AZ Gun Show

I attended  gun show yesterday in Tempe, AZ. It was the first time I attended a gun show held in a private business. The local Harley - Davidson dealer hosted it in their building. They had a good turn out although it was a little crowded and broken up (it was held in their showroom, repair shop and warehouse) it was well worth the hour and a half drive. All in all it was a good show although there was not much in line of reloading. I came home wishing I had bought a Ruger Blackhawk in 30 Carbine but I ended up leaving it behind after some haggling. That's the closest I ever came to buying a gun and then not getting it; I even dreamed about it last night  .
The main thing I came away with was the surprise at ammo cost. Many of the vendors had pulled out their old stock piles (judging from the condition of the boxes) and put ridiculous prices on them. The problem is people were buying them. I saw handgun ammo going as high as $1.15 a round for everyday 45ACP and $1.00 for plinking 9mm. I actually watched a guy pay $50.00 for a single box of 124gr 9mm ammo. I saw a 1,000 round case of Blazer .40 S&W go for $800 and the buyer was thrilled that he had found any at all. Our local gun shops don't have much inventory of popular ammo and most guns are unavailable. This is the worst availability problem I've ever seen and that includes the 2016 shortage. This is just crazy!