Hi Randy,
I've been seeing the throwaway mentality even during my house search. We
looked at several houses I was interested in that the realtors said "Oh you'd
be better to just tear this down and build a new one. In the case of the house
we're looking at we may get it because all the other offers are based on
tearing the house down.
I don't want a new house, the house thats there has character, it needs work
but nothing all that major. I can't imagine why you'd tear it down....
-Curt
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 11:41:41 -0500
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Unfortunately, it is quite likely that you soon will not be able to buy
the better model at any cost. The average
person is drawn to the lower price and does not care if the value is
not there. We are a throw away society and it
is becoming more and more difficult to have anything repaired. The
result is that the consumer replaces rather than
fixes anything that causes trouble. Cheaper is better if you know you
will ultimately toss it on the scrap heap. An
example is a 14" Delta Bandsaw. There are several models - some made in
the far east and one still made in the USA.
The american made one costs close to double the cost of the aisian one.
They look about the same and perform
similarly. The castings on the american made model are nicer but maybe
not nice enough to encourage the average
woodworker to pay double the price. A trade person working in a shop
day in and day out will appreciate the better
model in years to come. I struggled with this very issue a year ago. I
bought the aisian model as I am not a
tradesman or a very high level home woodworker. I really liked the
american model better but there are always lots
of places for the money to go and I just found it really difficult to
spend almost twice as much for something I
will use occasionally.
Randy B
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Thanks for the heads-up Luther. My saved search on eBay missed this one.
The car is only 2 hours away, but the seller refused to show it to me (at
his convenience) before the auction ends.
I'm getting a weird feeling about this one... Buyer beware.
-Dave Walton
94S350, 99E300
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