[Boatanchors] Hamfest Pricing (was: Shelby NC hamfest photos)

[Jim Wilhite]

There  is another law.  Once you offer a piece of equipment at a price you 
can never raise it but you can lower it.

Most of the time at fests I see people negotiating a price that is lower 
than the marked one.  So if you walk by and are interested in a piece then 
you might try offering a lower price to see .  I have seen a couple of guys 
work a trade at fests.

If you assume the price marked is it, then you may miss a good buy.

Jim
W5JO

-----Original Message----- 
That hamfest folks increasingly attempt to use Ebay as a
pricing standard for hamfests is worrisome and harmful.
The laws of marketing are immutable.
Size of market dictates demand. Demand dictates price.
Hundreds of thousands of buyers on Ebay equals
big demand and that equals big prices.
A few dozen buyers at a hamfest equals
smaller demand and that equals smaller prices.
Don't try to explain this to an "Ebay" pricer.
They'll just get mad at you and blame you for
their having to pack the radios back into the car.