[Milsurplus] [Army-Radios] Fair Radio?

[Mark K3MSB]

To recap for you (and others) Jim.   I looked at the price of the power
supply in the on-line catalog before leaving the day earlier for my trip.
I went into the store and said something to the effect of  "You've had this
power supply here for years and it hasn't sold".   I put my wallet on the
counter.   "What's your best price, my car's outside"?      The counter
person looked it up and said the same price and WALKED AWAY with a stack of
papers he had in his hand.    If I was a store manager and one of my sales
staff did that,  he'd be flipping burgers the next day.

Your statement " The flea-market bargaining mindset doesn't work well in a
brick and mortar establishment" is incorrect.    It works well in some
brick and mortar stores such as surplus stores, thrift shops, etc.   Been
there, done that.   Sometimes I get a lower price,  sometimes I don't and
pay the asking price, and sometimes I say "thank you" and walk away.   It
never hurts to ask.

But if the counter person says "No" and walks away, that precludes me even
buying the item at the advertised price!   Well, I suppose I could yell
"Hey wait, come back", but I guarantee you that's not gonna happen.  What I
didn't mention in my earlier post is that I was looking at other items in
the store, and was going to base my decision to buy them upon the price of
the power supply (I didn't have unlimited money to spend).  So, Fair Radio
not only lost a potential sale on the power supply, but also on some other
items as well.

I have no more concern if Fair Radio stays in business or goes out of
business than I do with any business in these troubled economic times.  I
simply don't do enough business with them to have their demise impact
me.    Would I visit the store again?  Sure, if I was in the area.   Would
I order from them again (as I've done in the past) ?   Sure -- if the price
was right.

Mark K3MSB






On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 1:25 PM Jim Whartenby via Milsurplus <
milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Is it really an issue or is it just an opinion?  AFAIK, no price was
> quoted so we have no idea of the perceived worth of the power supply, the
> counter offer, etc.  The only thing obvious is that the person behind the
> counter did not have the ability to negotiate the price.  Someone should
> have talked with Phil.
>
> The flea-market bargaining mindset doesn't work well in a brick and mortar
> establishment.  I have seen a business go under when the customer sets
> the price.  Just another race to the bottom that has no long term benefit
> for either the buyer or the seller.
>
> For me, I'm happy with a veteran's discount in a brick and mortar
> establishment when I remember to ask about it.  In a flea-market setting, I
> still have the ability to walk away and look for a better deal elsewhere.
> But I take the chance that the item will sell to someone else at that
> price.  Been there, done that!
>
> Regards,
> Jim
>
> Logic: Method used to arrive at the wrong conclusion, with confidence.
> Murphy
>
>
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> Sent: Wed, May 25, 2022 4:12 am
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>
> Goodness...
> Just because someone points-out an issue with a business
> does not mean they are ungrateful for its existence
> or they want it to close its doors.
> How does one improve a business if questioning
> one of the policies is "blasphemy."  It's a business, not a church.
> 70 years or 700 years is an irrelevancy.  Surviving a bad business
> policy does not change it into a good one.
>
>
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