My Dad used to tell me how he and his brother had a great plan to sell baloney sandwiches for $10,000. They figured they wouldn't sell many, but they only needed to sell one ...
Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy On Jan 16, 2013, at 6:00 AM, "C.J. Filip" <c.j.fi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Takes cake: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1991-Gary-Fisher-Procaliber-Mountain-Bike-20-Bicycle-Suntour-XC-Comp-/350558611359?pt=Mountain_Bikes&hash=item519eebe79f > > Acquisition business? No, hoarding is a mental disorder. > > On Jan 15, 4:39 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: >> That particular bike is being sold by budget bicycle center in Madison, >> which is an amazing establishment. I have visited that store several times. >> It's actually four or five stores, all on the same street, the most >> interesting of which is an unheated warehouse of every bike you can imagine, >> all at RIDICULOUS prices. Ladies Raleigh Sports in decent shape? $500. Run >> of the mill 1970s Paramount? $2500. Schwinn Varsity? $600. If you show >> interest in any of the bikes, and look at it again tomorrow, the price will >> be significantly increased. My friend tried to deal on a tandem there, but >> the salesperson said it wasn't actually for sale - the price tag was for >> "insurance reasons". After several mystifying visits, I asked one of the >> employees about the business model. He said that his boss is in the >> "acquisition business" and confessed that he didn't understand it either, >> except as a possible tax dodge of some kind. They've been in business for a >> long time, so it must work for them, somehow. Anyhow, they post grossly >> overpriced items on eBay all the time. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
