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What is so special about Varget to demand such a markup in the secondary market?

Varget is a good stable powder that can perform well in smaller cartridges and well as larger non magnum cases.
So it has utility, and lots of guys have lots of loads refined with that powder.
I am not saying the prices are right, but if someone bought another powder then had to work up loads, that would be a lot of money and time.
Probably "cheaper" to just pay a premium on Varget.
My buddy just sold two 8 poundrs for 400 each, and the buyers were happy to have the same lot # for 8 pounds of shooting. I have a few jugs but feel creepy to charge that. Same with primers.
My buddy gave me hell because he had a lot of requests for his extra jugs.

I bought 4 pounds from hodgdon this week. Will end up being about 50 bucks a pound. I see it locally listed by private party fro 75 to 80 a pound. 50 is a decent price.

If sportsmans has it in stock it's 42 plus tax, so over 45 bucks here, if you can get 5 (max limit) at powder valley it's over 47 bucks, from hodgdon 5 max is just over 49, the other places add sales tax along with hazmat and shipping, some have a 2 limit, so over 50 bucks up to 70 if you order just 1.

50 to 55 bucks for the good powders is the going rate for powders that retail at 46 to 52 after tax and/or fees.

Kent

In Richmond. Astonishingly, within 24 hours of me writing that, I strolled into Green Top and they had a dozen individual pounds of it on the shelf... $44, but it was the first time I'd seen new production Varget sold in person at a store in over a year. Also had Retumbo and H4350. Could just be that a CONEX box made it off a ship somewhere, but hopefully this is a sign of brighter reloading component days to come

just picked up two 8 pounders on Friday for $245.00 each, so $30.63 a pound