ObomaNation Effect?

Which Economic Law is applies now?

  • Demand just continues to outstrip supply.

    Votes: 57 37.0%
  • We are just being gouged.

    Votes: 97 63.0%

  • Total voters
    154
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Raw materials and energy markets got destroyed this summer by speculation. The looming fear of Obama/Biden certainly causes buying sprees from paranoid gunnies. The closure of a massive AK plant in Romania said bye-bye to the cheap AK's of the past. The dollar fell through the Earth's mantle. The government has printed enough new money to fly us all to the moon. And to top it all off, we likely have to borrow most of this $700 billion bailout from the Chinese.

So, to address your concerns... every piece of S has HTF that possibly can in a very short period of time. Thats why we are all stuck shooting our .22's.

Maybe the liberals have won by default.
 
some things are actually low on supply. Saiga 12's for example.
somethings are just gouging.
 
Ugh.

There is NO SUCH THING as "price gouging". Period.


In a free market, there are many forces that pressure prices both up and down. ALL commodities will increase in price if there are buyers there with cash buying. That's how it works.

Strains on or interruptions of the supply chain always cause prices to go up.

Guns, gas, pizza, hookers ... doesn't matter WHAT it is, if the supply is threatened then the prices will go up. The alternative is that we force businesses to go out of business whenever there are problems with the supply chain.
 
Mr. McCain is a senile @#%$&^%$$$

I have been noticing on this and other forums that the consensus is that prices of Guns and Ammo continue to rise even though our economy clearly has tanked and the prices of many commodities have come down.

I am assuming that this is in anticipation of the election of his Majesty, Our Savior and future King, his Highness Obomination and the yet to be enumerated measures he and is court of Jesters in Congress will enact to erode or more likely, eliminate, our 2A rights (let alone the rest of the Constitution).

I see very few saying that that they are selling all their holdings and are assuming they will be Grand Fathered in any restrictions.

So demand just continues to outstrip supply? Or are we just being gouged? What say you, the THR community?
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Flame Red..........I will be polite. Your description of Senator Obama is inflamatory and not IMHO appropriate on this Forum. I could just as easily make disparaging comments about senile John Mccain but will refrain from doing so. I hope this topic is closed NOW!!!
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Some of both.

I keep telling folks who scream about big oil that we are doing it to ourselves. We won't quit riding. If we want the gas to go down, all we have to do is cut out all unnecessary driving and carpool a bit for a month. They would P*** themselves trying to woo us back to the pump, BUT, we won't do it, so guess what, they won't come down. Supply and demand, period. Not to mention we keep buying vehicles that get piss poor mileage.


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If we just play nice, there will be no reason to shut it down. Leave out nasty comments about specific politicians. Easy enough.

IBTL
 
The problem with oil prices is the speculators jumping in and out of the market. There is no other explanation for a $25 jump in the price of a barrel of oil in one day. This kind of thing is killing our economy. Of course someone is getting rich.................:fire:
 
Mwoboma Taxation Threats

Excessive TAXATION with some sort of representation frightens me. Is Gasoline not yet EXPENSIVE Enough! Obama doesn't apparently think so. $6 a gallon for regular could be the outcome. Sell your SUV if Obama takes power, but you may not get much for it. McCain/Palin doubtfully would do this to us. Then talk about a free society capable of defending ourselves: Mwobama says, "NO!" I'm not a racist, merely a realist. I worked with minority students in efforts to assist them to read to succeed. I love and learn from all races. cliffy, prior of Lake Michigan College, retired.
 
I went to a gun show ,here in Tucson ,recently and was told by a dealer how dead it was. After looking at the prices he wanted for milsurp commie ammo I asked him if he thought that his high prices were the reason for slow sales. He got all upset and insulted. Although I was in the market for some 7.62 I wasn't willing to pay his price. Supply exceeded demand as far as I was concerned.
 
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IBTL.

McCain is much much worse for the country. He has no clue about economics, is a warmonger, and an idiot for all intensive purposes. Obama is not a friend of the 2nd Amendment but he is not a warmonger and no idiot. He is sly like a snake.

Sadly I will vote Nader or Constitution Party as they seem to be the ones discussing the major issues that are facing this country.
 
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I went to a gun show ,here in Tucson ,recently and was told by a dealer how dead it was. After looking at the prices he wanted for milsurp commie ammo I asked him if he thought that his high prices were the reason for slow sales. He got all upset and insulted. Although I was in the market for some 7.62 I wasn't willing to pay his price. Supply exceeded demand as far as I was concerned.

I was at that exact same gun show. I was interested in buying some 7.62 NATO/.308, and headed over to that massive "DISCOUNT AMMO" setup in the middle of the show, and saw the prices, and was blown away by how out of control they were. Even the random "handloads" sets were selling at well over $.50 a round. Astonishing really. The few people I saw at the show just sorta looked at the display, and then proceeded to walk right past it.

Methinks the vendors are trying to get away with increasing their prices far too much to peak the interests of potential buyers.
 
Obama sucks, McCain sucks... BOTH want your guns and even Palin isn't the one to sign any bills of she gets to be VP. Wake up.

Price gouging? Only if you let them. If you don't NEED ammo, don't buy any. The prices will come down once the election is over. November 4th 2008 is NOT the end of our 2A rights no matter who gets elected. We just get that much closer to it, that's all.

That's my .02 Amero, anyway...

P.S. Can't we still pencil in Ron Paul? The late Frank Zappa? Jerry Garcia? Hell... the cookie monster? LOL! Any of those would be way better than the A**clowns running from R or D ticket.
 
Actually I've noticed more and more people selling than buying.

True. That seems to be what his happening around here. Most of the people I know are holding on to items they would normally sell and waiting till after November.

Also, I think that since people are not getting much in the way of 'reasonable' offers, they are not selling either. I can't blame them not wanting to take a beating either.

Buying seems to be reduced greatly - people just don't have the dough.
 
"prices of Guns and Ammo continue to rise even though our economy clearly has tanked"

Thats what happens when economies tank. Look at Argentina. Their economy went belly up and the only things of value were gold and weapons.
 
I think that raised ammo prices are caused by :
1.) China coming into it's own and buying/using mass quantities of metals.
2.) Demand from the Iraq war AND you & I buying hording supplies.
3.) The U.S. dollar is worth less on the world market
4.) Greed - retailers are taking advantage of us. Why else would .22LR ammo be $15-$20 a brick when it was $5-$8 just 2 years ago.

I think that raised firearm prices are caused by :
1.) Fear that Democrates will win in Nov. & ban many weapons.
2.) The U.S. dollar is worth less on the world market.
3.) Greed by the makers of those weapons that are in high demand.
 
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