Midway bullet price increase??

[Old Navy]

I don't know why the 6mm CM dies were so high

[SIZE=4]justpassinthru[/SIZE] but here is what my local store had this morning.​

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[john pruitt]

I was on midway and looked for 69 gr smk. The 500 ct box which was around a hundred and change, is now 153.00. Seems a little dramatic.

I dont use Midway for anything. thier are a bunch of better places .

 

[justpassinthru]

I don't know why the 6mm CM dies were so high

[SIZE=4]justpassinthru[/SIZE] but here is what my local store had this morning.​

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Scan the actual barcode on the die box, you may get a surprise. I tried to scan the barcode in the photo but it didn't work. Here's what came up on my phone after scanning the barcode on a die set I have which is the only one new enough to have a barcode. I saw the same variation in price at my Walmart. Seems the more popular ones were priced higher. I'll go back and capture a few screenshots shortly.

 

[Dave Zander]

I was at a shop today, Berger 6.5mm 130 g Hybrid loaded rounds, $68.99 for a box of 20.
$3.45 per round. I load them for about $.61 each. Some stores are gouging but some are not.
I bought Federal 205M primers 4 weeks ago for $40/1000. I will buy everything i need from them in the future.

 

[justpassinthru]

I don't know why the 6mm CM dies were so high

[SIZE=4]justpassinthru[/SIZE] but here is what my local store had this morning.​

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Someone has been working in that department. The other day there were no matching barcode labels on the shelves and the dies were just scattered out on the shelf. Today everything had a barcode with the price shown directly under the dies. I believe the Creedmoor dies scanned what I said or at least I thought they did, today they came up at $63.73. The rest of the dies they had were $34.76.
Below are screenshots of what came up on my phone after scanning the actual barcodes on the die boxes.

 

[chop house]

i just saw .224 dogtowns for 0.17 ea. not a year ago i think i paid maybe 0.13? that is a 30% increase.

in comparison, gas 'was' $1.60 around here, now is $2.12. that is 34%

so, question is, did your salary, social security, home equity, defined benefits, or portfolio increase that much?

welcome back to the future carter years.

 

[geralton4]

i just saw .224 dogtowns for 0.17 ea. not a year ago i think i paid maybe 0.13? that is a 30% increase.

in comparison, gas 'was' $1.60 around here, now is $2.12. that is 34%

so, question is, did your salary, social security, home equity, defined benefits, or portfolio increase that much?

welcome back to the future carter years.

Its crazy, And won't be surprised if the price if gas goes higher. This is what the people want.

 

[sdean]

Really? You don’t think raising prices will curb it??
lol. I have 1000 primers I will sell to you for $1000.
Let me know how you are gonna pay.

I'll take $500

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Lapua 6.5x47 brass 100ct
Midway $153
Powder Valley $115

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

I do not believe the manufactures are raising their prices, unless their cost go up. The reason prices are so high is the retailer. I use Berger bullets for most of what I shoot. I get them from the same retailer most of the time. Their price has remained the same as before all of this. The whole supply line, with the exception of the manufacture are having the same problem.

Components are scarce because of the demand for loaded ammunition and the current political climate, plus the 17.5 million new gun sales last year. According to the FBI, background checks are on the uprise over last year.

There are many reasons for price increases. Retailers still have the same expenses as before, all this started, but less product to sell now. They still need to have an income, especially those mom and pop stores. If you netted $100,000 last year, can you get along on half of that this year, due to a decrease in product? Those large stores, such as those mentioned here, are having the same difficulties, as everyone else. They can't get the same level of product as before all this. They have a choice. Lay off employees or increase prices.

We are our own worst enemy. Remember the toilet paper shortage. There was no actual shortage. Panic buying was the culprit. Large chain stores are driven by the bottom line. If their net income drops so does the value of their stocks and dividends. If a product is hard to obtain, then the price must increase.

Stop buying and the price will go down.

 

[sdean]

What I've been curious about is with everything I look at out of stock. Why so many delays before something ships? What are they selling?

 

[woodup2]

I bought an air rifle. $.01 per shot. And my basement is closer than the rifle range.

 

[DngBat7]

I guess I see blue collar reloading selling 69smk for 112 for 500 bullets. Midway was the same. Now 150 and change for the same thing.

Lapua 6.5x47 brass 100ct
Midway $153
Powder Valley $115

Sierra 69 smk 112. Blue collar
“. “ 153. Midway.

 

[FNSafari]

I do not believe the manufactures are raising their prices, unless their cost go up. The reason prices are so high is the retailer. I use Berger bullets for most of what I shoot. I get them from the same retailer most of the time. Their price has remained the same as before all of this. The whole supply line, with the exception of the manufacture are having the same problem.

Components are scarce because of the demand for loaded ammunition and the current political climate, plus the 17.5 million new gun sales last year. According to the FBI, background checks are on the uprise over last year.

There are many reasons for price increases. Retailers still have the same expenses as before, all this started, but less product to sell now. They still need to have an income, especially those mom and pop stores. If you netted $100,000 last year, can you get along on half of that this year, due to a decrease in product? Those large stores, such as those mentioned here, are having the same difficulties, as everyone else. They can't get the same level of product as before all this. They have a choice. Lay off employees or increase prices.

We are our own worst enemy. Remember the toilet paper shortage. There was no actual shortage. Panic buying was the culprit. Large chain stores are driven by the bottom line. If their net income drops so does the value of their stocks and dividends. If a product is hard to obtain, then the price must increase.

Stop buying and the price will go down.

Regarding TP, a lot of that panic is based on just in time delivery. Stores know what their item by item sales rates are and they order a resupply to just cover them for X days so as not to have $ tied up in inventory longer that whatever that sales period is. When the panic hit the stores got wiped out (ya, pun intended) and perhaps were a week or two in limbo before the next delivery.

 

[JimT]

Buyers dictate market price in an open market, not the other way around. The market will find an equilibrium based on the current supply and the current demand curve. Nobody will buy your primers for $1k or powder for $500 because they’re above the current market price. The only thing that curbs is you selling powder and primers. It has nothing to do with market price and certainly doesn’t represent an “end to the madness” as you stated.

Whether it’s $200 from a retailer or $200 in the gray market, enough people are willing to pay $200 to consume the current supply, so the price is $200. Until the demand curve shifts favorably or supply increases, those prices aren’t coming down. Price fixing, which is not only illegal, but illegal because it distorts the market unfavorably for consumers, is not a solution.

If buyers dictate the market price why are we bitching about Midway’s prices?

How do you suppose the demand curve is going to shift?

 

[Buzz]

If buyers dictate the market price why are we bitching about Midway’s prices?

How do you suppose the demand curve is going to shift?

Buyers is a group, not an individual. Plenty of people are still buying their products.

Shift favorably? My guess is there won’t be any significant favorable shift until the political uncertainty settles down. We can’t count on people to just take a deep breath and realize the world isn’t ending.

 

[jelenko]

Wait. The world as we know it isn't ending?

 

[JimT]

Buyers is a group, not an individual. Plenty of people are still buying their products.

Shift favorably? My guess is there won’t be any significant favorable shift until the political uncertainty settles down. We can’t count on people to just take a deep breath and realize the world isn’t ending.

The uncertainty hasn’t even begun!?

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[McStocks]

Lapua 6.5x47 brass 100ct
Midway $153
Powder Valley $115

Holy Canoli!
We sell it for $530/500 or $1035/1000!
Gougers!............a wise man once told me, "The chickens come home to roost!"
steve@mcgeestocks.com

 

[McStocks]

Noticed same thing at midsouth on Berger match bullets vs price from McGee competitions. Not just a little difference, about 25% higher. Wonder why such a large difference?

See above post!