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Subject: Re: [OM] Marketing Ploy / User OM-4 -Reply
From: "Barry B. Bean" <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 09:26:26 -0600 (CST)
On Sun, 05 Mar 2000 22:36:19 -0800, george wrote:

>But I'm not too keen on
>some of his sales tactics.  Too often he'll say - "I might sell this if
>the price is right."  or  "Here's a great xxx I'm thinking of selling.
>E-mail me offlist if you're interested." No price is mentioned in some
>of his 'ads', which is a method of selling that I thought we frowned
>on. 

Who is we?

As a commodity broker, I'd be out of business today if I couldn't
throw things out on the market with a "make me an offer" in lieu of a
price. There just isn't always a firm price in advance of an offer.

> or "I have no idea what this yyy is worth. Tell me what you think
>it's worth ..."  

Sounds honest to me.

BB
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B.B. Bean                                       bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Bean & Bean Cotton Co/Bean Farms                http://www.beancotton.com
Peach Orchard, MO


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