Quote History yes! this exactly. While all of my finds have come from private party I do search quite often. Sometimes there is a great score. Estate liquidations and moving are typical reasons. One guy sold me 3 cases of MH chili mac for 30 dollars...looked brand new, said his girlfriend bought it and she left it when they split up. Sorry for your loss bro,....but Thanks!!!
But regarding op, If you can afford the price and it's good to go. Go for it! Rather have and not need than need and not eat. I got on this kick after Rodney King riots in LA. We had maybe 3-4 days of food in the house and going to the grocer was sorta sketchy at best.
I bought a freeze drier a few years back but we don't run it like we should :(
We have a metric ton of egg bagged up though, I am currently building a new chicken fortress to replace the dilapidated shed that was available for the last few years. we lost many chickens to predators over the years. the last straw was last fall when a dog got in and killed all ten.
This one is gonna be bomb proof, gotta take care of the little layers currently brooding.