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In article <asmiller-0608951514460001@192.0.2.1>, asmiller@ccnet.com 
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>> Why such hostility towards somebody who is simply making available a 
>> desired item that is hard to get?  Would you rather the person who 
needs 
>> the drive badly wait 3-6 weeks, rather than get one right away by 
paying 
>> the premium? 
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>The hostility has to do with charging a 30% premium for something that 
can
>be gotten more readily than you think.  The idea with some of the flames
>is to alert people to the fact that they don't have to pay this guy's
>silly price.

Maybe I don't have all the right "connections" but all the dealers I have 
spoken to have had waiting lists ranging from 10 days to 3 months.  I 
don't know about you, but my time is worth something, and if I can save a 
few hours of my time calling around to try to locate a difficult-to-find 
item, the premium could very well be worth it.
 
Regardless, hostility is not justified.  If you can offer a better deal,
or point people to a better deal, you should do so.  Otherwise, the 
person charging the "outrageous" amount of money is offering something
you can't offer, and anybody who is considering buying a Zip drive knows
that all the major dealers advertise it for around $199 anyway.
 
There is no basis to claim that a Zip drive now is worth the same as a
Zip drive "a few weeks from now" which is the best most dealers are able
to do.