On 5/22/2023 2:26 PM, Andrew Bouland wrote:

> I simply respond that we already had a deal and we're done and walk on shaking
my head in disbelief.  Needless to say, I don't think pickings can ever be slim
enough...

Oh geez, I could and probably should write a book on this subject. I've
run into all types at the markets over the many years, some of them are
nice folks and I try to help out if I can when the price on something is
a little over what I'd normally pay for it, but some, I have no mercy
on, for various reasons.

Case in point, there used to be one doofus, that would set up for the
weekend at the Saylorsburg market years back.  And sometimes he would
have some decent stuff at okay prices, but sometimes he would be really
off the wall.  And occasionally he would put out a bucket of $1.00
tools, which 99.9% of the time, well I wouldn't have given him $1.00 for
the whole bucket.  However one day, there was a minty Starrett 12"
combination square rule in there.  I held it up and asked, "$1?", and he
said "Yes", so I paid him and left.

Don't you know a couple of weeks later when he was back there, he comes
up to me while I'm gazing at what he had and said, "You know, I should
have charged you a lot more for that ruler," and from the tone in his
voice, it was like he was expecting me to hand him more money.  I didn't
say anything and left him alone for the next month or so.

He never said another word about it....

Tony (yepper......)


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