Price Gouging
10-23-23, 10:26 AM
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Did you read your own thread?
Price gouging occurs when you offer a person dying of thirst a bottle of water for $41. Certainly not for a first world problem you had that can be fixed with duct tape.
And if it weren’t for people like Barry Scott looking for this stuff, trying to make a living, most would end in a landfill. So yes, my perspective is entirely different from yours.
Price gouging occurs when you offer a person dying of thirst a bottle of water for $41. Certainly not for a first world problem you had that can be fixed with duct tape.
And if it weren’t for people like Barry Scott looking for this stuff, trying to make a living, most would end in a landfill. So yes, my perspective is entirely different from yours.
there is a business up in the Portland area, inventories long discontinued automotive fabrics- charges high prices, a client bought some recently at $175 per yard. But who has DeSoto material? Often to match they reference “The Detroit Book” that will shift as Detroit Body Products went under in 2020.
no more sample books to reference.
there are complaints of the resellers, tough biz. Baron Corpuz is an example.
10-23-23, 11:30 AM
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Did you read your own thread?
Price gouging occurs when you offer a person dying of thirst a bottle of water for $41. Certainly not for a first world problem you had that can be fixed with duct tape.
And if it weren’t for people like Barry Scott looking for this stuff, trying to make a living, most would end in a landfill. So yes, my perspective is entirely different from yours.
Price gouging occurs when you offer a person dying of thirst a bottle of water for $41. Certainly not for a first world problem you had that can be fixed with duct tape.
And if it weren’t for people like Barry Scott looking for this stuff, trying to make a living, most would end in a landfill. So yes, my perspective is entirely different from yours.
I did read my thread but still have no idea who this Barry Scott guy is or which is his business. I couldn't care less, either.
It was not I who brought his name into this thread. It is ironic that you, intending to defend him, are naming him and helping to associate him with the term "price gouging".
Remember, it was not I who did that.
Yes, I did and will continue to offer $41 for a single dust cap as an example of price gouging.
10-23-23, 12:02 PM
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I don't think we are going to change OP's mind about what is or isn't price gouging. The dictionary definition includes selling for an unreasonable price. Personally, selling on ebay is such an annoyance if someone can get over $40 for one of these caps it's probably too low. I think the worse experiences I have had on ebay are for small Campagnolo parts. I have a stash of parts and I'm really reluctant to sell them because of ebay buyers.
Otoh, some pb*bikes prices seem unreasonable. If they can get $93 for a used super record headset spacer, more power to them. I have to admit I'm a sucker for the engraving in the recess though.
I just went through the first 50 pages of their listings. If I knew I could get 50-75% some of those prices, I would put up some parts. I have a fairly large collection of the eminently breakable campagnolo seat post binder bolts, for example. $100 for one of those is asking someone to make one of the worst investments in their life. Well, I hope they don't invest that unwisely.
I was hoping I could get the seatpost part I need, but they only have the ones that nobody ever loses.
Otoh, some pb*bikes prices seem unreasonable. If they can get $93 for a used super record headset spacer, more power to them. I have to admit I'm a sucker for the engraving in the recess though.
I just went through the first 50 pages of their listings. If I knew I could get 50-75% some of those prices, I would put up some parts. I have a fairly large collection of the eminently breakable campagnolo seat post binder bolts, for example. $100 for one of those is asking someone to make one of the worst investments in their life. Well, I hope they don't invest that unwisely.
I was hoping I could get the seatpost part I need, but they only have the ones that nobody ever loses.
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10-23-23, 01:22 PM
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I think EBay is the entity engaged in price gouging. Sellers and buyers are paying the price. I’ve done some of both, and recently sold an old leather G-8 flight jacket. It was heavily distressed and the lining was barely attached and I let it go for 120.00 plus shipping. After all the EBay fees were said and done, I netted little more than 80 bucks. They kept nearly a full third of the sale price.
