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Old March 4, 2013, 10:43 PM   #1
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help me with prices, trying to sell 9mm ammo at fair price

I have some old 9mm ammo that was given to me that i want to sell. I no longer have any 9mm's and when i did I only bought pmc ammo, on the cheap. I cant find a point of reference online for prices, because everything is inflated, but I want to sell the ammo to a friend at PRE PANIC prices. can someone please help me out?

1 box (50 rounds) of Speer Gold Dot Superior GDHP 124 GR ammo
1 box (50 rounds) of Federal Premium 124 Grain Hydra SHock JHP

This guy is desperate for ammo, but i dont want to rip him off. how much do I sell the two boxes for?

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Old March 4, 2013, 10:45 PM   #2
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Says Midway sells it about 21-22 bucks a box for the Speer for 20 rounds.
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Old March 4, 2013, 10:50 PM   #3
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The prices on Midway are "pre-panic" - they've just been listed as "out of stock / no backorder" for weeks now.

Both of those varieties were about $1/round in the 20-round boxes. They were cheaper in the 50-round boxes, though - about $25-$30 per box this time last year.
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Old March 4, 2013, 10:53 PM   #4
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so 60 bucks for the 2 boxes is fair?
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Old March 4, 2013, 10:54 PM   #5
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Considering the current (non)-availability of ammo, I'd think he'd be happy to get premium self-defense 9mm for $.60 each.
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Old March 4, 2013, 10:56 PM   #6
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i've just never really shopped for or bought 9mm, so while i want money for it i really dont want to rip him off.
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Old March 4, 2013, 11:01 PM   #7
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Just taking a quick look on Gunbroker, 100-round quantities of the Speer 124gr 9mm ammo have been selling for $80-105 in the past few days. The Hydra-Shok has been going for almost that much.
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Old March 4, 2013, 11:03 PM   #8
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Yeah, 60 bucks is fair because the ammo isn't just standard target ammo, it's premium defensive stuff.
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Old March 4, 2013, 11:11 PM   #9
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thanks guys appreciate it!
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Old March 5, 2013, 12:20 AM   #10
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I was thinking $3 a box would be fair and just to be nice I would offer to pay you $5.
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Old March 5, 2013, 09:54 AM   #11
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I wouldn't sell the ammo to a friend. I'd give it to him.
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Old March 5, 2013, 10:00 AM   #12
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I wouldn't sell the ammo to a friend. I'd give it to him.
That is what I would do also. I have had ammunition given to me by those no longer shooting the caliber and I have given ammunition to those who were in a pinch. Friendship is valuable. Ammo . . .not so much.
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Old March 5, 2013, 10:13 AM   #13
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Pre-shooting this ammo was ~ $1 a shot at Walmart. Frankly, any less than $75, you are giving it away. Maybe $50-$60 to a friend.
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Old March 5, 2013, 12:03 PM   #14
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I wouldn't sell the ammo to a friend. I'd give it to him.
I told this "friend" to stock up on ammo months ago...now he's got no ammo so I feel just fine selling it to him at normal cost.
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Old March 5, 2013, 01:14 PM   #15
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Is there any possibility that you might buy 9mm pistol in the future? If so, keep the ammunition. It should keep going up in value.
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Old March 5, 2013, 01:20 PM   #16
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Re: help me with prices, trying to sell 9mm ammo at fair price

I'd give it to your friend if he's a good friend. If not sell it to a friend cheap. $15 a box?
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