🚀 go-pugleaf

On 19 Dec 1994, Starfire wrote:

> : If someone is going to get 'insulted' at low offers, they should
> : specify a price in their ad.
> 
> 	There is a difference between making a reasonable offer and
> 	trying to possible get a 'steal' from someone who may or may not know
> 	better. In this case, the person selling was knowledgeable enough
> 	to know better. Many (dishonest) people assume that if a price was not 
> 	stated then 'maybe' the person does not know the value; therefore,
> 	they have the opportunity to get a 'great' deal. I am a firm believer
> 	in a free market;however, thieves/con artists and all others who prey
> 	on non-professionals, are not in my opinion a part of this market.

WTF?? Dishonest thieves/con artists??  If you don't take the 5 minutes it 
takes to call some local shops or look in the back of a pc magazine to find 
out going prices then you deserve to get reamed. 

If I am unwilling to pay more than $18 (or for that matter $.50) a meg and 
you don't like it then don't sell to me.

BTW I recently bought 4 megs of brand-spankin' new 60 ns memory from a 
mail order shop in CA for $25 a meg. I personally wouldn't pay over $20 a 
meg for used mem EVER. Look guys, the memory shortage has been over for 
almost a year and many local shops are still trying to ream us at $50 a 
meg or more, one shop had it for $75 a meg...

Are they theives? or am I just stupid if I don't shop around?