Originally Posted by
TNsailorman
As long as people are willing to swallow hard and pay the high prices being asked for shooting components today, the prices are just going to continue to climb. The manufacturers are watching and they too will start raising their prices. It happened the last time and it will happen again. So buying at the panic prices will only serve to guarantee that the future prices will go up. Manufacturers generally figure the production cost + 15 to 20% for profit and that is their bottom wholesale price to distributors. The sales department for these manufacturers pay close attention to the market around their products. And if they see a trend like the rising prices for components today, they will be quick to raise their price to take advantage of the market. I know as I have been there and done that with a very large and successful company. The market drives prices and once the price goes up, it rarely comes down again. james