Powder and primers supplies scarce??

[B. Dudley]

Another point about pricing is this, of course there are those that outright gouge. But when people complain about the pricing at local gun shops and such, the thing that many do not take into account is what the shop had to pay for the inventory. And they have to make money on it. Many I know of have had their normal supply chains completely dry up. So they have to get inventory from wherever they can get it, from walk-in buys usually. Many dealers are paying what used to be normal retail so that they can have something on their shelves.

It is truly feast or famine in this business. Usually famine.

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

Another point about pricing is this, of course there are those that outright gouge. But when people complain about the pricing at local gun shops and such, the thing that many do not take into account is what the shop had to pay for the inventory. And they have to make money on it. Many I know of have had their normal supply chains completely dry up. So they have to get inventory from wherever they can get it, from walk-in buys usually. Many dealers are paying what used to be normal retail so that they can have something on their shelves.

It is truly feast or famine in this business. Usually famine.

Same with Toyota 4x4's, many of the used one's at the dealer are priced higher than the MSRP for a new one on the Toyota website. Word on the street is new ones start at $2500 over MSRP and go up from there if they can find one.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Pete Lester

Same with Toyota 4x4's, many of the used one's at the dealer are priced higher than the MSRP for a new one on the Toyota website. Word on the street is new ones start at $2500 over MSRP and go up from there if they can find one.

I bought a Toyota TRD Pro 4 Runner last year, sticker was something like $53,500. They gave it to me for several grand off the sticker, plus gave me $16,000 on a 300,000 mile BASE model Tundra that I paid $18,000 for 8 years ago, used. They called me last month and offered me $53,500 for my 26,000 mile TRD 4 Runner. What? This world is $!#*! nuts. I said, "Well then I have nothing to drive," to which they said, "We have a nice used Prius you can buy..."