A-2230 vs Xterminator powders

[243BR]

SOOOO... What if you restrict supply because you have a monopoly? So that demand never drops?

You know... Like how they do with diamonds. And gold. And oil. And... And...

I'm hesitating to post this...
Demand and Supply have nothing to do with each other. Its where the curves intersect that determines the market price.
For example, if in a given market Supply decreases and Demand stays the same the Supply curve shifts to the left along an unchanged Demand curve, increasing the market price. If you through a moving Demand curve into the mix things can change even more.
Sorry for the Econ lecture, I just couldn't help myself.

 

[L.Sherm]

So what is Vista and Hodgens motivation to own all the component and powder companys?

 

[GLShooter]

So what is Vista and Hodgens motivation to own all the component and powder companys?

Bigger market share. More flexibility to try new products. 3M is a good example as us Proctir and Gambles.

 

[L.Sherm]

Bigger market share. More flexibility to try new products. 3M is a good example as us Proctir and Gambles.

I suspect there's more to it than that.

 

[GLShooter]

I suspect there's more to it than that.

More than I'll ever understand. At least we don't have to buy the product line vaccine shots and health insurance.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

SOOOO... What if you restrict supply because you have a monopoly? So that demand never drops?

You know... Like how they do with diamonds. And gold. And oil. And... And...

For some reason the Diamonds and Gold prices have never affected me much.

 

[urbanrifleman]

For some reason the Diamonds and Gold prices have never affected me much.

Yeah but I bet the oil prices has.

For those that believe that oil is driven by supply and demand. Which it isn't. It is a cartel that controls the price openly. Yet no one seems to discuss that part of the equation. They have been normalized. This concept of the cartel, that sets the price, and we are all to be somehow thankful that they still continue to produce the product at whatever price they decide that you should pay.

 

[HTSmith]

The Anti-Trust laws and regulations exist for good reasons. They were designed to prevent monopolies and preserve competition in a free enterprise system. Of course laws and regulations are only as good as those that enforce them. Seems they don't get applied in the ammunition space. Now we have an oligopoly and we will pay more.

 

[NZ_Fclass]

The only government I trust, is the 45/70 Government.