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In article <AANLkTim=zZE5XsF0TbqMYxJ0x+8sLgB8uoD4PpATX6dh at mail.gmail.com>, William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> writes: As a capitalist I'm OK with asking them their price. Generally their prices put me out of the market, however. I am willing to pay more than scrap value, but I can't afford critical-replacement-part prices. I have no problem with them making a profit from me, but its not a critical piece of my business that I'm purchasing, it is for my collection. I try to cultivate a working relationship with anyone who I think can help me with my goals. That includes scrappers or other vendors. They don't seem interested in cultivating a relationship however, including dealers that are in Salt Lake City (but don't have a public storefront, so I can't visit them in person, I can only network by phone and email). My point is that I'm more profit than scrap, I'm not an asshole, but I am less profit than the critical replacement part customer. I'm willing to wait until there are no more critical replacement customers. I'm willing to trade things I have in excess that are more valuable in the critical-replacement-part market than what I would like to trade from their inventory. When I am talking to a dealer, I offer what I think is a fair value based on my observations of sales on ebay and other outlets. When they ask 10x what people are routinely paying on ebay, I can only conclude that they're looking to gouge me or aren't paying attention to the market. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>