On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 06:00:31AM -0800, James Fraser wrote: > What, exactly, constitutes "gouging?"
When people talk about gouging they are typically refering to the perception that someone is excessively enriching themselves at the expense of others. In other words, greed. > The last time I looked, private property was something that could > be sold at *any* price point; that's what makes it private property. Actually, that is not entirely true. Most governments try to develop various types of price controls. Granted, none of those are relevant to the Apple II world. > If anyone wants to try to "gouge" the Apple II market, shouldn't they be > allowed to try doing so? There are three things that get on my nerves in the Apple II community: * People who are constantly trying to sell something. A community has salesmen, but it is not about salesment. * People who misrepresent the value of their product. That may be in terms of its practicality, functionality, or rarity. These are nothing more than snake-oil salesmen. * People who insist that you must buy a product in order to maintain the viability of the Apple II market. It's great to see people making new stuff for the Apple II, but people should buy stuff based upon its use rather than keeping somebody in business. > Why is asking $60 for a 20- (okay, 19) year-old keyboard not a "realistic" > price? It would seem that if someone willingly pays that price...that > that's as "realistic" as it gets. [shrugs] I think the issue was with the "RARE" bit of the advertisment. In other words, the seller was trying to hoodwink potential bidders into believing that it is a collectors item or may be difficult to acquire in an attempt to boost the price. That is not the case with the IIgs keyboard (though it may be the case with other keyboards). Personally, I would never trust a salesman to represent a product honestly. But that's me and there are a lot of naive buyers out there. I reserve the right to inform the naive buyers (or laugh at them) in an attempt to encourage them the think before they buy. Byron. -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:apple2list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
