> From: Dana Countryman
> Hi George,
>
> Elhardt is actually a brilliant guy, but he does sometimes
> (like me) lack an
> edit button! We're all getting' cranky, past 50....
Hey Dana,
An edit button makes it sound like I didn't want to say what I wanted to say. If somebody is selling used gear for more than new (or even for the same price), it needs to questioned so people can understand the rational behind it and also to benefit the seller who may wonder why he might not be getting responses to his ad.
And since I never got an answer from an ebay dealer along the same lines, I was still seeking to satisfy my curiosity. The ebay case was really baffling. A dealer has 10 new Behringer FX2000 multi-effects units for sale and so far none had sold. Behringer sets the street price at $130, and that's what you can get it for at Musicians Friend, Guitar Center, Sam Ash, Sweetwater, B&H Audio, Etc. and with free shipping to boot. The ebay dealer is selling them for $260 and an insane $58 shipping charge. To my mind, there isn't a single person within the 7 billion on this planet that would rather pay $318 than $130. So I messaged them and said it sounds like a failed business model, but maybe they could explain the reasoning behind it. I of course got no response. The silent treatment usually means they know they're trying to screw people over and so there is no logical explanation. But it also means they don't understand that it will be unlikely they'll ever
sell any. Not smart.
I'm also reminded of somebody on the Alesis Ion/Micron list who was quoted $540 by a tech to replace the bad logic board in his Micron. But as the Micron owner pointed out, he can buy a brand new Micron for only $370. A Micron owner knows how much he paid for his Micron and not a single one would ever pay $540 for a repair of one. Seems like a tech who doesn't understand how money works and is just looking to do no business at all, which means going out of business. Makes no sense.
Cheers,
-Elhardt (cranky guy with no edit button)