[meteorite-list] Meteorite economics revisited
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Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:45 2004 Message-ID: <15f.2c6ddfac.2d779544_at_aol.com> -------------------------------1078344516 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit adamhupe_at_comcast.net writes: the so-called "rogue" seller was not willing to honor the publicly made offer to anybody who put in a large order, in other words it was more for show. The public perception then became that this material has now dropped in price to a certain level even though in most cases it was not being honored at that level. OK, but if that's true and if the "rogue" price was actually never collected (because the advertiser wouldn't follow through and honor it), that's not a questionable economic or marketing practice, that's just plain illegal. Again, it's not a PRICE unless it is willingly paid - if the seller didn't honor the price he himself advertised, it's bait-and-switch and he'll be out of business soon, either by buyers abandoning him or the Feds throwing him in jail. Gregory J. Gregory Wilson 2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918 Santa Monica, CA 90403 -------------------------------1078344516 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=3DUS-ASCII http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; cha= rset=3DUS-ASCII"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <A title=3Dmailto:adamhupe_at_comcast.net href=3D"mailto:adamhupe@co= mcast.net">adamhupe_at_comcast.net</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=20= 2px solid"><FONT face=3DArial>the so-called "rogue" seller was not willing t= o honor the<BR>publicly made offer to anybody who put in a large order, in o= ther words it<BR>was more for show. The public perception then became=20= that this material has<BR>now dropped in price to a certain level even thoug= h in most cases it was not<BR>being honored at that level. </FONT></BLO= CKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>OK, but if that's true and if the "rogue" price was actually never = ;collected (because the advertiser wouldn't follow through and honor it), th= at's not a questionable economic or marketing practice, that's just pla= in illegal. Again, it's not a PRICE unless it is willingly paid =20= - if the seller didn't honor the price he himself advertised, it's bai= t-and-switch and he'll be out of business soon, either by buyers abandoning=20= him or the Feds throwing him in jail. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"= ></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSS= ERIF" PTSIZE=3D"12"></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#ff= 0000 size=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" PTSIZE=3D"12">Gregory</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 f= ace=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"><BR>= <BR>J. Gregory Wilson<BR>2118 Wilshire Blvd. #918<BR>Santa Monica, CA 90403<= /FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> -------------------------------1078344516-- Received on Wed 03 Mar 2004 03:08:36 PM PST |
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