[TheForge] Post Vise Craziness OT

[craig.schaefer at verizon.net]

The salesman sets the 'asking' price.  The agreement between the buyer and seller set the real price of the object.  You know that if you sell blacksmithing services.  Doesn't matter if YOU think it's a fair price, you also need to find a BUYER at that price or it doesn't sell.  
And you only need to be knowledgeable about purchasing items if the dollar amount means something to you.  If I have millions to spend, I don't care how much a gallon of milk is........I just get one.



> 
> From: "Chris Kilpatrick" <crimsonkil at lycos.com>
> Date: 2005/02/17 Thu PM 09:16:00 GMT
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: RE: [TheForge] Post Vise Craziness OT
> 
> So Craig,
>      Is it your contention that we have to be as knowledgeable or more knowledgeable about EVERYTHING we purchase, than the person selling the thing?  That would make everything a seller's market.  I am for free enterprise, and I am a salesman, but having only the salesman setting the price????
> 
> -Chris K.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: craig.schaefer at verizon.net
> To: pesetsky at Princeton.EDU, "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>, "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: RE: [TheForge] Post Vise Craziness OT
> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:37:59 +0000
> 
> > 
> > It is typical of the worker class to denounce capitalism.
> > IMHO, anyone should be allowed to buy whatever they wish at the 
> > price they agree to.
> > 
> > Blacksmith content:  I just 'agreed' to pay $56 for an 8 foot stick 
> > of 2x2 .250 wall square tube.
> > >
> > > From: "Mark A. Pesetsky" <pesetsky at Princeton.EDU>
> > > Date: 2005/02/17 Thu PM 07:49:30 GMT
> > > To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> > > Subject: RE: [TheForge] Post Vise Craziness OT
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > Personally, I think we should bomb E-Bay with complaints about this guy. It
> > > probably wouldn't matter.  E-Bay is  such a cultural phenomenon, they are
> > > definately too big for their britches.  I was in the toy store the other day
> > > to help one of my little ones select a birthday gift for his friend.  I
> > > noticed a woman with her cart overloaded with what looked like numerous
> > > alike items.  Off the cuff I said "wow looks like that will be a great party
> > > "or something similiar.  She responded "I'm going to E-Bay this stuff, it's
> > > worth like 3 times what they are asking."  I turned around to see that she
> > > had totally depleted a whole section of sale items. I was stunned.  This is
> > > the E-Bay mindset that is creating the Mormon wagon, Jesus whatever guy.
> > > IMO,it is a disgrace.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Bill Woolley
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'll echo that....
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
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