Saiga prices...WTF!

[alowerlevel 77]

willing to bet this seller is a member here, and probably a lurker

Quick check of the member list says your right

[Blacksmythe 71]

BAZINGA !......

[Ray Ray 3,566]

Everybody should PM him and tell him to stop price gouging. I will

[RubberBullets 65]

Everybody should PM him and tell him to stop price gouging. I will

 

Somehow I think this will be the response:

 

[Ray Ray 3,566]

hahaha

 

I just asked him if it's him selling a 600 dollar AK varient at 1200 bucks.

[mak0 0]

Yeah it's me. I don't even really want to sell it but if someone is willing to paythe stupid tax and give me $1200 for it they can have it. Stock saigas are going for $800 and mine has a few hundred in accessories. It's called capitalism.

[A-Tech 8]

It's called contributing to this panic induced buying spree that has everyone taking all of the normal inventory away from ACTUAL shooters...and it sucks

[Ray Ray 3,566]

livin up to his name

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortfin_mako_shark

 

hey, I have this semi converted saiga that I bought for 400 bucks and I see I can sell it for 1200 or more! Sounds about right

[mak0 0]

I'm not a dealer and I'm not a charity. I have something that people want, if they want to purchase it they are going to have to pay what I'm willing to take. That just so happens to be an admittedly absurd amount. If there's someone out there welling to pay that they will and if not they won't. That is the beauty of the free market.

 

[Ray Ray 3,566]

you could've posted it here, but chose not to. Why? Because you would get blasted like this. I'd like to say good luck with the sale, but I won't.

[brocglock23 4]

you could've posted it here, but chose not to. Why? Because you would get blasted like this. I'd like to say good luck with the sale, but I won't.

agreed.

 

sent from hell with a smile.

[rightisright 3]

Uhh, why are so many people here against supply and demand?

 

This isn't price gouging, it's capitalism. If someone is willing to purchase the item at the asking price, the market is working. If there is no one willing to pay the price, the seller reconsiders.

[Ray Ray 3,566]

Uhh, why are so many people here against supply and demand?

 

This isn't price gouging, it's capitalism. If someone is willing to purchase the item at the asking price, the market is working. If there is no one willing to pay the price, the seller reconsiders.

 

then you buy it

[mak0 0]

you could've posted it here, but chose not to. Why? Because you would get blasted like this. I'd like to say good luck with the sale, but I won't.

 

Think about that question for a minute. Is it likely someone here would pay that much? Probably not.

 

Judging by the questions I've received from people on gunbroker there are at least a few potential buyers there considering it.

[rightisright 3]

then you buy it

 

You are missing the point. I am not willing to pay that much for the gun. But if someone else is, that's capitalism. If someone doesn't, the seller has wasted his money advertising it.

[DevsAdvocate 112]

 

Think about that question for a minute. Is it likely someone here would pay that much? Probably not.

 

Judging by the questions I've received from people on gunbroker there are at least a few potential buyers there considering it.

 

Mak0, don't listen to these guys. Buy low, sell high, and profit. This is all about supply and demand. You have the supply, and the demand means you will make money off it. Enjoy, I'm debating doing the same myself. :-)

 

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[intercooler 41]

Boy, I am sitting on the mother lode. I should sell my mak 90 or sar 2

[DevsAdvocate 112]

Boy, I am sitting on the mother lode. I should sell my mak 90 or sar 2

 

Go for it! In a few months when all this drama dies down, you can read buy them for super cheap.

 

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[RecessedFilter 222]

There is a difference from selling something a couple hundred bucks more on your home forum and selling it for 2x as much on another site.

 

A lot of us are friends on here. This is our home forum and we chat with each other, hangout, even shoot together. People who want to rip off each other on a home forum are, IMO, a not nice word. If it's priced up a bit high, then that's ok I guess but once you start really increasing the price, I, and I'm sure many others would agree, don't like that.

 

If people want to make money, then sell it on gunbroker or a different forum. At least you're ripping off someone who is random that you don't know, that is willing to pay that price.

[DevsAdvocate 112]

There is a difference from selling something a couple hundred bucks more on your home forum and selling it for 2x as much on another site.A lot of us are friends on here. This is our home forum and we chat with each other, hangout, even shoot together. People who want to rip off each other on a home forum are, IMO, a not nice word. If it's priced up a bit high, then that's ok I guess but once you start really increasing the price, I, and I'm sure many others would agree, don't like that.If people want to make money, then sell it on gunbroker or a different forum. At least you're ripping off someone who is random that you don't know, that is willing to pay that price.

That's what this guy is doing. But then again, why should we be restricted on this forum either? It's not like some of us are desperate to overpay. Also, it's not ripping someone off when market demand has driven up prices. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

[RubberBullets 65]

Speaking of which

 

[rightisright 3]

 

If people want to make money, then sell it on gunbroker or a different forum. At least you're ripping off someone who is random that you don't know, that is willing to pay that price.

Again, he isn't "ripping someone off" if that is the price the consumer is willing to pay. There's a very high demand and a very short supply of these items. That drives up the price the consumer is willing to pay. Since the supply is so tight, sellers can't replenish their inventory (and this applies to personal sales as well) and make money from multiple sales, so they raise prices to make more money on less items sold.

 

I remember learning this in sixth grade. It's really quite simple.

[BlueLineFish 615]

If people are willing to pay it then who cares.

[rightisright 3]

If people are willing to pay it then who cares.

 

Bingo. If the seller has priced his item over what the market will pay, he will be forced to lower his price.

[blksheep 466]

If people are willing to pay it then who cares.

 

This

[PK90 3,570]

Ray Ray is just cheap.

[BlueLineFish 615]

Too much involvement in other peoples business. Think it's ridiculous..don't buy it. Free market system.

[H.M. Murdock 0]

Comrades,

 

The price is how much people are willing to pay for it.

 

It is not price gouging as it is not an essential commodity.

 

In my opinion Saiga's have been "too expensive" for years -- by a factor of 2-4x.

 

If you want someone to blame look at the supply chain.

 

I think you'll find the underlying issue is that the quantity available on the US market has been limited rather than the selling price is not being limited

[Ray Ray 3,566]

Too much involvement in other peoples business. Think it's ridiculous..don't buy it. Free market system.

 

bro enough. Just stick to your 200 dollar ghetto pieces.

[Caine 147]

There's a fine line between making a few extra bucks and taking advantage of stupid people. As a community, we often do more harm to ourselves than the politicians do