29 Oct
2001
29 Oct
'01
10:41 a.m.
Has anyone considered that creating a price guide
might do more harm than
good. What do you think that thrift shops (for example) would do if they had
a price guide? Jack their prices up to match most likely
My experience have been that thrift shop prices are typically too high
by factors of 2 to 10 on common items and only marginally low on rarer
items. It's as likely that thrift shop owners might decide to lower
their prices on many items to match the guide.
If thrift shops want to raise prices on underpriced items to match the
market, that's fine by me. They are certainly entitled to receive what
the item is worth.
Eric