What is considered "normal" pricing?

[ReservoirDawg10]

Lets look at the last 13 years. Pick a somewhat fictitious commodity, say 9mm ammo.

Years 1-9: demamd outstrips supply. Ammo is hard to find, and when you find it, you pay a "premium."
Years 10, 11, 12: supply is greater than demand. Distributors and retailers have too much and offer discounts well below msrp to keep product and income moving
Year 13: Once again, demand outstrips supply, ammo is hard to find, and purchasers get to pay a premium when and if they do find their precious nuggets.

My question is this, do you really feel that 3 of the past 13 years defines and is the basis for "normal" pricing? Are you really that short-sighted? (Don't worry, the answer is evident by many people's constant complaining and lack of taking advantage of the 3 good years in over a decade)

 

[wozeyjales]

why ask why? It is what it is
either you can afford something
and want it enough to ante up
or do without. Such philosophical
contemplation on a Monday morning
could cause many ODTers to pop a
corpuscle or furgit what it was they
wer s'pose to do later today.
Fortunately, I made a list.

 

[Raydog]

This is how it works on this forum for some folks.
Reader clicks on a post (not limited to ammo).
The poster has the audacity to list said item for a higher price than the reader thinks "normal/fair" or "like it used to be on this site in the good old days".
Reader gets his panties all in a wad and posts yet another in a never ending series of "rants".

Just another day on the ODT.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

The cheapest I can remember it being priced for is normal pricing, anything over that is price gouging and you hate puppies.

 

[araomd]

What is a "normal" interest rate?
What is the "normal" price of gold?

 

[Bandwidth]

Normal pricing is what I believe a product should be worth, regardless of silly economic principles or the owner's wishes about what to price the commodity at. If my price demands aren't met, I'll accuse you of disrespectin' the brotherhood, and taking advantage of the poors.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

My dad always said normal is nothing more than a setting on your dryer.

 

[wozeyjales]

98.6 is considered normal human temperature
if that helps the cause any way whatsoever.

 

[Glorfindel]

People don’t like change. Having said that my Drill Sergeant used to tell us that complacency kills

 

[95gAtl]

should have bought a stock pile when you had the chance.....
and what is enough for someone?
lots of variables.

I can tell you that many (not all) will not go to the range OR hunt club and blow 100's of rounds like they use to.