Two quick points gentlemen:
1. I has always heard that Ace's,in Washington, prices were "high".
2. If the prices make you "unhappy", don't pay them. Years ago, when Dirty Harry guns were all the rage S&W, Model 29's, dealers were charging MSRP, or more for them. Nobody actually had to pay that price however, and when customers showed resistance to those prices, they came down. The market place still works pretty much the same way.