Price gauging out of control

[MartyZ 697]

I just went to Ramsey Outdoor just to see if they had any ammo on the shelves, they are selling WWB .45 230g 50 box for $52.99. Are they completely nuts ??? That's probably why those .45s are still on the shelves.

[HODGIE 3]

Stock is coming in with the online vendors and prices are coming down.

PSA has or had a decent amount of stuff in this morning, .22lr ammo was around $20.00 for 500 which is not all that bad.

AIM has been getting in stock all week, sells out fast but the prices cannot be beat. Local guy's with small shops are hit the hardest, since there is no way they can stock the same ammount of ammo that AIM or SG ammo stock their price point is going be higher and they are going to have a harder time to move it. If he restocked this recently I bet he over paid. Still over $1.00 a round for .45 is terriable.

[Secret Squirrel 3]

I think I paid $22 for a box of american eagle, sheesh I couldn't imagine $1 a round

[Joe Dirt 3]

There prices have always been high on ammo. But not that high!

[e80hydro 120]

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[fatty 241]

Ramsey tried selling me a brick of .22 for $30 before newtown. They only have decent pricing on handguns

[302w 83]

Ramsey lost a lot of respect from me because of their sky high ammo prices. I'm aware of the situation but its a scumbag move on their part.

[bullpin 0]

Did you see the lmtmws they had there?awesome gun but not for the 4000 dollar price tag. The other 223 lmt they had they wanted 3k. I was looking at the glock 21 45acp. They wanted 635.00 . How is that for price? Im new to glocks.

[fatty 241]

635 for a new gen4 g21 is reasonable I think for a retail shop. It wont be much cheaper online but I havent looked at glock prices recently

[Bbott 1]

Check Cabelas. I picked up 6 boxes of Remington 9MM for $16.99 box. Shipped within 24 hours. They have other calibers in stock too. Just check back daily, no need to pay top dollar for ammo. Today I saw one site selling boxes of Federal Range 9mm 115gr for $49 a box!! I have a boycott list of websites that are price gauging. Once the demand dies, they will get ZERO business from me. I hope you all are doing the same too...

[fatty 241]

Luckily im already fully stocked in .45 for a gun I dont even have yet haha. Ive been considering a 9mm but with the craziness I think ill either wait or get another .45. Leaning toward a sig p220

[jrfly3006 42]

Waiting for the free market professors on here to defend these prices

[M4BGRINGO 139]

Fine, I will say it. It is not needed for your survival is it? You can buy food and water, right? You don't need .45 ammo or any other ammo to survive do you? So if you don't like the prices don't buy it. If you think there are retailers "gouging" then put a list on the wall of who you will never buy from again. Put me on block if you don't like what I have to say, I don't give a shyt. Grow-up already, seems we have a bunch of whiners sitting in mommies basement smacking-away on the computer.

[HavocMan 13]

Waiting for the free market professors on here to defend these prices

 

Do you think some third party should tell them what to charge?

 

After that we'll let the same third party decide how much your job skills are worth and what you should be payed each week.

What? That's not good?

 

Don't like Ramsey's price? Tell the management that their prices are out of whack and walk out of the store. Maybe you'll get a counter offer. Can't hurt to try - the free market system works in both directions.

[MartyZ 697]

Fine, I will say it. It is not needed for your survival is it? You can buy food and water, right? You don't need .45 ammo or any other ammo to survive do you? So if you don't like the prices don't buy it. If you think there are retailers "gouging" then put a list on the wall of who you will never buy from again. Put me on block if you don't like what I have to say, I don't give a shyt. Grow-up already, seems we have a bunch of whiners sitting in mommies basement smacking-away on the computer.

 

That's why I didn't buy the ammo, I don't need it to survive, and no one is whining. And yes, the free market system is what it is, but it only works when there is competition, that's why monopolies are illegal. If there is a shortage, and someone takes advantage of that shortage, it's legal but it's not moral. I personally have bought 2 pistols and 2 rifles from them, but I will never buy anything else from them if this is how they treat their customers.

[Bbott 1]

 

 

That's why I didn't buy the ammo, I don't need it to survive, and no one is whining. And yes, the free market system is what it is, but it only works when there is competition, that's why monopolies are illegal. If there is a shortage, and someone takes advantage of that shortage, it's legal but it's not moral. I personally have bought 2 pistols and 2 rifles from them, but I will never buy anything else from them if this is how they treat their customers.

 

Well said +1

[Kingsoverqueens 10]

Waiting for the free market professors on here to defend these prices

OK.

 

Let 'em charge what they want. I'm not paying it. I simply won't shoot if it comes to it.

 

I just did a round count and am down to around 500 9mm, which sealed the deal that we aren't shooting USPSA at Shongum tomorrow.

 

Absent a free market system, what do you propose? And who is going to monitor it? The same government who's trying to limit what we can own in the first place.

[Kingsoverqueens 10]

and no one is whining. And yes, the free market system is what it is, but it only works when there is competition,

There is a lot of whining going on, and there is a lot of competition. The problem is that there is limited inventory. Limited inventory, higher price....full inventory, lower price. It all equals out eventually.

[johnp 45]

Their prices are good on shotguns and pistols. And just about every guy who works at the gun counter is helpful and a pleasure to talk to.

 

The boss man sets all the prices, and the counter guys will usually say "he's asking to much for that offer him $XX and he'll probably take it."

 

I am speaking of the store in Ramsey and not those d-bags in Paramus.

[dtown223 12]

RO in Paramus has also been pricey on ammo, but competitive on guns.

Hate to think that I may have to either eat the big extra markup,or go back to dicks if April brings bad news

[Spartiati 63]

Waiting for the free market professors on here to defend these prices

 

It's very simple, don't buy it. When no one does the price will come down. God I love the free market.

[BlueLineFish 615]

the prices on here have been ridiculous as of late as well. Its killing my classified buying spree

[NJDrew1 0]

The smaller gun shops need to be cautious about gouging their long-time customers. If a customer is going to stay with them during the good times, they need to take care of them during the bad times. I'm not talking about the casual shopper who comes in once or twice a year, but those who are regular. Regular customers may re-think their choice of gun shop when the tide turns. It's all about customer loyalty.

[jrfly3006 42]

I really feel for the new shooters who have joind after recent events and are getting fleeced...great way to introduce someone to shooting is a nice $53.00 box of ammo...."hey how'd you like to have a dollar bill fly out of your barrel every time you pull the trigger"

[NJDrew1 0]

Yep. I'm hoping they'll get the sense that the market will right itself when all of this bs goes away. Everybody will have a good sense of where everything was going by the end of next quarter.

[brocglock23 4]

Boycott, Boycott, Boycott!!!!

 

Now that boycotting is out of the way, lets use logic.

 

Shop A carries 9mm at $14.00 a box

Shop B carries the same at $20.00 a box

Where do we go??? SHOP A!!!!!

Now same shops

Shop A carries 45ACP at $30.00 a box

Shop B carries same at $22.00 a box

Where do we go??? SHOP B!!!

Now that we priced shop everyone wins. And yes I price shop ammo.

[Nikos 31]

Boycott, Boycott, Boycott!!!!

 

Now that boycotting is out of the way, lets use logic.

 

Shop A carries 9mm at $14.00 a box

Shop B carries the same at $20.00 a box

Where do we go??? SHOP A!!!!!

Now same shops

Shop A carries 45ACP at $30.00 a box

Shop B carries same at $22.00 a box

Where do we go??? SHOP B!!!

Now that we priced shop everyone wins. And yes I price shop ammo.

 

Demand is more than shop A and B combined so people feel they need to buy at super expensive C & D because they heard on the internetz that there will be no more ammo left.

 

That's the mentality.

[NJDrew1 0]

That C-D store is a rip-off. LOL.

[PK90 3,573]

When shop B sells out of all their ammo, people will go to shop A to buy it.

[Socom 19]

When shop B sells out of all their ammo, people will go to shop A to buy it.

Apparently your shop "A" lol