Date:         Fri, 10 Jan 2003 15:29:16 -0600
Reply-To:     Owen Brand <olists@THEBRANDS.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Owen Brand <olists@THEBRANDS.ORG>
Subject:      Re: FW: PRICE,PRICE,PRICE...ads w/o prices
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Rival car dealerships burning each other? Is this supposed to be a bad
thing? ;)

The day we cede this list to FS ads that don't list any price guidance it is
no longer a community help forum. Prices should be guided by supply vs.
demand and not some poor hapless soul who gets duped because he knows no
better. If the price is fair then why not share it? That said I think it is
fair to adjust price according to level of hassle, buying other big items
etc.

I am happy to pay Ken at Vanagain and the other excellent list vendors
perhaps a bit more than the part might cost elsewhere. Usually they are
competitive and provide a service to the community while doing it.

> Car dealerships will burn! (not by anarchists, but by rival dealers if
they
> are fored to give the price in full in advance.
>
> If you want to bring the Vanagon list to chaos-simply applaud and
establish
> "rules" like this..