What is happening to the Glock magazine prices?

[Timradcliffe345]

It seems as if all retailers are raising the prices on Glock mags by at least 40%Anyone know why this is happening? I got off the phone with CDNN and they wouldnt comment as to why, only that it indeed is true. Anyone got the inside scoop on this?

 

[lamazza]

Speaking of Glock mags and CDNN..
They had some on sale for $6.99..but they don't work very well.

 

[blackhawk2000]

Glock raised their price.

 

[mekender]

supply and demand...

the supply is shrinking because of all the ones that keep getting damaged in kabooms...

the demand is growing because all of the people that keep having kabooms are having to replace their mags...

but of course glock still says its bad ammo :-D

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

I just checked at Glockmeister, where just a month ago they were $20, and they are $25 now. Looks like something definitely is afoot.

 

[tntwatt]

last month BOTACH 14.95, this month 19.95.

 

[frogger42]

Glock announced a couple of weeks ago that they were raising mag prices 40%. They also plan to raise handgun prices ab out $50 in the next few weeks. Considering the rise in cost of raw materials, and the fact that they have not had a price increase in a very long time, I find it hard to fault them for this. I was lucky and got 3 G18 33rd mags at the old price from a local dealer who had them left over from before the price increase.

 

[W.E.G.]

Its a Dollar versus Euro issue.

Last I checked, all things Glock were made in the land of the Euro.

 

[GigaBuist]

Heh. I asked about this about 3 weeks ago

Initial responses:

Its bull. Its all fluff with the upcoming election.

It's BS, in another thread we were just discussing deals on Glock mags.

Crow. It's what's for dinner.

 

[dzhitshard]

Its a Dollar versus Euro issue.

Last I checked, all things Glock were made in the land of the Euro.

Absolute craziness. Don't use a voice of reason. No one wants to hear it

 

[Zedicus]

I can agree with price increases due to increases in material costs, but a 40% increase on magazines alone?

Are they trying to Copy HK?

I already pay $20-$30 each for Glock Mags, tacking on another 40% will hike that up to $28-42 each!

 

[bdickens]

The price of everything is going up, in case you haven't noticed.

 

[El Tejon]

The price of everything is going up, in case you haven't noticed.

Which is why we at THR say . . . "buy them cheap, stack them deep."

I told you after the '06 elections to buy as many magazines as you could. They will go up after November '08 as well.

 

[Zedicus]

Which is why we at THR say . . . "buy them cheap, stack them deep."

Easy to say, but affording it is another matter.

 

[ctdonath]

Its a Dollar versus Euro issue.

Yup. Like many price increases, people don't realize:
It's not the value of the product that's going up, it's that the value of the dollar buying it is plummeting.

Everything has gone up around 50% in 2 years except my salary.

For those economically inclined: contrast the M0 (total cash) figure with M3 (total money) graphs of late. We're facing major inflation, and nobody is saying anything.

 

[jimbob86]

I can agree with price increases due to increases in material costs, but a 40% increase on magazines alone?

The cost of plastic has not increased 40%........

The Dollar is just worth less compared to the Euro, copared to what it was....

 

[Phil DeGraves]

Steel magazines haven't gone up that much. I guess those Europeans keep thinking plastic is gold.

 

[benEzra]

If the dollar loses 40% of its value against the Euro, anything you buy from Europe costs 40% more even if the actual price in Euros doesn't change one bit.

 

[Animal Mother]

jimbob86:

The Dollar is just worthless...

There, fixed it for you.

 

[XDKingslayer]

Because the cost of oil is going up and Glock magazines are made of plastic.

Tommy Lee Jones left that one out when you got rid of that nickel plated sissy pistol with the metal mags.

 

[moe.ron]

I was just at the CDNN site and the mags for my 23 are $16.99. Considering what mags cost for my M&P and Sig this is way cheap.

 

[FoothillTom]

I'm selling a few Glock magazines from my deceased Father in Law's collection. They're all brand new. I'm trying to unload them for dealer cost; as best as I can determine that.

http://www.premiersoft.com/powpow/Magazines/Mags.htm

The disclaimer linked on that page tells you everything you could want to know.

Thanks.
Tom

 

[OOOXOOO]

I just bought 10 hi-cap mags for my G19 at the last Phoenix gun show for $125. Sure glad I did. Compared to other magazines (plastic or metal) they are still one of the best buys around. Heck the cheapest price I could find for my Ruger was $32 for ten rounders.

 

[Big Boomer]

supply and demand...

the supply is shrinking because of all the ones that keep getting damaged in kabooms...

the demand is growing because all of the people that keep having kabooms are having to replace their mags...

but of course glock still says its bad ammo :-D

Oh that's priceless! ROFL! You are going to give someone a conniption fit!

 

[QuakKillz]

For those economically inclined: contrast the M0 (total cash) figure with M3 (total money) graphs of late. We're facing major inflation, and nobody is saying anything.

yea they are......"we're experiencing a slight recession" ....LOL!!! WHATEVER.....looks like OUTRAGEOUS inflation to me too.....