7.92x57 (8mm

Bring in a 20 foot container full and see how it all goes.
If it sell's slow you've learned something.
If it sell's out quickly you've made a quick profit.
 
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ZUKE;
I wish it was that simple but the surplus business is a little more complex and investment heavy than that....

In the case of this ammo for example, it was part of a much larger lot that we tendered on (just under 60 million rds) so you put up a 10% bid bond and wait.... 1-3 months after the closing you are advised, if you did not win you get back your money which was tied up for that time period.

If you are the winner, the 10% becomes a deposit, you now pay for the entire lot. Security, storage, container stuffing, inland shipping, export permits/fees, port fees, etc, etc are now your problem (the buyer.)

From that point on the trick is to move as much as you can, as quickly as you can to avoid storage fees....

Unlike commercial ammo that you can order up a truck load and if you are happy with it order another.... Surplus is all or nothing, much different ball game, and much more costly....
John
 
Any news/confirmations on the subjet?
I'dd be in for 7.92x57 (8mm Mauser), depending on the price, likely a few hundred to a thousand rounds.
 
Ditto to all above, Id love to find a bulk source of 8mm!! Just paid 30$ for a box of federal cause im getting itchy!

Hope you can help us out Johnone!
 
johnone said:
ZUKE;
I wish it was that simple but the surplus business is a little more complex and investment heavy than that....

In the case of this ammo for example, it was part of a much larger lot that we tendered on (just under 60 million rds) so you put up a 10% bid bond and wait.... 1-3 months after the closing you are advised, if you did not win you get back your money which was tied up for that time period.

If you are the winner, the 10% becomes a deposit, you now pay for the entire lot. Security, storage, container stuffing, inland shipping, export permits/fees, port fees, etc, etc are now your problem (the buyer.)

From that point on the trick is to move as much as you can, as quickly as you can to avoid storage fees....

Unlike commercial ammo that you can order up a truck load and if you are happy with it order another.... Surplus is all or nothing, much different ball game, and much more costly....
John
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Not to pry, but what was the rest of the lot?
 
just under 60 million rounds!?
Not one time in the last 2 years of searching the gun shows have i found 8mm ammo for less than a dollar a round.
Please tell me that lot doesn't cost you 60 million dollars.
 
If the ammo was of the quality that is being suggested, I would build a rifle around the ammunition alone.

Hard to say if it's ever going to happen at this point as John has not chimed in on this for some time.
 
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