A friend just ordered a a press and has begun the search for the unobtainable. I let him know about Trifusion's Unis Genix offering. With only a handful of primers in his inventory, he & I decided to order 1K each of SRP & SPP. About 10 minutes after placing the order (we combined to save on shipping and potential Hazmat costs) I received a call from their Customer Support. I was an few minutes late on ordering SRP, for which they apologized. We chose to switch the order to all SPP so we'll be receiving 2K each, instead of getting 1K each SPP right now and waiting until April or May for the SRP to arrive. Neither of us wanted to commit to a large number of unknown (to us) primers and the higher cost is a factor, too, which is why we only went with a sample size order.
They have another shipment coming in late spring and offered to fill the SRP at that time. Their pricing may come down a bit for the upcoming shipment is the gist of the conversation with Trifusuion's CSR. For those of us that just started reloading this year, there aren't many options for components, so a high cost for now from a reputable vendor versus those private sellers that are looking to obscenely profit from the shortage is preferable. I'm as much of a capitalist as anyone, but there is a distinction between acceptable mark-ups and outrageous pricing.
Their quick response and offering options was greatly appreciated and I am hopeful that the rest of the transaction goes as professionally as what happened today. One can only imagine the amount of time, effort, paperwork and hoopla to obtain permits they must have gone through in order import these primers. Maybe a little foreign competition will help spur American suppliers to up their game a bit if there is anything that they can do to increase production.