I've noticed the same thing with brass prices, and not just new brass. Wonder what gives???
JMO- more people are trying to shoot and load
than anytime before, and you also have the gougers
that buy up whatever might be getting halfway
scarce, no matter if it's T.P. or ammo and components
and they get online and resell high to those willing
to pay whatever.
Then , there's more people shooting semi auto
everything, and we all know how much
harder semi's are on the empties, and many
can't find their empties and that many
more never bother to look.
Then , there's the fad shooters that
buy whatever regardless of whether or
not their current setup is accurate and
functional. Sometime back, everybody
had to have Lake City brass. Then, it
was Lapua ( or something else- I think
Lapua is the thing now)
Not to mention Remington going under.
Etc. Etc.
Any or all screws up the flow