Ammo sales - Run on ammo?

[TheOriginalMexicanBob]

Capitalism being what it is...and I am a capitalist...it's not unusual for them to take advantage of a tense situation even though they had no part in creating it.

As I've heard said..."A businessman will sell his own hangman the rope".

 

[outrider58]

Capitalism being what it is...and I am a capitalist...it's not unusual for them to take advantage of a tense situation even though they had no part in creating it.

As I've heard said..."A businessman will sell his own hangman the rope".

Vlad Lenin, I believe

 

[Threeband]

Has anyone seen an increase in demand for plutonium and fissionable uranium?

(Glad I stocked up when it was cheap.)

 

[6-Pack]

Has anyone seen an increase in demand for plutonium and fissionable uranium?

(Glad I stocked up when it was cheap.)

Not yet, but the flux capacitor market is going crazy

 

[Threeband]

That's a volatile market.

 

[RFBfromDE]

This post reminds me...

Prices have not been lower since before the ‘Rona.

I ordered 500 just cause as God is my witness, I will never go ammo hungry again!

 

[somd_mustangs]

Not yet, but the flux capacitor market is going crazy

Hah, just try finding dilithium crystals lately.

 

[Tungsten]

Has anyone seen an increase in demand for plutonium and fissionable uranium?

(Glad I stocked up when it was cheap.)

you mean like this?

 

[Sage954]

It’s not going to get cheaper. only my opinion.

 

[Zaicran]

Prices have not been lower since before the ‘Rona.

I ordered 500 just cause as God is my witness, I will never go ammo hungry again!

Yeah I just ordered 500 5.56 , and another 500 in 9mm (mixed), and 300 40S&W

 

[172pilot]

Are we allowed to up our yearly purchases to 100 rounds??

As long as it's 100 separate orders of 1 round each I think.. :-)

 

[ironpony]

It’s not going to get cheaper. only my opinion.

I'm thinking down another 5%+, possibly black Friday.

 

[Phoenix_1295]

“… however if order volume continues to overwhelm the warehouse crew's capacity to fill orders over the next few days we will have to make choices on how we reduce volume, which could involve increasing prices 5% to 10%, …”

Sounds like SGAmmo’s answer to their warehouse workers being overworked by increased orders, is to raise prices to deter people from ordering. Doesn’t sound like a good business practice to me. Doesn’t say they have a shortage of supply.

SGAmmo’s notice seems a bit over the top and more like a tactic trying to scare folks into buying bulk.

 

[hogarth]

Sounds like SGAmmo’s answer to their warehouse workers being overworked by increased orders, is to raise prices to deter people from ordering. Doesn’t sound like a good business practice to me. Doesn’t say they have a shortage of supply.

SGAmmo’s notice seems a bit over the top and more like a tactic trying to scare folks into buying bulk.

I buy from them frequently but never based on what Sam is saying. I just buy based on their prices and my needs/wants.

 

[Huckleberry]

5.56 Only?

Not considering some 12ga OO or OOO Buck?

 

[Ponder_MD]

I ordered a few things. I think if "nothing happens" here at home, prices will remain where they are.
If "something happens" domestically, all bets are off.

 

[Phoenix_1295]

I buy from them frequently but never based on what Sam is saying. I just buy based on their prices and my needs/wants.

I buy from them occasionally, if they have the best price for the brand I shoot.

Even though they have free shipping for orders over $200, taxes often make them more expensive than others for what I shoot.

I read the whole dissertation from SGAmmo in my email and it really does read like a sales gimmick to create the panic situation he is describing, to drive up his sales and cause folks to ignore the price.

[edited for typo]

 

[TheWhiteBuffalo]

Watch 22LR, that's where the panic buying always begins.

 

[jr88]

I just received 2 e-mail stating Winchester/Lake City has ceased all commercial sales. Decided to check my go to Sam Gabbert and see this:

Due to extremely high order volume over the past 6 days, we are only accepting new orders for a very small selection of products, and all other products have been temporarily removed from the website. We currently have a backlog of over 12,000 orders, which is 4 to 5 days worth of work for the warehouse crew to pick, check, pack and ship. We will be offering limited selections for the next few days, and a more complete inventory after that. Orders placed at this time may take up to 7 days to be shipped out.

 

[outrider58]

I just received 2 e-mail stating Winchester/Lake City has ceased all commercial sales. Decided to check my go to Sam Gabbert and see this:

Due to extremely high order volume over the past 6 days, we are only accepting new orders for a very small selection of products, and all other products have been temporarily removed from the website. We currently have a backlog of over 12,000 orders, which is 4 to 5 days worth of work for the warehouse crew to pick, check, pack and ship. We will be offering limited selections for the next few days, and a more complete inventory after that. Orders placed at this time may take up to 7 days to be shipped out.

This really seems like a man-made emergency, meaning, a panic buy.

Here we go again!