OR come visit my greater than one man should have collection of radios and etc. You will probably not like my prices either. I will destroy the gear before giving it away for a low price.
Mark,
My opinion of your actions are that had you approached me with what you described, the price would have gone up at least one Ben Franklin, if I were willing to deal with you at all.
In my business I have had several of your ilk make such statements, and find those folk quite distasteful and arrogant.
The MAN who is courteous and asks if there is a possibility of any discount, if other items are purchased is often entertained and successful in his offerings. An example, I just shipped a machine that was advertised for just over a year. The right buyer came along, and paid more than the asking price.
Obviously you had no actual need for the power supply in question. And, by the by, have you found similar YET??
Attitude and body language goes a long way in business that is actually owned and operated by one person. Something for you to consider in your future engagements with businesses.
R
From: milsurplus-bounces@mailman.qth.net <milsurplus-bounces@mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Mark K3MSB
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 3:21 PM
To: Jim Whartenby <old_radio@aol.com>
Cc: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [Army-Radios] Fair Radio?
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@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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From: David Stinson <arc5@ix.netcom.com>
To: main@Army-Radios.groups.io; milsurplus@mailman <milsurplus@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, May 25, 2022 4:12 am
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] [Army-Radios] Fair Radio?
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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