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<blockquote data-quote="Tbugman" data-source="post: 2691477" data-attributes="member: 114743"><p>Agreed. If there is none, then the profit in my example is void. My assertion is that there is some, and it gets "trickled" out in such a fashion as to keep the inventory super low, and maximize profit on each sale. Hey, I could be completely wrong here and someone may call BS on my theory. That's OK, but ultimately the money trail is very illuminating. I just know that in many other retail sectors, this very scenario is currently going on. It's hard for us to wrap our heads around it because we live in a country that for most of our lives has been one of abundance. I'm 57 and for most of my life if there was a need for a particular product (or a want), it was available, typically at a fair or "regular" price point. The 1970's oil embargo and gasoline shortage was a memorable exception, and now COVID and the resulting Economy of Scarcity (my theory) seem to be creating similar shortages in many retail sectors. We notice the powder/primer situation here because we share a common desire to shoot and reload, and for the most part everyone is having similar experiences getting components. As to the explanation that there are (xxx million) more gun owners now than pre-COVID, I would argue that almost all of the new gun owners are NOT shooting magnum rifles, and using up magnum primers and slow burning powder, but instead shooting 9mm pistols and 223/5.56 guns and ammo. Funny, there does not seem to be any shortage of those (although there was for quite a while) items.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tbugman, post: 2691477, member: 114743"] Agreed. If there is none, then the profit in my example is void. My assertion is that there is some, and it gets "trickled" out in such a fashion as to keep the inventory super low, and maximize profit on each sale. Hey, I could be completely wrong here and someone may call BS on my theory. That's OK, but ultimately the money trail is very illuminating. I just know that in many other retail sectors, this very scenario is currently going on. It's hard for us to wrap our heads around it because we live in a country that for most of our lives has been one of abundance. I'm 57 and for most of my life if there was a need for a particular product (or a want), it was available, typically at a fair or "regular" price point. The 1970's oil embargo and gasoline shortage was a memorable exception, and now COVID and the resulting Economy of Scarcity (my theory) seem to be creating similar shortages in many retail sectors. We notice the powder/primer situation here because we share a common desire to shoot and reload, and for the most part everyone is having similar experiences getting components. As to the explanation that there are (xxx million) more gun owners now than pre-COVID, I would argue that almost all of the new gun owners are NOT shooting magnum rifles, and using up magnum primers and slow burning powder, but instead shooting 9mm pistols and 223/5.56 guns and ammo. Funny, there does not seem to be any shortage of those (although there was for quite a while) items. [/QUOTE]
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