economy) but since it has been proven that a small handful of people will pay this high price I feel it should go to the producer until supply and demand equalizes and we find the "new" everyday low price. As it stands, Billy Bob gets the extra profits because he has the time to stand in line at his local big box store with his family because that has now become a well paying job for him and them.
We'd all jump at the chance to double or triple our money if we could but we seem to put other things in priority like a full time job or family responsibilities. I don't begrudge Billy Bob for cashing in on this short-lived influx of income but, to me, if someone is going to make this money I'd rather it go to the guys making it, not the guys scalping it. That's just my opinion.
I've been to at least 20 different Walmarts and other big box stores as well as quite a few local gun shops since this all started and I've yet to see "real" .22LR ammo for sale. Is this better than seeing a full shelf for $45 a brick of bulk packs or $12 for 50 CCI Minimags yet find them online for the same price from a guy named Billy Bob or whomever?
I think I'd rather see it at that price on the shelves because if I really needed a box I'd know where to get it. I don't need any .22LR right now since I had enough for my needs thru this shortage. However, there are a lot of people buying it at these ridiculous prices because they keep listing it at these prices.
I know that the real shooting public won't pay the super high prices and it would only be a matter of time before that $45 box goes "on sale" for $35 and then $25 when they stop moving them.
I'd rather see the factory get the "extra" profit instead of Billy Bob or some greedy (but to be fair, rightful) middle man. They could use this extra profit to give employees bonuses for their 24/7 production and maybe some equiptment upgrades or repair. I believe that if the producers got the "extra" profit that we (buyers) would benefit in the long run.
Right now Billy Bob and his 6 cousins are doubling and tripling their money (why not? It's a free economy) but since it has been proven that a small handful of people will pay this high price I feel it should go to the producer until supply and demand equalizes and we find the "new" everyday low price. As it stands, Billy Bob gets the extra profits because he has the time to stand in line at his local big box store with his family because that has now become a well paying job for him and them.
We'd all jump at the chance to double or triple our money if we could but we seem to put other things in priority like a full time job or family responsibilities. I don't begrudge Billy Bob for cashing in on this short-lived influx of income but, to me, if someone is going to make this money I'd rather it go to the guys making it, not the guys scalping it. That's just my opinion.