nofendertom
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Now if only "treat other people well" would extend in other areas as well.
You don’t need to be a wackadoo to appreciate agorism.Aside from the main point - which is a good one - I am terrified that we have become, at least temporarily, the barter economy that the tinfoil hat crowd always predicted.
Hey all,
Just wanted to share a quick story as a reminder to treat your fellow man decently (especially reloaders during these shortages).
Talked to a guy at the local cabelas, he seemed pretty desperate for some trailboss . I told him that right now I'm not selling anything but I'm willing to trade- that way neither person is paying inflated prices. He took my number and said he'd see what he had to trade.
He messaged me today and asked if I'd be willing to trade a 9oz container of TB for 1000 lr primers. Ummmmm, yeah. I would have done it for half that. In any case, I told him I'd throw in a box of 30-30 factory ammo and some .452" cast bullets to even it up a little.
He was shocked and said everyone he's dealt with wasn't interested in "fair" and just looked out for themselves . I guess I'm not that way and I'm certain I'm still getting the better end of the deal and told him so. He said he's just thankful that I was willing to trade some extra powder because he's been out of TB for 6 months and hasn't had any luck.
Moral of the story is, be decent to each other. Don't skin someone just because you can. If you have something you can spare, help someone out. I believe this type of thing comes back around to you, call it karma or whatever. I've been treated pretty well and I make sure no one ever leaves a dealing with me thinking I'm a stingy or greedy guy. We all need to live in this messed up world together, try to make it a little easier for someone.
Good luck
Just a note, Not all shops charging insane prices have changed their mark up, some of them are paying the insane prices themselves. I have literally seen people walk into a shop and ask for a specific gun and then ask "got any ammo for it" and when told no they leave. It's hard to move guns without ammo.i dont know if you are paying attention who is inflating the prices the most, my local gun shop is still putting same markup as always, i have purchased 2 guns and some ammo from his business. When all this shortage is over and price comes down i will remember those business owners that tried to take advantage of us all
And? My personal economy has been barter-centric for as long as I can remember. I'd much rather pass along something I don't need in return for something I can use, than *gasp* pay money for it.
Too many other things require money, of which I can only print so much.
You don’t know who will be taking care of you at the end. Just another reason to be kind to everyone.
Good ol' Yogi!In keeping with that - Always go to other people's funerals , otherwise they won't come to yours.