How Ridiculous is This?

[Mtman725]

I just laid in a supply of powder, caps and flints. Set for a long time.

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

……but I’m not surprised

gunbroker.com

dangggg. thats a lot

 

[William O.]

I found a tin of 100 CCI #11 caps the other day in a box of shooting stuff I have. I felt like I found a gold nugget!

At those prices it certainly seems like it!

 

[SwampBilly]

I would buy mine at local Wall Mart. One year a guy from the hardware store bought them all and marked them
up %150 in his store. The next year when they came out I bought them all right in front of him. He started whining
so I pointed out what he had done. He whined a little more and followed me out. Thought we were going to get
into it in the parking lot, nothing happened. He was parked two cars down and went back to the hardware store.
I know because I followed him. This year Wall Mart employees told me they were not carrying ML stuff anymore.
All they have left is two inline MLs. This sucks.

Last year I lucked out in August and Walmart and they had about 1500 for less than $5 per package and I bought 500 because I didn't want to be "that guy" and I went back a few days later out of curiosity and sure enough every last one of them was gone.

 

[Sam squanch]

Have anyone been to a live auction that has any kind of guns up for sale. I was at an auction today and a 22 heritage pistol that you can buy at Rual King anyday for under $150 dollars went for $350. Two Rugers 22 went for even more. These were used guns to boot.

Used to be felons would bid up guns HIGH before the auctioneers made everyone do the background check. Now it’s idiots, or family members running up the bids. I’ve seen actual FISTFIGHTS over bidding on guns- that you can get at any gun store. People have no sense anymore. The best I saw was at a auction where a rare Winchester shotgun was being bid on, half way through, some random guy yells-“ HEY- the atf is writing down everyone’s license plate numbers!!!!” That distracted a lot of bidders. Hilarious!

 

[mikesto44]

Personally I like auctions and estate auctions. I've done very well over the years. You just need to be able to read the faces of the opposing bidders.
But the stupidest thing I ever seen was two people bidding on an old Stevens shotgun. When it was all done. The gun went for 2k because it had sentimental value to the bidders for a gun oh well...

 

[Muley Gil]

Years ago, I attended a city auction that included firearms. I saw trashed Raven .25 autos go for more than new prices. I also saw a Daisy M94 BB gun for over $100. When the bidder went to pay for it and realized it was NOT a real gun (the auctioneers TOLD everybody before the bidding began), it was re-bid. It went for more money the second time. I left before the 2nd bidder went to pay.

 

[Coinneach]

I don't trust myself at auctions.

you and I both sir