On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:47:14 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"H the K" wrote in message
...

I gave him a discount. It's only my time that's involved. I don't have to
buy goods and resell them for a profit.


Give one a discount and they all want a discount.

When I built big ticket, expensive vacuum deposition systems, I gave
discounts to repeat customers, not new ones.

Eisboch

I sell introductory systems as a means to growing my business with a
customer who's not ready to take the plunge. There are lots of ways
to create demand for your goods or services; smart folks can read the
customer and tailor a solution appropriate to their requirements.