Well, the show in ND had only 2 powder vendors, the show in NC had probably 8 - 10 people selling powder. Granted, some of them were very small, but at least there is competition. The buttheads from "Reloading Unlimited" out of TN were not there this time, they are the ones that mark things up to outrageous prices, Like $300 for a 8lb jug of Bullseye. At the last show, I had one vendor (with the lowest prices) tell me that the guy from RU approached him at one show and wanted to buy out his whole powder inventory at his asking prices. He didn't sell to him. I will search this guy out at every show and buy something from him! I did not buy much, but I did get Titewad for $18, and primers for $30. Those prices INCLUDED tax.
One vendor at Raleigh had a lot of powder, including Unique and Bullseye. He did not have prices marked on anything. I asked the price of BE, and he said "$35". I said "no thanks". I was a little mad but tried not to show it. I just went down the line of powder asking the prices, and each time I emphatically said "no thanks". For the powders that other vendors had, his prices were better but still too high, like Titegroup for $30. I hope he got the message.
