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<blockquote data-quote="Shootin4fun" data-source="post: 922593" data-attributes="member: 28741"><p>So, I found Varget a gunbroker.com but what seems to be happening is this:</p><p></p><p>Smaller stores, not corporate like the big C or Sportsmen's warehouse, are putting their inventory up for bid rather than sell it in their store where they would likely alienate their customers. They have bidding reserves close to $300 / 8 lb. jug, which defines gouging in my book. 1lb jars go for even more. Plus there's often an additional hazmat fee of $18 or $28. Ones that don't have reserves get bid up by hoarders or desperate guys. The last powder I bought 4 months ago (IMR4831) was $169 for 8 lbs. and that's the normal retail price. So they are getting almost double normal retail prices, meaning 4x what they paid. I refuse to support that. No "brotherhood of shooters" attitude or even common respect for their customers there! Imagine your local hardware store tripling the cost of plywood before a hurricane. These profiteering gun stores know its offensive and that's why they are going to gunbroker and not selling them out of their store in the first place. </p><p></p><p>I guess that's America these days; screw everyone while you can and look out only for #1. </p><p></p><p>Diatribe over and out! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shootin4fun, post: 922593, member: 28741"] So, I found Varget a gunbroker.com but what seems to be happening is this: Smaller stores, not corporate like the big C or Sportsmen's warehouse, are putting their inventory up for bid rather than sell it in their store where they would likely alienate their customers. They have bidding reserves close to $300 / 8 lb. jug, which defines gouging in my book. 1lb jars go for even more. Plus there's often an additional hazmat fee of $18 or $28. Ones that don't have reserves get bid up by hoarders or desperate guys. The last powder I bought 4 months ago (IMR4831) was $169 for 8 lbs. and that's the normal retail price. So they are getting almost double normal retail prices, meaning 4x what they paid. I refuse to support that. No "brotherhood of shooters" attitude or even common respect for their customers there! Imagine your local hardware store tripling the cost of plywood before a hurricane. These profiteering gun stores know its offensive and that's why they are going to gunbroker and not selling them out of their store in the first place. I guess that's America these days; screw everyone while you can and look out only for #1. Diatribe over and out! :cool: [/QUOTE]
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