tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885203279714221712.post8961194075007304901..comments2023-11-26T18:43:47.312-05:00Comments on the pawnbroker: price/valuethe pawnbrokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643081755036536592noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885203279714221712.post-9044216340685090462008-09-14T11:13:00.000-04:002008-09-14T11:13:00.000-04:00"...but if an object of desire is scarce (or perce..."...but if an object of desire is scarce (or perceived to be), the market will decide."<BR/><BR/>and apparently today the market is deciding that regular gas is "valued" at about five bucks a gallon...the pawnbrokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643081755036536592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885203279714221712.post-27737845679153161342008-09-12T19:20:00.000-04:002008-09-12T19:20:00.000-04:00expect a lot of that kind of proposal if the socia...expect a lot of that kind of proposal if the socialist regime gets in in november, sevesteen.<BR/><BR/>but left to its own devices our ol' friend supply and demand does a pretty good job of setting values...$70 sks's became $300 and $20 magazines became $100 real quick under the 90's ban...i was the serendipitous beneficiary of a lot of that.<BR/><BR/>if stock replacement is just a matter of picking up the phone and calling the wholesaler, competition will demand a slim margin...but if an object of desire is scarce (or perceived to be), the market will decide.<BR/><BR/>and if circumstances like i mention in the post are involved, all bets are off.the pawnbrokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643081755036536592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885203279714221712.post-30685872028885199262008-09-12T15:57:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:57:00.000-04:00I misread part of this as "clone AK's for gang ban...I misread part of this as "clone AK's for gang bangers are..."<BR/><BR/>It surprises me that people were angry with a local gun dealer because he was selling Ruger LCP's at list. He was usually cheaper than average, but in this case he was the only one who had LCP's, and even at full retail he was only keeping them a few days. I'm not a businessman, but if I can only get a fixed supply of something, and my choice is to sell it today at a discount, or 3 days from now at full price...<BR/><BR/>There was a proposal here that when gas prices went up, stations would have to sell off their "cheap gas" bought at lower wholesale prices before they could raise them. Oddly, there was no proposal requiring consumers to buy up the leftover expensive gas when prices went down...Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.com