> For some reason, they're listed for way above what they're worth
They're only worth what people are prepared to pay, just because some
people don't want to pay that much doesn't mean it isn't worth that.
Take an antique vase for example - I wouldn't pay 2.50 for one but some
people pay thousands :-)
A couple of years ago I sold an Atari Falcon, basic spec, for 200 quid
no questions. Was it worth the money? It certainly seemed so to the
guy who bought it. I know there were far fewer of those around than
Amiga 1200's but they're of similar power so why shouldn't the 1200 be
worth something too?
Re: VENT: Oooh, Bargains! Good Buys! Good Deals! - NOT! ... but it's not worth their hassling with it ...quality and more difficult to work with than what she pays more for at ... I'm afraid the retort *is* economics.... what you pay for." ... (rec.crafts.textiles.quilting)
Re: Finding an IC on internet ... You're saying a service is paying up to 20 cents a line and you're worth 200 bucks an hour? ... Generally because of well established relationships with very happy clients.... not likely to pay .20 when they can pay .18 or .15 assuming all other ... _every_ kind of acute care work was $14.55 - on top of that was an incentive program that paid upwards of $5 per hour, ... (sci.med.transcription)
Re: consequences of being sued (if youre` skint) ... Bankruptcy and/or being made to pay weekly/monthly amounts of whatever ... situation and they may decide it's not worth suing you. ... A third element would be the costs of taking you to court which are not insubstantial. ... So as you see, if you have made a very minor impact on the distributors trade, then most of the money awarded against you might be the court cost element and if they realise that since you have done very little actual business they may well end up spending thousands to save pennies and thus hope that a few threatening letters will put a stop to you. ... (uk.legal)
Re: Are shipboard art auctions fraudulent? ... Someone was willing to pay for it ... ... someone was willing to pay for it making it worth 5,000 ... ... I believe that's part of the issue, that the art sold on the ships is priced higher than if it were on land. ... I am sure the overhead of selling art on a ship is much higher than at their offices on land, but not enough to rape people at five times the "real" price. ... (rec.travel.cruises)
