PaulW Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Hey guys I found a good deal on stripped AR lowers. They are SOG Armory lowers. I paid $299 plus $15 shipped. They had at least 10 left. If interested PM me for details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchUSMC Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Deal? A stripped lower is worth about $79? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Not at the moment they are not. Supply and Demand. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnyglock Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Not at the moment they are not. Supply and Demand. Pat A big +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9X23Guy Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Yeah ........it's worth about $79. Otherwise we're just adding fuel to the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 No way I would pay that for a stripped JP stripped lower much less for a SOG Armory lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) This is just how capitalism works. The price of $79 was also set by supply and demand prior to the scare that was going on. If there were less demand the price would have been even lower. If the demand for lowers was higher back then the price would have been higher. Right now there is a lot of demand for reasons I won't go into. Frankly if retailers fixed their price it would be somewhat akin to socialism that so many people are against but that is another topic. I would not pay that for a lower either but then again I have what I need. If I needed an AR right now and did not own any at all I would probably buy what I needed despite the cost. I remember turning 21 just after the first AWB passed and having to pay $75 to $100 for Sig mags for the Sig 229 I had purchased at the time. (my first pistol) Pat Edited January 11, 2013 by Alaskapopo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9X23Guy Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 If it helps you sleep better at night. There is currently no ban in place. I will continue to buy, sell and trade at normal prices and only do business with those that do as well. If and when a ban comes about then that would change things. Until then we are only hurting ourselves by disguising it as supply and demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) The other words beside capitalism that comes to mind is" price gouging". Edited January 11, 2013 by Jaxshooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9X23Guy Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 BTW, thanks for posting Paul. I'm sure some are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 The best way to get the prices back to normal is to write your senators and representative as well as the president office. Make your voices heard. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeislarge Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I really wish I'd bought 20 of the PSA blem lowers when they were $59 three months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 If it helps you sleep better at night. There is currently no ban in place. I will continue to buy, sell and trade at normal prices and only do business with those that do as well. If and when a ban comes about then that would change things. Until then we are only hurting ourselves by disguising it as supply and demand. Well said sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 The best way to get the prices back to normal is to write your senators and representative as well as the president office. Make your voices heard. Pat It seems to be a common theme to tell folks to write there representatives. I did just that and got a reply that was so canned and OLD that it made feel like I wasted my time doing it. John Boehner is my representative and his reply was that we should only be focusing on the poor families of the victims and come together as a nation to prevent such tragedies in the future. He made absolutely no mention of standing up for my gun rights. That response would have been expected the first week after Newtown but we are WAAAAY beyond that now. I feel really helpless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiligentPursuit Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Regardless of the lame responses we might get from our representatives, we need to keep the pressure on. The accumulated mass of communications will be noticed and will help to buoy up those representatives that support firearm rights, and help tamp down the zeal of those who don't. Fight the fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Man-o-man....don't shoot the messenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiligentPursuit Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Sorry. Didn't mean to shoot the messinger. Just trying to offer some encouragement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3gungeezer Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) This is just how capitalism works. The price of $79 was also set by supply and demand prior to the scare that was going on. If there were less demand the price would have been even lower. If the demand for lowers was higher back then the price would have been higher. Right now there is a lot of demand for reasons I won't go into. Frankly if retailers fixed their price it would be somewhat akin to socialism that so many people are against but that is another topic. I would not pay that for a lower either but then again I have what I need. If I needed an AR right now and did not own any at all I would probably buy what I needed despite the cost. I remember turning 21 just after the first AWB passed and having to pay $75 to $100 for Sig mags for the Sig 229 I had purchased at the time. (my first pistol) Pat What everyone fails to realize is this is NOT capitalism at work this is government interference in capitalism at work. The government is threatening to ban a previously legal product creating a FALSE demand. There was no shortage prior to this government interference and if this interference can be removed the market will correct and I think some prices will actually go below what they were prior to it. If we survive this with our rights intact I can tell you that I will be voting with my pocket book and not supporting the businesses I saw profiteering and that includes the FFL I have purchased my last dozen firearms from. Edited January 12, 2013 by 3gungeezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 The best way to get the prices back to normal is to write your senators and representative as well as the president office. Make your voices heard. Pat It seems to be a common theme to tell folks to write there representatives. I did just that and got a reply that was so canned and OLD that it made feel like I wasted my time doing it. John Boehner is my representative and his reply was that we should only be focusing on the poor families of the victims and come together as a nation to prevent such tragedies in the future. He made absolutely no mention of standing up for my gun rights. That response would have been expected the first week after Newtown but we are WAAAAY beyond that now. I feel really helpless. It still helps as the old saying goes the squeky wheel gets the grease. Being a non vocal majority will hurt you but being a vocal minority even can get things done. We need to make sure we are heard. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Which is why my wife and I decided tonight to send a check of some amount to the NRA every payday. We plan to just make it part of the cost of running a household. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 If it helps you sleep better at night. There is currently no ban in place. I will continue to buy, sell and trade at normal prices and only do business with those that do as well. If and when a ban comes about then that would change things. Until then we are only hurting ourselves by disguising it as supply and demand. I respect you for that. I personally will sell at what the market price currently is. No loss of sleep. The part your not seeing is people who are selling are taking a risk that they would be able to re-supply ever. Its not a moral issue and no one is forcing anyone to buy anything. Its kind of like playing the stock market and buying low and selling high. No one thinks less of a stock broker for doing that. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Which is why my wife and I decided tonight to send a check of some amount to the NRA every payday. We plan to just make it part of the cost of running a household. A good plan would be to take some of the excessive profits being made from un-prepared people and donate it to the NRA and GOA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9X23Guy Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Unprepared people? Like new shooters just getting into the sport. Those unprepared people. Doesn't seem conducive to growing the sport. Guess anyone who ever wanted to enjoy the shooting sports should have been psychic and bought everything they ever would have needed before anything ever happened. I see where you're coming from now. Good luck on your profiteering. You sir, may have the last word. 9x23Guy, out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskapopo Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Unprepared people? Like new shooters just getting into the sport. Those unprepared people. Doesn't seem conducive to growing the sport. Guess anyone who ever wanted to enjoy the shooting sports should have been psychic and bought everything they ever would have needed before anything ever happened. I see where you're coming from now. Good luck on your profiteering. You sir, may have the last word. 9x23Guy, out. Poor choice of words perhaps. I will sleep well tonight knowing I was able to pay some bills off with what I sold. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepswithdogs Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Prices are going to be found at both ends of the spectrum, at least until we find out how far the windbags up Washington way are willing to go. There are some who will sell at the same old price, there are some who will mark-up to reflect the current conditions. Both are right as both are following their convictions. Making a profit is what capitalism is all about, and giving good deals is what others are about. Their are those who would find fault with either. Rather than find fault, we need to stick together in these difficult times. If you really need a stripped upper and $300 is the best price you can find, then buy it! If you know someone who will cut you a better deal, buy it! See how simple that is? I once bought a cup of water with ice for $2.00 The water was $1.00 and if you wanted ice, it was an additional $1.00 I went all out and got the ice. I really needed a drink of water as did several thousand with me (July in Georgia...). That was the seventies, and a huge price for water. The other day I bought a club soda at a bar downtown, paid $5.00 for that... Only got one after she told me the price, and would never go back, "and that's the name of that tune," I did give her a tip though, she didn't set the price and has to make a living too. tar Edited January 12, 2013 by Sleepswithdogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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