That's pretty close to what I meant.
--- "Otis Wright, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I get the feeling that "need" is being used for "
> want/desire etc.".
> After all, how many people really NEED a camera?
>
> Otis Wright
>
> Peter Alling wrote:
>
> > Dan,
> > That shows a deep misunderstanding of market
> > forces, economics and the dislocations that 'men
> with
> > guns' or should I say power centers cause in them.
> I
> > cannot even begin to refute that statement in the
> > amount of space available in an e-mail and I doubt
> > that you would read it. I was but speaking of the
> > market forces that are visible on e-bay, there is
> > nothing there that is life or death, the 'need'
> for
> > any item is measured by how much you are willing
> to
> > spend.
> >
> > --- Dan Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Peter Alling said:
> > >
> > > >I don't know Shel, it's admirable to be able to
> > > settle
> > > >things in such a civilized manner but, (you
> knew
> > > that
> > > >there had to be a but), isn't that what the
> market
> > > is
> > > >all about, deciding who needs a thing more? I
> for
> > > one
> > > >know that I appreciate when someone points out
> an
> > > item
> > > >I might want that's on e-bay. I've been on the
> > > other
> > > >end a number of times, had a bid in when
> someone on
> > > >the list reports the item's existance, and when
> the
> > > >bidding gets beyond my means and for that
> matter my
> > > >level of avarice for the Item I drop out.
> > >
> > > Peter,
> > >
> > > The market never decides "who needs a thing
> more".
> > > If it did, no one would
> > > ever go hungry, do without shelter or die for
> lack
> > > of medicine. The market
> > > is all about deciding who is willing and capable
> of
> > > paying the most for any
> > > given thing. Need never enters into it.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Dan Scott
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > >
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