<VV> "Savvy Marketing" / Disdain for.....

[Mark Corbin]

I once saw a vendor brousing another guy's parts and then buy up several
items, only to turn around and lay them out at his table, for a higher
price. For some, that may be "market savvy", but to me, it's simple
unscrupulous greed. If only there was a way of enforcing a "single sell
only" policy pertaining to swap meet parts (any given part can only be sold
once at the meet). To corner the market on something only to jack up the
price may be "good business" to some, but is a practice that I view with
disdain.

BTW, I haven't bought anything from that particular vendor since.

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: henry kaczmarek <kaczmarek at charter.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> "Savvy Marketing" / Disdain for.....
>
> This is no different from the person who sells Corvair telescopic
steering 
> columns to Corvette guys who are willing to pay a LOT more money for one 
> than a Corvair guy will/can.
>
> Then there's the CORSA member at a CORSA swapmeet who spent most of an 
> entire day bothering a neaby seller for an AM/FM Multiplex radio.  Seller 
> had it listed for 285---finally to shut the guy up, the seller gives it
up 
> for 200.  10 minutes later, it's on the buyer's table for 350.00.
>
> Your mileage may vary
>
> Hank
>