From: Dave Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Wed Jan 22 2003 - 10:02:51 PST
Everyone in the sales process of these MVs has their own agenda. Not much of it has anything to do with being fair!
Government - Get as much money as possible for old or un-needed equipment.
GL - Buy as low as possible - sell as high as possible, maximize return on investments.
GL Buyer - non dealer - buy as low as possible.
GL Buyer - dealer - buy as low as possible and sell as high as possible.
What does any of this have to do with being fair?
"Fair" is only your evaluation in regards to a deal.
When was the last time you went to a store, saw a really low price on something and told the cashier that the price is too low to be fair, you really want to pay
$10 instead of $5?
I know of a cell phone dealer that sells a 45 cent device for $12.00 everyday. Most dealers do the same thing. Is that fair?
Bill Gates makes Windows XP CDs for less than 50 cents but people routinely pay over $75.00 for the disk. Is that fair?
It is all a matter of perception. If I think my time is worth $500/hr and consequently I should be paid $1 million per year. I think that would be fair. My
employer doesn't agree. (;->) So much for fairness.
Dave
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1/21/2003 4:19:12 PM, Steve Grammont <islander@midmaine.com> wrote:
>
>
>> After WWII the U.S. destroyed equipment and didn't
>>get anything for it, now at least it's getting
>>something.
>
>Agreed. The Gov't was irresponsible to the highest degree in decades
>past. It is still wasting a lot of good stuff, but it is far better now.
> That's what happens when budgets are actually enforced and spending
>isn't wild and crazy.
>
>>The U.S. gave equipment to the countries
>>that the eguipment was in, it was worth more than
>>nothing.
>
>We were compensated for a lot of that equipment. In fact, they aren't
>allowed to resell it witout State Department approval. This is impart
>why reimportation of US stuff is somewhat difficult.
>
>> Now the U.S. is giving aid to foreign countries,
>
>The US has been giving away aid for decades, if not since near the
>beginning of its foundation. And there are strings attached. Sometimes
>as thick as the cables supporting the Golden Gate Bridge.
>
>> the
>>trucks you and I are talking about, I say, sell the
>>trucks to them for at least what they would get on GL.
>
>Depends on what the intention is. If it is to prop up a friendly
>government so that we don't have to go in with our own military... giving
>the stuff away is a small price to pay compared to blood.
>
>> If a dealer sells at to high of a price, he WILL go
>>out of buisness, and the problem will have taken care
>>of it's self.
>
>Not if GL is under pricing their offerings. And that is the central
>point of all my postings. GL is supposed to get maxium value just like
>any other entity would in a Capitalisit system. It doesn't work to only
>have a part of the equation working on a Free Market basis.
>
>Steve
>
>
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