Are you buying ammo at higher than market prices?

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Somebody is. While we can't discuss how certain entrepreneurs are exploiting the market, we can discuss who is willing to be the buyer.

Have any of you purchased ammo at higher than market value off Gunbroker, or from a local individual who was offering it for sale?

If so, why was their price acceptable? Just your personal reasons, please, and lets avoid certain words or terms that are shutting down threads left and right.

"I bought higher priced ammo because - "

I have a theory it's basically fear. People are afraid of the potential direction of life in America and are reacting to that vision. They find it unacceptable. Hey, I agree - this isn't the America I planned to grow old in. Far from it, although things like Star Trek communicators and heated car seats are nice. But they aren't much in the way of building a safe and secure feeling about life.

Goes to the explosion of CCW.

So, why did you decide to spend more money on ammo? And please, explain what sources you are depending on, and why.

I'm thinking it's really a "fabric of life" type of consideration. Keep the focus on you and your reasons.
 
So, why did you decide to spend more money on ammo? And please, explain what sources you are depending on, and why
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Sorry but I won't buy at these prices not even components for my reloading.

As a reloader, I have over the years loaded quite a few rounds of each caliber that I shoot and really don't need anything additional at this time.

I reload to relax and I enjoy doing it, but I must say that in the last 8 months the equipment has not been used, I refuse to pay the stupid prices. When things get back to normal I will start up again.

Jim
 
Are you buying ammo at higher than market prices?

No, simply because I don't need it. I have maintained more than adequate supplies of the ammunition I shoot, I even have ammunition I don't shoot. When you have been shooting long enough and have seen ammunition droughts you learn to maintain a good supply.

I also roll my own and like manufactured ammunition I have maintained a good supply of components to roll my own as needed. While I can't roll my own rimfire I have had more than enough including ammunition for friends and family who need / want some.

So all in all I am fortunate. Were I not so fortunate would I pay the higher price if I really needed or wanted ammunition? Likely yes, shooting is something I truly enjoy.

I enjoy aged beef and if the price increases I pay the price so if I enjoy shooting why would I treat ammunition any differently?

Ron
 
I've bought ammo when the market prices themselves were higher but have never purchased any from a non-retailer / wholesaler. I learned my lesson later then some with the most recent run on ammo. I try to pick up some a little at a time or buy bulk when there is a good price and luckily prices seem to be getting for what I need / use.

Would I ever buy above market price, I might if I found myself in a situation where I didn't properly plan. I would like to never find myself in that situation though.
 
Yes- one time

I'm not proud to say I overpaid for a pound of powder.
I was at the Peoria. IL .Bass Pro and they had a couple pounds of a powder I had been needing. They were unmarked but with that big a company I expected no surprises . At checkout I was hit with the $40 price for 1lb.
Rather than make a scene with a line behind me I just paid it.
Still regret that experience. We should always remember we vote with our wallet at these places .
 
Nope. I have enough that I have not had to.

But I also don't shoot nearly as much as I would like, thanks to work and caring for elderly parents. I think that if folks had time to shoot as much as they would like, demand would climb even higher.
 
Whatever people are willing to buy for IS the market price. Sometimes the market price is at or below what you're willing to pay and you buy - sometimes its not, but just because something has been priced above one's own price point for buying doesn't mean it's not "market price".

That said, no, I'm generally not. I had a lot of reloading components stashed away that I've been shooting from. Starting to get a little low on powder and bullets, but 9mm bullets aren't hard to come by and while powder certainly is, a little goes a long way there so I don't need to buy much.

I've still got 5-6k primers left so I'm hoping that those will last until I can stock up again.
 
I did buy a bulk pack of .22 last summer at the "market gouge" price. Normally would not have done it, but I needed some .22s and was spending more in gas looking for them than the inflated cost.
 
Have any of you purchased ammo at higher than market value off Gunbroker, or from a local individual who was offering it for sale?
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I'm not sure what you mean. "Market price" isn't a specific number, or even a knowable number. It is whatever the item is for sale at, at a given moment, averaged (perhaps) from the number of suppliers all able to deliver it at that moment.

The market price today will be different from the market price tomrrow. The market price for a brick of .22LR a year and a half ago was probably somewhere around $18. Today's market price is higher -- but still the market price.

To know what the market value of ammo is at 11:40 am today, I'd have to search the web and make some phone calls and collect a list of all the suppliers who could sell it to me today, and what prices they're asking. Then (one presumes) take an average of those prices and declare that your practical "market value."

So are you asking if people do that and then deliberately patronize those sellers asking for MORE money than their competitors are today? Doesn't make much sense to me.

Why would fear compel someone to go to all that trouble just to get the worst possible deal?
 
I have paid more than I wanted for a few items but have not done what you are driving at which is pay $89 for a brick of 22 or $1 per round for 223. I too have wondered who is buying all this ammo at these super inflated prices.

Most of what I have bought has been at fairly normal pricing but has required a lot more work and thought than in the past. Just walking into WM or the LGS and picking up a box of 45s on the way home doesn't cut it anymore.
 
Premise is false - buyers determine the market prices, not sellers. If no one buys then the price has to drop.

Or, I could offer .22 at $15 per brick, but have none in stock. That's not "market" either.

By definition an auction sets the "market" price because that is why a buyer is willing to pay.
 
Instead of Market price, I'll refer to it as my Acceptable price, which at this point in time is $0.05 per round and I will not spend more than that for 22lr. However, 6 months from now that may be a different story. I think it all depends on the perceived need of the individual. I've been fortunate to be able to reload most of what I shoot, and have cut way back on 22lr for the time being.
 
I've bought no ammo in the last three years except some .223 Rem because I had either shot or bartered it all away. After buying another .223 Rem rifle I wanted some ammo for it. I probably paid a little more than what I should have but 40 cents per round delivered for LC XM193 isn't too bad. I've only bought from large retailers but I wouldn't hesitate to buy from an individual if the price was right. I refuse to pay crazy-high prices for anything... ammo included.
 
I'm not sure how "market price" is defined. The only price that matters to me is what I'm willing to pay.

I will only buy ammunition from established retail outlets, and only if I think the price is reasonable. However, my idea of reasonable and your idea of reasonable probably differ.

I absolutely will not buy any ammunition from any secondary market source. For example, re-sellers and flippers.
 
With the current "Market" prices on .22LR I can shoot reloaded .38 Wadcutters for less money, so I am doing that.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr
 
The price you pay is wholly dependent upon how comfortable you are with the price. The last 2500 rounds of 22lr I've bought is running nearly 15 cents a round when you include shipping costs. Under these current conditions I'm willing to pay more to buy in quantities over and above the current restrictions retailers have put in place. I'm not saying I like paying these prices but its pay or don't play.
 
"Market price" is kind of a loaded term.
I have bought .22lr federal auto match ammo recently, at the going market price, which was $30/525 rds.
Is this still market price, since that's double what it was 8 months ago?
It was through a general store, sold out quickly, and was the only place to get it, hasn't been seen since....so I have to say yes, and the market is scarce right now.

I am pretty sure the market price isn't $125/5k like it was when I hoarded a few cases last year.
 
I have purchased CCI .22LR at $15/box, about double the normal price when you figure in taxes. I only need it for one gun. I have started shooting 1/2 a box instead of a whole box on range days. I got the 1911 .22 because it was cheaper than .45 and easy for practice. It still is. As long as I can get 100rd boxes of CCI below $20/box I will continue doing just that because it still fits the purpose for which I purchased the gun.

Everything else is normalizing here so no, I won't pay more than what Academy sells ammo for with other calibers.
 
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