[Milsurplus] Seen at Fair Radio this AM

[Peter Gottlieb]

On the other hand I’ve seen many surplus places go under thinking they have gold and not selling enough to survive. There is a pricing point of maximum income and many places price over that. If you run such a place and expect to live forever and don’t mind it taking 50 more years to sell off stuff and your costs of operation are very low then fine. However this usually isn’t the case and frequently your kids aren’t interested in carrying on. I don’t know Phil’s situation and he may very well have a plan but if his prices would have been a little less I would have left there with a minivan filled with heavy items and far less money in my bank account. 


Peter

> On May 18, 2018, at 11:01 AM, Bob kb8tq <kb8tq at n1k.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> The whole debate over Fair Radio’s pricing has been going on at least since the
> 1960’s. I suspect it started much earlier but I wasn’t paying any attention. One 
> key point - Fair is still here and every other surplus outfit I can think of from the 
> 1960’s is long gone. Whatever you may think of the prices, they seem to have
> a viable business model. Apparently the same was not quite as true for many of
> their competitors …..
> 
> Bob
> 
>> On May 18, 2018, at 10:23 AM, Francesco Ledda <frledda at att.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Personally, I find Fair Radio prices reasonable.  He is not a guy selling
>> stuff from his garage or the trunk of his car; he has employees and good
>> inventory and he is a nice guy trying to make a living. 
>> 
>> Few things are more expensive than others, and many are quiet reasonable.
>> For example, I bought brand new Collins 514A-1 control heads for $50, and
>> that is right cheap.  For me, visiting Fair is 50% of the reason I go to
>> Dayton.
>> 
>> Best, Francesco K5URG
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Peter Gottlieb
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 10:54 PM
>> To: Hubert Miller
>> Cc: Military Surplus Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Fwd: Seen at Fair Radio this AM
>> 
>> Many of us were saying we would have spent a ton more if prices were more
>> reasonable. I know for sure I would have!
>> 
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>>> On May 16, 2018, at 11:51 PM, Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Who is paying those prices? 
>>> I would surmise the era of 'the surplus store' is over. 
>>> Actually, seems to me that prices reached their zenith a few years back,
>> and - except for some items that are really rare, 
>>> recognized widely as rarities, AND desired - prices are otherwise in
>> decline. Face it, demand is not keeping up with the
>>> resupply.
>>> -Hue 
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