The 2013 price gouging rant/vent thread

[SVT]

Price Gouging FTW: http://lewrockwell.com/paul/paul828.html

 

[Leonidas]

Price Gouging FTW: http://lewrockwell.com/paul/paul828.html

The article briefly mentioned it, but the whiners should look into the Nixon wage/price controls to see how well that worked. Also rent control in New York encouraged the conversion of massive areas from normal residential neighborhoods into vast slums.

 

[Mayonnaise]

The only thing that baffles me is people are actually paying $750-1000 for g19's and $50 for AR mags when these items can be had for MSRP. You just have to look and be patient. It's crazy.

For example, I've bought more 30 round AR mags since Christmas than I have ever purchased. I have not paid over $18 for steel mags or $13 for PMAGS. I bought a Spikes AR upper from a Baton Rouge gun shop on December 22 for the MSRP listed on the manufacturers web page.

Ammo is a different story. I just don't have it in me to get to academy at 7am and wait for the doors to open.

 

[bs875]

You just have to look and be patient.

You answered your own questioned. It's the same reason people buy ammo at the gun show when it can be had online for 50% less (I'm talking pre-Dec).

 

[IfItFliesItDies]

2000 for an Olympic Arms AR? You've got to be kidding me.

 

[returningliberty]

2000 for an Olympic Arms AR? You've got to be kidding me.

Dude that's not the worst I've seen. I had a random dude call me (friend of a friend) and try to sell me a g17 gen3 for 900+.

A few weeks ago a guy I know offered me $2,500 for my AR. He had never seen it, not a gun guy, and just thought it was a standard $750 AR. When I told him its almost worth that Pre crazy, he bumped the price to $3,000. He had no idea what he was buying and didn't care. I should have sold it to him lol.

 

[Mayonnaise]

2000 for an Olympic Arms AR? You've got to be kidding me.

Second time it was listed. Supposedly it sold the first go round.

I wonder if people are trolling sellers who list things for crazy prices?

 

[aleks61]

$1,600 for a Romanian AK. Now I have seen it all. http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?100413-romaina-ak-for-sale

 

[nomadicdread]

Jefferson Gun Outlet has a wall full of full capacity pistol mags. Hk, Sig, Glock, etc. Price? $49.95 Anybody needing to be raped, head on over!

Do they still have those mags?

 

[returningliberty]

$1,600 for a Romanian AK. Now I have seen it all. http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?100413-romaina-ak-for-sale

This one probably takes the cake for #1 most retarded. Ya'll remember when these were $375 @ Cabelas less than 5 years ago? How times have changed.

 

[SeventhSon]

Screw it, Im selling! I've been holding onto it for a while but with prices this high I'm cashing in.

Flash hider, Magpul AFG, Troy folding front sight, Aimpoint on RS Products mount, VTAC flashlight mount with 250 lumen light. Comes with one black PMag (no window). The rest is an assortment of standard capacity and low capacity magazines. Asking $3200 for the whole package, non negotiable. May be open to trades. Did I mention that it's full auto?

Ill throw in the grip pod also. As well as some rounds I have laying around.

 

[returningliberty]

Screw it, Im selling! I've been holding onto it for a while but with prices this high I'm cashing in.

Flash hider, Magpul AFG, Troy folding front sight, Aimpoint on RS Products mount, VTAC flashlight mount with 250 lumen light. Comes with one black PMag (no window). The rest is an assortment of standard capacity and low capacity magazines. Asking $3200 for the whole package, non negotiable. May be open to trades. Did I mention that it's full auto?

650 rpm? And is that AimPoint night vision compatible?

 

[aleks61]

This one probably takes the cake for #1 most retarded. Ya'll remember when these were $375 @ Cabelas less than 5 years ago? How times have changed.

I paid $399 for mine at Accurate Firearms in 2009.

 

[aleks61]

Screw it, Im selling! I've been holding onto it for a while but with prices this high I'm cashing in.

Flash hider, Magpul AFG, Troy folding front sight, Aimpoint on RS Products mount, VTAC flashlight mount with 250 lumen light. Comes with one black PMag (no window). The rest is an assortment of standard capacity and low capacity magazines. Asking $3200 for the whole package, non negotiable. May be open to trades. Did I mention that it's full auto?

Ill throw in the grip pod also. As well as some rounds I have laying around.

Extra clips? And some silenced ammo?

 

[SeventhSon]

650 rpm? And is that AimPoint night vision compatible?

I'll have to get back to you on the rate of fire. The Aimpoint is not night vision compatible. That's why I put a flashlight on it.

 

[returningliberty]

I paid $399 for mine at Accurate Firearms in 2009.

Man if I had known I would bought a pallet full of them. If that thing sells I'm going to cry.

 

[SeventhSon]

Extra clips? And some silenced ammo?

Lots of extra clips and you can even carry them "Jungle Style" clipped together!

 

[SpeedRacer]

It won't sell for that. The great thing about the free market is it's self correcting.

 

[SeventhSon]

It won't sell for that. The great thing about the free market is it's self correcting.

I call shenanigans!!! I can put a wooden box of dog poo on Gunbroker and as long as I title it "TACTICAL dog poo" and throw in a PMag I can pretty much get asking price.

 

[Emperor]

If you want to look for a silver lining consider this;

Those willing to pay what you all seem to think is exorbitantly higher prices than they should, may actually be that much more passionate about losing their stuff to moronic gun control laws.