Re: Cheaperthandirt.com rolling over? $59 pmags?
I told 'em to fuck off, good luck with their new anti customer base, and to remove me from their list.
I saw this coming. They did too. They pulled mags to let everyone else run out, played on anti sympathy, then they jacked up the prices. A local store, that had a decent past, now has mags jacked up for the same price.
I refuse to deal with them anymore. When this blows over I will continue to boycott gougers. See, in this environment, they are making a killing on first time buyers. Those folks likely will never buy another one again. I have a buddy that way, he got one pistol during another rush. But me, I'll be buying this shit until I die. If you want to define your customer base as panic buy individuals, good luck when there isn't a panic. Because it is customers like me that keep your asses in business during the rough times.
At least I didn't get caught with my pants down this time around. I don't have as many cool rifles, but all of my shit will be functional long after I'm dead and gone.
Also, hats off still to Rainier Arms. Poor guys are sold the fuck out, completely, but they never gouged during this. Even knocked $2 off reasonably priced mags I bought --said they were mispriced on the site. That is integrity and it is a value I sponsor.
PS, after Gabby Giffords got shot, I ordered FAL mags from CTD, and those bastards had the gall to send me a box of bent up RUST. Totally unusable. But for full price. I sent that shit back. I also recall buying two of those Beta mags from them (yeah, fucking laugh it off) and they mysteriously pulled them after I bought the last two... Then they put 'em up for gouge prices later I find out. This is CTD's MO, this is how they do business. When they see you, they don't see customers for life, they see dollar signs. Fuck them, I hope they go under. Plenty of folks willing to take their business and run it with morals and ethics. I understand supply and demand, but you know what? the supply is THERE! I have 30 of those $60 7.62 Pmags on backorder for LESS than $20 ea. Upon calling Magpul, I find out they will be shipped NLT than end of January.
SO, all the mark ups are SHORT term lack of supply --it is there, it just isn't immediately available (except in CTD's case, where they have plans in place for panic buys and ensuing price gouging it seems). So marking them up as much as five-fold, knowing good and well they have huge backorders themselves due in within a couple of weeks, that is the definition of price gouging the way I see it.
If you spend money with these assholes, you aren't doing us, or yourself, any favors. If you see ridiculous prices, remember where you saw them and don't forget later on. Being a little high or a little markup on prices is one thing. Re-pricing your current stock with three to five-fold markups is entirely another.