Looking inside before you buy etc.

From: Ron Hudson <rhudson_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue Jun 13 09:38:08 2000

Mike Ford wrote:

> >Mike Ford wrote:
> >>
> >> Since I didn't see it mentioned in this "look before you buy" thread,
> >> many of the vendors I deal with will quote a price on an item
> >> basically AS IT SITS. If I choose to test the device, it now changes
> >> into either a "working" or "nonworking" thing from a AS-IS thing, and
> >> so changes the price.
> >
> >That'd be Schrodinger's Store?
>
> So far it is just about any place where the "boss" directly handles all
> transactions. Most of the time you can use your Jedi mind powers on the
> weak minded employees who could give a rats anyway, even if they bleat
> pitifully about you can't do that while you go ahead and do it. The boss,
> who is saavy to the change in value from untested to tested, doesn't work
> that way. The classic drive me nuts variety is when I make a deal on a
> pallet, work two hours stripping parts, then have the owner want me to pay
> by the part like they were in some display case at a retail store.

This can work both ways too though, I was at one establishment (unnamed)
trying to get a working Apple II floppy drive, so I offered to bring in my own
apple and test each of their drives, provided I could buy one of the working
ones at the "As is" price!

Of all the drives I could find in the store, only 3 worked. but now
Mr.StoreGuy has a pile of "Tested-BAD" drives! (Well good for steppermotors
anyway)
Received on Tue Jun 13 2000 - 09:38:08 BST