Anthony, it's a simple case of supply & demand. The rebate has nothing to do with it, as the rebate comes from the manufacturer, not Bud's.

Anthony, we're just customers as yourself not buds employees but it's likely due to Christmas and the rebate driving up the demand right now. So with people buying alot of firearms because of Christmas it drives up the price due to lower inventory. Buds updates their inventory every 15 minutes, so you could wait and hope the price goes back down. You have until January 15, 2023 to purchase one and still be eligible. Unfortunately you also risk the price going even higher or running out of stock. With buds Norton guarantee if you purchase it and the price goes down within one month of purchase date you can contact buds and be refunded the difference up to a $100. So let's say it cost $300 and a week from now it goes down to $250. Buds will refund you $50. Hope this helps.