sbjohns...@aol.com wrote: > I believe someone said they could buy some meters at $3 plus shipping, > then bring them to a hamfest and sell them for $7 to $8. That's 133 to > 166 percent mark up I'd pay a 4 to 5 buck premium to save the trouble > of ordering and paying the shipping, bringing it to me, etc. And you > still getting the meter below its normal catalog price. How is this > "sad"? > > And of course, at a hamfest, you can look at a guy's price for > something and shake your head and walk on if you don't like it. Or > offer him less. > > Agreed! That's one (of many) of the great things about free trade and capitalism - if each party involved doesn't believe they are gaining, then no deal transpires. If each does, of course, it does. Nothing is forced.
I've gotten a lot of hamfest fodder for free over the years, from various sources. I give some away (0% profit); sometimes I sell some of it for a small sum (which makes the % profit infinite!). In each case where I have charged the buyer was very happy with the outcome. 73, -Larry/NE1S ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/amradio@mailman.qth.net/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to amradio-requ...@mailman.qth.net with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
