wapitiaddict
Well-Known Member
I hopped on gunbroker yesterday out of frustration about the lack of ammo in every LGS store near me.....
Here is one of my observations: a lot of the listings are selling large quantity lots of ammo, many with pictures of box/cases full of ammo. The thing is that retail buyers at gun shops, aka me and you, have a limitation of usually one to two boxes. So who is getting their hands on cases full ammo? The answer, wholesalers and retail shops.
I think they've seen these "run on ammo" shortages in years past and are now deciding to cash in on the craze by posting ammo on gunbroker and such rather than sell it in their stores or ship it to retailers. Really, how much more work is it to ship a couple of cases to thousands of retail shops, or sell a case to thousands of individuals on gunbroker? Especially at the super high prices that suckers or desperate people are shelling out on gunbroker. It's not too hard to convert your process, or a portion of your process, when you can go from 10% margins to 150% margins.
Anyhow, I wouldn't be surprised.....
Others think that it's store employees that get first dibs and are buying it before customers can.....I dont think gunshops would allow their employees to do that because then the employees would be making money at the expense of the employers....I think it is the gunshops or the wholesalers themselves.
Of course not all gunshops or wholesalers are doing this....but it doesnt take a much before it starts to affect the supply chain.
Here is one of my observations: a lot of the listings are selling large quantity lots of ammo, many with pictures of box/cases full of ammo. The thing is that retail buyers at gun shops, aka me and you, have a limitation of usually one to two boxes. So who is getting their hands on cases full ammo? The answer, wholesalers and retail shops.
I think they've seen these "run on ammo" shortages in years past and are now deciding to cash in on the craze by posting ammo on gunbroker and such rather than sell it in their stores or ship it to retailers. Really, how much more work is it to ship a couple of cases to thousands of retail shops, or sell a case to thousands of individuals on gunbroker? Especially at the super high prices that suckers or desperate people are shelling out on gunbroker. It's not too hard to convert your process, or a portion of your process, when you can go from 10% margins to 150% margins.
Anyhow, I wouldn't be surprised.....
Others think that it's store employees that get first dibs and are buying it before customers can.....I dont think gunshops would allow their employees to do that because then the employees would be making money at the expense of the employers....I think it is the gunshops or the wholesalers themselves.
Of course not all gunshops or wholesalers are doing this....but it doesnt take a much before it starts to affect the supply chain.