[Milsurplus] Apex Electronics
Peter Gottlieb
nerd at verizon.net
Tue Feb 1 23:12:12 EST 2011
I firmly believe that if they charged lower prices on most (not all, certain
things command good prices) items they had they would move MUCH higher volume,
attract many more buyers, and earn a very good living.
Asking outrageous prices on everything in the hope of the occasional bonanza is
NOT a good business plan, as so many business failures and low income can attest to.
I have been sorely tempted on a number of occasions to get into that line of
business.
On 2/1/2011 11:02 PM, J. Forster wrote:
> They barely break even much of the time, but the occasional lucky bonanzas
> is what they live for. Also, scrap metals, especially precious ones, are
> often off the books.
>
> FWIW,
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> -John
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>> Based on seeking and buying surplus electronics for over 60 years, I have
>> come to the opinion that surplus dealers live in an alternate universe.
>> The specific source of their product is always obscure beyond "the
>> Government", their financing is unbelievable, and they regularly offend
>> their few customers. How can a "business" survive under those conditions
>> in the real universe WE live in?
>>
>> YMMV, 73,
>> George
>> W5VPQ
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>> What I mean by hoarding is being a store and asking so much for items that
>> your
>> collection becomes impossible to even browse, overflowing the isles.
>> Surplus
>> sellers are not collectors, they are businesspeople. If they were to put
>> together a complete radio system it would only be to get more money, not
>> to use
>> it or display it.
>>
>> Collectors can be hoarders too, but that is a bit different.
>>
>> I don't have anywhere near as much as many people I know because I give
>> stuff
>> away, or trade it, or even scrap it out.
>>
>>
>>
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