[Boatanchors] Re: [R-390] Ebay Prices

[Jim Brannigan]

Many years ago I had a fellow "guilt me down" on a hamfest price, claiming 
he needed the rest of his money for a train ticket home.

A short time later I see the same fellow buying a much more expensive piece 
of equipment.

Fool me once............

Jim


> Grant Youngman wrote:
>
>> I once had a lady argue that if I'd just come down $10
>> she could buy something for her grandchild, too.  If I
>> didn't come down, her grandchild would be the one to
>> suffer.  There was a lot of grumbling.  She'd leave and come back and 
>> grumble some more.  A few minutes later,
>> she came back and had a go at my wife who was watching
>> the table while I took a bio break.  I thought $125 was a
>> darn good "hamfest" price for a nice Collins 180S-1 to begin with.  She 
>> finally, grudgingly, took away the tuner
>> at the asking price, but let me know what a terrible
>> person I was.
>>
>
> You should have raised the price to $1125 to make up for her making you 
> feel bad.
>
> I find more and more evil ones out there attempting to make the just feel 
> guilty.  Shame on them.
>
> Regards,
> frank Kamp