Hilarious ammo price of the week

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Encoreman said:
Around 1963 I would go to the Western Auto store and buy .22 shorts for $0.39, and nobody questioned why an 11 year old was buying ammo. Oh those were the days my friends!!
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Even in the late 70's the ladies at the cornerr market would sell us all the 22's, shotgun shells and Copenhagen a kid could buy. When we hit 15 beer was ok too.
 
I never buy ammo in a panic.

When the 1968 Gun Control Act required ammo to be logged with drivers licence number etc. and the anti-gunners were talking about punitive sin taxes on ammo, I began a personal policy of keeping at least a five year supply of ammo, but bought only in calm times at reasonable prices.

"6.5 Carcano at $4 per round everywhere on GunBroker...."
Oooooo I'm sitting on a gold mine, I could gloat like Gollum over my precious hoard.
 
Not too "hilarious" but painful -- I "bit the bullet" so to speak, and found a guy on GB selling SPP. The buy-it-now price was just shy of a grand for 5000. He had over 450 positive feedbacks, so I "bit" and sent off a USPS money order since there was no credit card option. Last week I received a box with three pieces of scrap wood and note from this guy telling me what an fool I was! Raised all kinds of noise on GB and all the good it did was get me booted.
 
drk1 said:
Not too "hilarious" but painful -- I "bit the bullet" so to speak, and found a guy on GB selling SPP. The buy-it-now price was just shy of a grand for 5000. He had over 450 positive feedbacks, so I "bit" and sent off a USPS money order since there was no credit card option. Last week I received a box with three pieces of scrap wood and note from this guy telling me what an fool I was! Raised all kinds of noise on GB and all the good it did was get me booted.
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On Gun Broker? Who was the seller?
 
drk1 said:
Not too "hilarious" but painful -- I "bit the bullet" so to speak, and found a guy on GB selling SPP. The buy-it-now price was just shy of a grand for 5000. He had over 450 positive feedbacks, so I "bit" and sent off a USPS money order since there was no credit card option. Last week I received a box with three pieces of scrap wood and note from this guy telling me what an fool I was! Raised all kinds of noise on GB and all the good it did was get me booted.
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Sounds like it's time to call the cops.
 
drk1 said:
Not too "hilarious" but painful -- I "bit the bullet" so to speak, and found a guy on GB selling SPP. The buy-it-now price was just shy of a grand for 5000. He had over 450 positive feedbacks, so I "bit" and sent off a USPS money order since there was no credit card option. Last week I received a box with three pieces of scrap wood and note from this guy telling me what an fool I was! Raised all kinds of noise on GB and all the good it did was get me booted.
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I won't ever buy except with a credit or debit card and then I can sick the bank on them if they try something. I have had to do that several times. You should post the sellers info on all of the forums that have a place for that. make sure the posts are tagged so they are easy to find. Here you can post about it:

Rate Private and Retail Transactions | The High Road
 
Return address on the package. Seems like that person needs a visit from Buba
 
drk1 said:
guy on GB selling SPP. The buy-it-now price was just shy of a grand for 5000.
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Twenty cents per primer. I would be tempted to sell my entire stock and give up the shooting sports for the next 8 years. That's like a 600% mark up.

Robbins290 said:
I do not use ebay or GB anymore
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Me neither. I've been burned enough on small, stupid stuff for small, stupid amounts. I've learned my lesson(s).
 
I was at Cabela's yesterday and saw 6 boxes of 223 on the shelf. Hornady V max 50 grain. $23 each.
 
drk1 said:
Not too "hilarious" but painful -- I "bit the bullet" so to speak, and found a guy on GB selling SPP. The buy-it-now price was just shy of a grand for 5000. He had over 450 positive feedbacks, so I "bit" and sent off a USPS money order since there was no credit card option. Last week I received a box with three pieces of scrap wood and note from this guy telling me what an fool I was! Raised all kinds of noise on GB and all the good it did was get me booted.
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Show me
 
SharpDog said:
I won't ever buy except with a credit or debit card and then I can sick the bank on them if they try something. I have had to do that several times. You should post the sellers info on all of the forums that have a place for that. make sure the posts are tagged so they are easy to find. Here you can post about it:

Rate Private and Retail Transactions | The High Road
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Be careful with a debit card, they do not always have the same protections as a credit card. Some banks consider debit card transactions the same as cash. Always use a proper credit card if you can.
 
TimRB said:
7.62X54R is expensive now? .

Tim
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Not as bad as some other calibers right now but has gone up some hovering at 50 cents a shot steel cased, of course a run of the mill Mosin rifle is pushing $500 now though. For Swiss K31 want to be shooters, expect to take out a second mortgage or get a 2nd or 3rd job for either a rifle or ammo right now.
 
lionking said:
For Swiss K31 want to be shooters, expect to take out a second mortgage or get a 2nd or 3rd job for either a rifle or ammo right now.
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Sheesh--I guess I dodged a bullet on that one, too. I still have four of the black cases of GP11. You know what they say: "Buy it cheap and stack it deep."

Tim
 
Howland937 said:
Am curious as to whether bidets (sp?) became insanely marked up recently. Never shopped for one.
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One of my good friends is a plumber. When toilet paper disappeared he went from installing one a month to 3 a day...

Edit: read the rest of the thread. Holy cats, I didnt know primers shot up like that. Iirc I have 1k spp and 9mm bullets in my stash and I dont reload yet. Maybe I need to trade it for mini mags or actually man up and start pressing ammo...
 
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