Just a General Observation...

[ReservoirDawg10]

 

[Gaffer1968]

Wow.. what would happen if everytime a new Firearm was introduced, everyone wouldn't run around including retailers, and add anywhere from 2oo too 500 dollars to the retail price, or run it up on auction??? what if we could just buy the item, shoot it, if we loved it keep it, or we did not trade it with our buddies on the OT....just gouging for a couple of firearms is not the way to become wealthy. I know this because I am a Certified Public Accountant. be good to each other so everyone cab enjoy the sport, and not just those with deep pockets.

It sucks to be a poors.

 

[yardboss1]

I have found it effective to just not buy shi… er… stuff I can’t afford.

+1

 

[palmettomoon]

Exactly.

How difficult is it to understand that when the government CREATES worthless electronic scrip in the form of money to buy T-Bills to buy down the debt, or to pay off the NYSE via "government purchase/backing" of home mortgages OR forgive student loans, OR pay for more abortions, OR create tax deductions for their ideological friends and the like that this increase isn't competing with the dollars you have in your pocket?

Exactly. But you you're introducing concepts that the average price controlling whiner will never grasp.

"How kin a dollah be worf less then a dollah?"

 

[streetroc]

Exactly.
Exactly. But you you're introducing concepts that the average price controlling whiner will never grasp.

"How kin a dollah be worf less then a dollah?"

Putin and his price hike fking up all the good gun deals.

 

[GodBlessTheUSA]

You are getting very confused. Your examples of what the market will bear are straight up supply and demand. Buyers set the price ultimately. Especially in the RE market. What the market will bear is set by sellers, and generally on new products. That is how sellers figure out what they should set their pricing to.

There wasn’t a shortage of yeti cups, it was a social joiners’ club phenomenon.

There really wasn’t a shortage of housing, it became a hyped up market with a perceived shortage, and everyone jumped on board.

There is not an iPhone shortage, there may be some delays in delivery, but there is t a shortage.

The ammo shortage was created (ok, so that is supply and demand), but now that ammo is more available the prices haven’t gone back down to pre - stupid prices. That’s “what the market will bear”.

You may say the beach front housing market is still on supply and demand, but again, it’s a hyped up phenomenon that has been greatly impacted by “what the market will bear.”

Surely you don’t think there is a shortage of coke and therefore $2 for 16oz is supply and demand.

Don’t look micro economic, look at the root causes. In most instances it is not a real shortage, but a manipulated perception that results in people willing to pay more for the same thing, even if not in scarce supply.

 

[NWSharpshooter]

There wasn’t a shortage of yeti cups, it was a social joiners’ club phenomenon.

There really wasn’t a shortage of housing, it became a hyped up market with a perceived shortage, and everyone jumped on board.

There is not an iPhone shortage, there may be some delays in delivery, but there is t a shortage.

The ammo shortage was created (ok, so that is supply and demand), but now that ammo is more available the prices haven’t gone back down to pre - stupid prices. That’s “what the market will bear”.

You may say the beach front housing market is still on supply and demand, but again, it’s a hyped up phenomenon that has been greatly impacted by “what the market will bear.”

Surely you don’t think there is a shortage of coke and therefore $2 for 16oz is supply and demand.

Don’t look micro economic, look at the root causes. In most instances it is not a real shortage, but a manipulated perception that results in people willing to pay more for the same thing, even if not in scarce supply.

That’s a bunch of words to completely miss the point. Everything you just typed is irrelevant to this argument.


A PERSON SELLING AN ITEM CAN NOT SELL AN ITEM FOR 1 PENNY MORE THAN A BUYER WILL PAY. The seller can price his item at high as he wants, if he asks more than buyers are willing to pay, his item will never sell. At that point it isn’t part of the market at all.


There is a used car dealership in Rome that has a used purple H3 hummer sitting on their lot. I have no clue what price they have on it, but what I do know is it’s too high. I know this because that purple hummer had been sitting on that lot for at least 5 years. Basically it isn’t really for sell, it’s just being stored on a car lot with balloons on it and words written on the windows with a grease pen.

 

[palmettomoon]

I give up.

 

[NWSharpshooter]

Now in fairness a buyer cannot buy a product for one penny less than someone is willing to sell it for. It can be said to go both ways, but since sellers generally depend on selling to survive, the buyer is almost always the one who sets the price.

In times of emergency, the rolls reverse on certain items as now the buyers survival depends on buying. That’s the reason for “gouging” laws.



Gouging isn’t charging too much for something. Guarding can only occur when the rolls reverse and the buyers survival depends on buying your product.

 

[GodBlessTheUSA]

In all honesty then answer this: OSB has increased 500% since January of 2020

OSB Prices Have Skyrocketed More than 500% Since January 2020

Framing lumber prices garnered more attention than any other building material over the past year as prices quadrupled between April 2020 and May 2021. But even as lumber prices decline, the spotlight on lumber continues to crowd out the story of meteoric price increases of another wood product...

www.nahb.org

At this point in time: How much is S&D and how much is what the market will bear?

I have a friend in the timber industry and his business has not gone up 500% since Jan 2020. He’s been cutting timber through the whole pandemic, has no problem getting the wood to the mills / pulpers.

The mills are working and cutting and pulping and trucks are rolling to lumber yards.

What is responsible for this continued high pricing?