PCShogun said:Whats crazy is that the shelves at ATP are EMPTY at those prices. Hate it all you want, but SOMEONE is buying at those prices.
Welcome to Capitalism. I guess I'd feel different if firearms were to be considered a "Necessity" to life. But realistically, we do not hunt to survive and likely most of us have enough ammunition to keep our current bang sticks loaded for at least against future needs (or else you were unprepared, in which case you should buy a few boxes at these insane prices when you can find it.)
I look at it this way, that $3000 AR will likely be for sale in the future for $500 as they try to recoup their money after the fear is gone. Otherwise, it may actually have been a good investment.
Hate it all you want, but if we had the money, we should have bought a bunch at dirt cheap prices and be selling them ourselves for $3,000.
mcdaniel said:PCShogun said:I have gone through times of extreme hardship in my businesses and when raw materials skyrocket, I hunker down, Get really honest with my customers and try to help all of us get through the bad times. This type of business ethics is not the fastest way to earn a profit when times are tough. It does, however, create an atmosphere of trust and a loyal customer base that tries to work with me. The long term effect is more profits.
Ding ding that's how it should be done.....
TheSwampFox said:ATP has already ran me off. I haven't set foot in there in years. I thought I found some pretty decent guys over at the ammo dump and really enjoyed stopping in there from time to time. I last went in there just after the new year and saw that they were selling 20 round boxes of American Eagle .223 for $18.99 and Thermold AR mags for $29.99. I was planning on spending about $100 on ammo but at those prices I decided to not to buy anything and take my wife out dinner instead. I like to try to spend my money local and will even pay a little more than I do online but when the local guys try to bend me over I don't feel to bad about sending my money out of state.