widespread price-gouging of guns and ammunition

[Lane]

Originally Posted by zenfly

There are some dealers who have not raised their prices his whole time. It's a free market, sure. But the market will return to normal and, when it does, remember the folks who did you right and the folks who tried to stick it to you.

I agree. There's a great gun shop a couple of blocks from my office. I generally don't but ammo there, but he's got the best prices for reloading supplies. He hasn't raised his prices other than pass along the increases he's had to pay. He'll continue to get my business.

Lane

[DaFadda]

I just saw a used Bersa 380 identical to one of mine going for $379. USED. I paid about $200 a year and a half ago.

At my last gun purchase, my wife said "Why do you want another gun?".

My response? "My gun collection has appreciated in value more than my 401k.

She said: "oh. ok."

end of discussion.

Da

[ratpatrol]

I tested the waters pretty hard during the panic by listing a brick of Gemtech.22 on another forum. I pulled the listing when the price went to $100. Yea, it might have been the wrong thing to do but selling at 125% profit was definately wrong. Needless to day, I have a brick of Gemtech.