+Berta Nick Zoey Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Im concidering bidding on a lot of 1193 30 cal ammo cans at Fort Lewis. Other than the people I e-mailed that had shown an interest in getting some cans. Does anyone else want any? I'll be asking $3 a piece for them. Quote Link to comment
+PastorDIC Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Where do you live? Transportation costs to and from Battle Ground would probably be prohibiyive. Quote Link to comment
+Harriet the Spy Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I got your email but somehow i deleted it, and can't find it in my deleted section! Yes I am still interested. And I think I was down for fifty cans at $3 a piece or less. Quote Link to comment
+Berta Nick Zoey Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 Im in Maple Valley. Im willing to bring some to events if that helps get them to people who need them. Quote Link to comment
+Douglas_Clan Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 In for 5 please. I'll pick them up. Quote Link to comment
+LandRover Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 I'll take 10 and at $3.00 a can I sure hope you're offering free home delivery. Quote Link to comment
+dsvaughn Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'll take 10, our supply is running out. Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Will you be coming to the CITO event on this coming Saturday? If so, I'd like 10 if not rusty and still has the seal. I realize you can't guarantee this necessarily. But, it's worth the shot Quote Link to comment
+Prying Pandora Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'm good for 5. Quote Link to comment
+Berta Nick Zoey Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Will you be coming to the CITO event on this coming Saturday? If so, I'd like 10 if not rusty and still has the seal. I realize you can't guarantee this necessarily. But, it's worth the shot The auction for the ammo cans hasnt ended yet. So I dont know whether we are successful bidders or not. Also, I wouldnt have the time to retreive the cans before this weekend. As far as the condition. The last purchase I made, the cans were in almost new condition. Those who bought them last August were telling me that they were in excellant shape. My wife and I also go camping in Eastern Washington so if theres anyone on the sunny side of the state interested, Let me know. We also plan on doing the Yakima Cache Machine in March. Quote Link to comment
+ProjectFred325 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I am interested in 10 no more th $4 a piece. Quote Link to comment
+Patudles Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I will take 5 again. Yakima cache machine would be a good place to meet up. Quote Link to comment
+Berta Nick Zoey Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) Ok all, the auctions got too high for me. This is the third auction that Ive bid on in the past couple of months that the price got out of hand. The auction for 691 was at $1540 and I bowed out. The sales tax and 10% fee to the auction site brought it to over 1800 dollars. The next bid incriment was $70 more so after renting the trailer and gas, it would not be worth my time to go through with it. The auction for the 1193 was up to $2750 with addtional fees of over 500 bringing it to over 3200 dollars. once again the profit in it for me would not make it worth the time it takes to do this. If this trend continues on these cans, $3 a piece will not get us any cans. Im curious as to whether the cans are worth more to the people who want them. If people are only buying 10 or less, then paying $4 a can isnt that big of a deal and thats still alot cheaper than they can be gotten anywhere else. Ive read other threads about people looking for cans and going to surplus stores and finding rusty can, etc. So, for those of you who have shown an interest in cans. Let me know how you feel about paying $4 a can. If I see that that majority of you arent willing to go that high, then I'll only bid so high on future auctions. Im sorry we werent successful this time or the time before, but we'll keep trying. After I got home from work and had time I did some number crunching and came up with the following: 1-10 cans $4 11-25 cans $3.50 26 and up $3.25. That way the people who want huge amounts wouldnt get hit as hard on a larger purchase. P.S. all the time Im bidding, Im thinking " Yikes, spending 3200 on something that my take me forever to recoup my investment sure is nuts" But hey, we only live once. Edited January 9, 2008 by Berta, Nick and Zoey Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 $4.00 is still very doable for me Quote Link to comment
+yumitori Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Something to keep in mind when considering what to plan on selling the ammo cans for next time an opportunity like this comes up... I don't know what the going price is on the coast but we can get them for $4 retail in Spokane. So Peggy and I would go that high if we could hook up somewhere to pick them up, but $4 plus shipping would be cost-prohibitive for us. Quote Link to comment
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