weenis
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Dang, I'm hoarding so much stuff I'm forgetting what I have in inventory.
Ammo Hoarding
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10k is hoarding?
I have 10k in 22lr.
I have 10k in 22lr.
The boss doesn't know how much is really in the house. Better that way.
Went to the east valley today to meet a guy about some stuff...stopped by Bass Pro just to see what was up. Line of people out front. They're only allowing 50 people into the store at a time, one or two people leave...they let that many people enter. An employee told me it only took about 15 minutes to wait to get in, so I did...just to see what the place looked like.
Texted a buddy who I was also going to visit, since I was on that side of town, asked him if he needed any ammo. He said he could maybe use a little 9mm. Just a box or two...for grins. There are signs everywhere..."Only 500 rounds of all ammo combined, can be purchased. If you buy a container that is larger than 500 rounds (which I doubt they still have any), then that's it for that visit".
So, I look at the nearly bare ammo shelf, when an employee asks if he can help me. He then walks me over to all the 9mm they have left...maybe 1 or 2K of Herter's and Winchester. I was surprised the prices seemed "normal". So, I picked up a 100 round box of Herter's for my buddy, for $17.49, minus military discount. Most everyone else seems to be buying the limit...if they can find what they want.
So, about 15 minutes after I leave there, my buddy texts me, and says not to bother...he doesn't really need it. I drive over to his place, told him he didn't have to buy it if he didn't want it, but if he wanted it...I'd sell it to him for $10. So, he bought it. I'm just a nice guy like that. Sometimes.
Texted a buddy who I was also going to visit, since I was on that side of town, asked him if he needed any ammo. He said he could maybe use a little 9mm. Just a box or two...for grins. There are signs everywhere..."Only 500 rounds of all ammo combined, can be purchased. If you buy a container that is larger than 500 rounds (which I doubt they still have any), then that's it for that visit".
So, I look at the nearly bare ammo shelf, when an employee asks if he can help me. He then walks me over to all the 9mm they have left...maybe 1 or 2K of Herter's and Winchester. I was surprised the prices seemed "normal". So, I picked up a 100 round box of Herter's for my buddy, for $17.49, minus military discount. Most everyone else seems to be buying the limit...if they can find what they want.
So, about 15 minutes after I leave there, my buddy texts me, and says not to bother...he doesn't really need it. I drive over to his place, told him he didn't have to buy it if he didn't want it, but if he wanted it...I'd sell it to him for $10. So, he bought it. I'm just a nice guy like that. Sometimes.
“Hoarding” or not, I have to say I’m a little disappointed to see some long-time members throwing their hat into the ring of price gouging assholes that was mostly made up of new guys, until recently... I generally try to refrain from such language, but it really is fitting in circumstances like this, IMO. This place really isn’t the place it once was. 
I don't think anyone considers it as "hoarding" if you've been accumulating it over time, when things were relatively "normal". It becomes hoarding when someone goes nuts, and buys everything they can get their hands on...because of some perceived "shortage"...or imminent shortage.
And, I don't think most here even really care, that much...if someone is buying a ton of ammo, right now...*IF* they're buying it for their own use. I believe what is annoying people, are the "flippers", who see a "crisis" (whether real or imagined) as an opportunity to stick it to others, by reselling at outrageous prices.
I'm not hoarding. I have 32,000 rounds of .22 LR. I had a bit more than that the last time .22 ammo got expensive...and I didn't sell any then, and I'm not selling any now. I like to have enough ammo to last the rest of my life...if for some reason, I suddenly can't acquire anymore. That's easier to accomplish once you're on the "downslope"...and coasting toward the finish line, than it would have been 20 or 30 years ago!
And, I don't think most here even really care, that much...if someone is buying a ton of ammo, right now...*IF* they're buying it for their own use. I believe what is annoying people, are the "flippers", who see a "crisis" (whether real or imagined) as an opportunity to stick it to others, by reselling at outrageous prices.
I'm not hoarding. I have 32,000 rounds of .22 LR. I had a bit more than that the last time .22 ammo got expensive...and I didn't sell any then, and I'm not selling any now. I like to have enough ammo to last the rest of my life...if for some reason, I suddenly can't acquire anymore. That's easier to accomplish once you're on the "downslope"...and coasting toward the finish line, than it would have been 20 or 30 years ago!
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