[TheForge] Post Vise Craziness OT

[David E. Smucker]

Many (not all) with millions to spend are some of the most careful about 
what they pay for something.  Just try doing work for them sometime -- they 
always want a real deal.

Dave Smucker
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <craig.schaefer at verizon.net>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>; "Sponsored by ABANA" 
<theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: RE: [TheForge] Post Vise Craziness OT


> 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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>> It is I who formed the blacksmith,
>> who fans the flame into a fire and
>> fashions a weapon fit for it's work.
>>
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