Cheaper than Dirt-Finally getting their due.
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George P
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How can they be gouging folks if no one buys what they're selling? No one is forced to buy anything from any company; if you choose to do so, then you conclude that their asking price is worth the exchange pf money for goods. That's how capitalism works.
P5 Guy
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Free market, you are free to say no thank you.
Speedo66
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I have a feeling Treats You Like Dirt won't be getting a lot of sympathy here.
They've attempted to take advantage of every bad situation with ridiculous markups. They've also cancelled prepaid orders, saying out of stock, then immediately relisted the same item at jacked up prices. Nope, no sympathy for them.
Free market, maybe. Unethical, for sure.
They've attempted to take advantage of every bad situation with ridiculous markups. They've also cancelled prepaid orders, saying out of stock, then immediately relisted the same item at jacked up prices. Nope, no sympathy for them.
Free market, maybe. Unethical, for sure.
Yep never have bought anything from them as they have never had anything I couldn't find elsewhere at a better price. As far as ammo, some places I bought a lot of ammo from have gone way out of line on pricing. I just chuckle and move right along.
Zerodefect
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Capitalism. When they're sitting on pallets of overstock, the price will come down. 9mm is $30 a box from the most honest LGS in my state. Quit sheeping, and the price will drop.
Expensive 9mm is far better than no 9mm. Lower that price and it's gone, people in need won't be able to get any at all. Like a communist grocery store.
Expensive 9mm is far better than no 9mm. Lower that price and it's gone, people in need won't be able to get any at all. Like a communist grocery store.
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Son bought 9mm from Cabelas and local Sportsman Warehouse for $15 for 50, standard FMJ. Gone quickly, even with 2 box limit but still..
Sales guy said on Sunday, after son bought on Saturday..said they sold 26,000 rounds of 9mm on Saturday. 520 boxes.
Exactly. This 'law suit' will go nowhere. Price fixing is not something in Texas' AG quiver.
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I don't shop at CTD, but I don't get the 'gouging' thing. You offer it for sale, set a price, I look at it and choose to buy it or not; nobody has a gun to their head on either side of the transaction.
Now, cancelling orders as 'out of stock' and raising the price, that's straight up shady.
Larry
Now, cancelling orders as 'out of stock' and raising the price, that's straight up shady.
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deadin
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I fail to understand how you can price gouge when there are others in he market with the same product.
That is, unless they are all gouging then it's capitalism at its finest, supply and demand....
That is, unless they are all gouging then it's capitalism at its finest, supply and demand....
I have a feeling this will get closed / moved. Another thread already closed in General Forums,carbon copy topic. And, This post could be labelled as a drive-by // no substantive typing or conversation to introduce the topic...
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That's it.
If you think my price is too high. . . feel free to sell your own inventory for less.
supply and demand! free market! I don't know what "free market" actual means! If you don't want it down buy it!
There now everyone can skip that.
CTD is a sleazy company that in addition to price inflating (don't want to hurt anyones feelings with "gouging"), but they also have a history of misrepresenting shipping costs, spreading false propaganda to drive their business, canceling agreed, finalized sales to restock at higher prices, and they still owe me money from a processing refund from 2004.
Maybe you can't gouge on luxury items, maybe Texas feels that ammo is more critical to society than the word luxury implies. If that AG can really make the case that ammo is in demand for legitimate defensive/civic need, that's at least as legitimate as charging those people selling sanitizer on Ebay.
Ultimately, unlike the many other price gougers of the internet, CTD likes to misrepresent the cause of their high prices.... "get it before its banned" "ban bill in congress now, expected to pass" "we're the only place that has this" and so on. They also are the only place I know that bulk buys emails and spams people who never signed up, and never used their website. Spreading fear, lying about the circumstances, and leading people to an overpriced option through deception would be enough to get an electronics company or car dealer, liquor store, insurance company, and many other businesses in court.
Relevant thing here, does that state have a law against any of CTD's practices? If so, I doubt this is a witch hunt, if not, its its unethical, but the only people supporting CTD in the good times, anyway are the one's who don't really support the 2A industry in general, just the "whats cheapest for me, its 0.03% cheaper than Midway/luckygunner/targetsports....., I'm just going to buy from CTD".... Those people don't raise a fuss when companies get screwed. No offense to anyone intended.
There now everyone can skip that.
CTD is a sleazy company that in addition to price inflating (don't want to hurt anyones feelings with "gouging"), but they also have a history of misrepresenting shipping costs, spreading false propaganda to drive their business, canceling agreed, finalized sales to restock at higher prices, and they still owe me money from a processing refund from 2004.
Maybe you can't gouge on luxury items, maybe Texas feels that ammo is more critical to society than the word luxury implies. If that AG can really make the case that ammo is in demand for legitimate defensive/civic need, that's at least as legitimate as charging those people selling sanitizer on Ebay.
Ultimately, unlike the many other price gougers of the internet, CTD likes to misrepresent the cause of their high prices.... "get it before its banned" "ban bill in congress now, expected to pass" "we're the only place that has this" and so on. They also are the only place I know that bulk buys emails and spams people who never signed up, and never used their website. Spreading fear, lying about the circumstances, and leading people to an overpriced option through deception would be enough to get an electronics company or car dealer, liquor store, insurance company, and many other businesses in court.
Relevant thing here, does that state have a law against any of CTD's practices? If so, I doubt this is a witch hunt, if not, its its unethical, but the only people supporting CTD in the good times, anyway are the one's who don't really support the 2A industry in general, just the "whats cheapest for me, its 0.03% cheaper than Midway/luckygunner/targetsports....., I'm just going to buy from CTD".... Those people don't raise a fuss when companies get screwed. No offense to anyone intended.
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Dan Zimmerman, "Breaking: Texas AG Accuses Cheaper Than Dirt of Price Gouging", The Truth About Guns, 16 Dec 2020.
The TX AG complained that CTD was raising prices as consumers shopped and by they time they went to pay, the price was higher in the final check-out. than it was on the website page when they selected it.
The TX AG complained that CTD was raising prices as consumers shopped and by they time they went to pay, the price was higher in the final check-out. than it was on the website page when they selected it.
dogtown tom
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And thats not gouging, but a deceptive trade practice.
Our AG (Ken Paxton) has been fighting felony charges since 2015 on securities fraud and recently had nearly his entire executive staff resign over new criminal allegations. He's neck deep and is filing tons of litigation to try and keep his profile looking good.
.455_Hunter
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I believe why "gouging" charges can be pursued is because ammunition was declared an essential product in Texas, similar to gas, food, generators, etc.
mcb
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That is shady. I don't believe in price gouging, assuming a free market, but if it's true, that they are changing price after you put a product in your virtual shopping cart that is deceptive and needs brought into the shopping publics attention very loudly and visibly. I could even see that as being criminal. If someone goes to a brick and mortar store and the price tag says one thing and they ring it up at a higher price and charge the customer's card without informing that that can be seen as theft.
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