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....amazingly, I have two offers from readers here for the pistol, and
even more amazing, they both made the same $$$ offer.

This is easy; maybe I'll start a conglomerate by also opening a used
musical instrument store. :)

(Just a joke, R...)






--
A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.

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On Jul 21, 8:30*pm, H the K wrote:
...amazingly, I have two offers from readers here for the pistol, and
even more amazing, they both made the same $$$ offer.

This is easy; maybe I'll start a conglomerate by also opening a used
musical instrument store. :)

(Just a joke, R...)

--
A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.

Well, aren't you special.

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"H the K" wrote in message
m...
...amazingly, I have two offers from readers here for the pistol, and even
more amazing, they both made the same $$$ offer.

This is easy; maybe I'll start a conglomerate by also opening a used
musical instrument store. :)

(Just a joke, R...)




I happen to like having a conglomerate. I am the big gahoona, the sales and
marketing department, senior buyer, the accounting department, webmaster,
telephone receptionist, the stock room clerk and the rest room maintenance
technician.

Seriously, I am really enjoying this experience. Unlike my past, very
specialized career, this thing exposes me to all kinds of people and their
styles and personalities. I am getting a big kick out of it.
Engineers are basically all the same, but musicians, musician wannabe's and
general shoppers are something else.

A guy called me today about a Taylor 12-string I have. Said he saw it on
the website and he's seen many guitars just like it for a lot less money, so
would I knock off a few hundred.

I asked him if they were the same guitar ... a Taylor 355.

He didn't know. He said the ones he saw just looked a lot like the one I
have.

He was dead serious. I told him that he should buy the cheapest one he can
find.

Eisboch

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On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:48:54 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I am the.....telephone receptionist,

I do it better. :)

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"Captain Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:48:54 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I am the.....telephone receptionist,

I do it better. :)


I thought of you the other day. I happened to channel surfing before I fell
asleep and came across some new "reality" show, sorta based on the Orange
County Chopper series, except this one is a family that run a pawn shop. It
was pretty funny.

Eisboch

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On Jul 21, 8:51*pm, Captain Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:48:54 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I am the.....telephone receptionist,

I do it better. *:)

You do a good job of weeding out the crank calls and tele-marketers....

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On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:11:08 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"Captain Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:48:54 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I am the.....telephone receptionist,

I do it better. :)

I thought of you the other day. I happened to channel surfing before I fell
asleep and came across some new "reality" show, sorta based on the Orange
County Chopper series, except this one is a family that run a pawn shop. It
was pretty funny.

Hadn't heard about that one.

Pawn shops are great for finding rare high quality glass for cameras.

My 500 mm Olympus OM-1 f/3.5 telephoto came from a pawn shop - brand
new, no wear, no fungus on the glass and it had the case.

Paid $200 for it.

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Thanks to you...

--Mike

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Eisboch wrote:
"H the K" wrote in message
m...
...amazingly, I have two offers from readers here for the pistol, and even
more amazing, they both made the same $$$ offer.

This is easy; maybe I'll start a conglomerate by also opening a used
musical instrument store. :)

(Just a joke, R...)




I happen to like having a conglomerate. I am the big gahoona, the sales and
marketing department, senior buyer, the accounting department, webmaster,
telephone receptionist, the stock room clerk and the rest room maintenance
technician.

Seriously, I am really enjoying this experience. Unlike my past, very
specialized career, this thing exposes me to all kinds of people and their
styles and personalities. I am getting a big kick out of it.
Engineers are basically all the same, but musicians, musician wannabe's and
general shoppers are something else.

A guy called me today about a Taylor 12-string I have. Said he saw it on
the website and he's seen many guitars just like it for a lot less money, so
would I knock off a few hundred.

I asked him if they were the same guitar ... a Taylor 355.

He didn't know. He said the ones he saw just looked a lot like the one I
have.

He was dead serious. I told him that he should buy the cheapest one he can
find.

Eisboch





Fun is fun. I'm writing a speech for a new client. It's for delivery in
late August. When he called, he said I was recommended by a current
client. He wanted to know if I would give him a discount on the first
speech because he "didn't know me." I didn't tell him he should find a
cheaper speech writer. :)

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.


--
A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.

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Eisboch wrote:
I told him that he should buy the cheapest one he can
find.

Eisboch

That was the perfect response.

--
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H the K wrote:


Fun is fun. I'm writing a speech for a new client. It's for delivery in
late August. When he called, he said I was recommended by a current
client. He wanted to know if I would give him a discount on the first
speech because he "didn't know me." I didn't tell him he should find a
cheaper speech writer. :)

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.

I hope you took him out in your Lobster Boat and introduced him to your
Dr. Dr. wife.

Harry, I do have to be honest, I have NEVER meet such an insecure guy as
you are, but I am always amazed that you actually expect people to
believe your stories.

--
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spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in
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On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:44:07 -0400, Just Regigie
wrote:

H the K wrote:


Fun is fun. I'm writing a speech for a new client. It's for delivery in
late August. When he called, he said I was recommended by a current
client. He wanted to know if I would give him a discount on the first
speech because he "didn't know me." I didn't tell him he should find a
cheaper speech writer. :)

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.

I hope you took him out in your Lobster Boat and introduced him to your
Dr. Dr. wife.

Harry, I do have to be honest, I have NEVER meet such an insecure guy as
you are, but I am always amazed that you actually expect people to
believe your stories.

Hey - I've got to defend Harry on this one.

If he knew Harry, he wouldn't have asked him to write the speech in
the first place.

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On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:48:54 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"H the K" wrote in message
om...
...amazingly, I have two offers from readers here for the pistol, and even
more amazing, they both made the same $$$ offer.

This is easy; maybe I'll start a conglomerate by also opening a used
musical instrument store. :)

(Just a joke, R...)




I happen to like having a conglomerate. I am the big gahoona, the sales and
marketing department, senior buyer, the accounting department, webmaster,
telephone receptionist, the stock room clerk and the rest room maintenance
technician.

Seriously, I am really enjoying this experience. Unlike my past, very
specialized career, this thing exposes me to all kinds of people and their
styles and personalities. I am getting a big kick out of it.

Did the cable salesman come back in for a visit?

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"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

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"jps" wrote in message
...

Did the cable salesman come back in for a visit?

It's very doubtful I'll ever see him again.
It wasn't the cable salesman, BTW.

Eisboch

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On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:49:43 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"jps" wrote in message
.. .

Did the cable salesman come back in for a visit?

It's very doubtful I'll ever see him again.
It wasn't the cable salesman, BTW.

Eisboch

He was your connection to getting connected. Cable and telephone are
all the same thing nowadays.

I thought you were getting a kick out of all the people you were
meeting so I was curious if he was among them.

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On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:15:32 -0400, Captain Zombie of Woodstock
wrote:

On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:44:07 -0400, Just Regigie
wrote:

H the K wrote:


Fun is fun. I'm writing a speech for a new client. It's for delivery in
late August. When he called, he said I was recommended by a current
client. He wanted to know if I would give him a discount on the first
speech because he "didn't know me." I didn't tell him he should find a
cheaper speech writer. :)

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.

I hope you took him out in your Lobster Boat and introduced him to your
Dr. Dr. wife.

Harry, I do have to be honest, I have NEVER meet such an insecure guy as
you are, but I am always amazed that you actually expect people to
believe your stories.

Hey - I've got to defend Harry on this one.

If he knew Harry, he wouldn't have asked him to write the speech in
the first place.

And if any of your clients were to witness your behavior here you
think they'd consider you stable?

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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.

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"jps" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:49:43 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"jps" wrote in message
. ..

Did the cable salesman come back in for a visit?

It's very doubtful I'll ever see him again.
It wasn't the cable salesman, BTW.

Eisboch

He was your connection to getting connected. Cable and telephone are
all the same thing nowadays.

I thought you were getting a kick out of all the people you were
meeting so I was curious if he was among them.

If you are referring to the guy that I threw out, it was the alarm company
salesman who didn't know what he was talking about but insisted that he
train me on the system's optional capabilities.

Eisboch

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"jps" wrote in message
...


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.

Obviously, introductory offers are used all the time. I never cared for
them.

I find it annoying sometimes to get offers for special deals on cable or
Internet services that I am already subscribed to, only to find out they are
available to "new" customers only. Those who have been paying the full
price don't qualify and continue to pay full price.

Wouldn't you be impressed to get an unsolicited notice from your cable
company thanking you for your loyal and continued business and rewarding you
with 3 months of discounted invoices? Maybe cable service is a bad example
because it's regulated and non-competitive, but it might keep you from
switching to Direct TV or Dish.

In my former business that involved custom engineered, big ticket items
orders for additional systems were discounted because most of the
engineering and design costs were non-recurring.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
"jps" wrote in message
...

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.

Obviously, introductory offers are used all the time. I never cared for
them.

I find it annoying sometimes to get offers for special deals on cable or
Internet services that I am already subscribed to, only to find out they are
available to "new" customers only. Those who have been paying the full
price don't qualify and continue to pay full price.

Wouldn't you be impressed to get an unsolicited notice from your cable
company thanking you for your loyal and continued business and rewarding you
with 3 months of discounted invoices? Maybe cable service is a bad example
because it's regulated and non-competitive, but it might keep you from
switching to Direct TV or Dish.

In my former business that involved custom engineered, big ticket items
orders for additional systems were discounted because most of the
engineering and design costs were non-recurring.

Eisboch

American Express used to send me gift certificates for $200 to eat at
the restaurant of my choice, just to thank me for my business. I don't
know if they still do this, because I don't use American Express
anymore. ;)

--
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spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in
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Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:44:07 -0400, Just Regigie
wrote:

H the K wrote:

Fun is fun. I'm writing a speech for a new client. It's for delivery in
late August. When he called, he said I was recommended by a current
client. He wanted to know if I would give him a discount on the first
speech because he "didn't know me." I didn't tell him he should find a
cheaper speech writer. :)

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.
I hope you took him out in your Lobster Boat and introduced him to your
Dr. Dr. wife.

Harry, I do have to be honest, I have NEVER meet such an insecure guy as
you are, but I am always amazed that you actually expect people to
believe your stories.

Hey - I've got to defend Harry on this one.

If he knew Harry, he wouldn't have asked him to write the speech in
the first place.



Pretty impressive...you've got The Freak as your scumbag buddy in
Connecticut, Jackoff as your scumbag buddy in South Carolina, and Reggie
as your scumbag buddy in George.




--
A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.

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jps wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:15:32 -0400, Captain Zombie of Woodstock
wrote:

On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:44:07 -0400, Just Regigie
wrote:

H the K wrote:

Fun is fun. I'm writing a speech for a new client. It's for delivery in
late August. When he called, he said I was recommended by a current
client. He wanted to know if I would give him a discount on the first
speech because he "didn't know me." I didn't tell him he should find a
cheaper speech writer. :)

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.
I hope you took him out in your Lobster Boat and introduced him to your
Dr. Dr. wife.

Harry, I do have to be honest, I have NEVER meet such an insecure guy as
you are, but I am always amazed that you actually expect people to
believe your stories.
Hey - I've got to defend Harry on this one.

If he knew Harry, he wouldn't have asked him to write the speech in
the first place.

And if any of your clients were to witness your behavior here you
think they'd consider you stable?


Are you referring to SW Tom, the bipolar fisherman? :)


--
A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.

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Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:44:07 -0400, Just Regigie
wrote:

H the K wrote:

Fun is fun. I'm writing a speech for a new client. It's for delivery in
late August. When he called, he said I was recommended by a current
client. He wanted to know if I would give him a discount on the first
speech because he "didn't know me." I didn't tell him he should find a
cheaper speech writer. :)

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.
I hope you took him out in your Lobster Boat and introduced him to your
Dr. Dr. wife.

Harry, I do have to be honest, I have NEVER meet such an insecure guy as
you are, but I am always amazed that you actually expect people to
believe your stories.

Hey - I've got to defend Harry on this one.

If he knew Harry, he wouldn't have asked him to write the speech in
the first place.

I'll also defend your defense of Harry on this one. ;-)

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H the K wrote:
jps wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:15:32 -0400, Captain Zombie of Woodstock
wrote:

On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:44:07 -0400, Just Regigie
wrote:

H the K wrote:

Fun is fun. I'm writing a speech for a new client. It's for
delivery in late August. When he called, he said I was recommended
by a current client. He wanted to know if I would give him a
discount on the first speech because he "didn't know me." I didn't
tell him he should find a cheaper speech writer. :)

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.
I hope you took him out in your Lobster Boat and introduced him to
your Dr. Dr. wife.

Harry, I do have to be honest, I have NEVER meet such an insecure
guy as you are, but I am always amazed that you actually expect
people to believe your stories.
Hey - I've got to defend Harry on this one.

If he knew Harry, he wouldn't have asked him to write the speech in
the first place.

And if any of your clients were to witness your behavior here you
think they'd consider you stable?


Are you referring to SW Tom, the bipolar fisherman? :)


He might have been, but The statement fits Krausie to a T.

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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


But... But... He needs the business desperately.

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On Jul 21, 9:51*pm, Captain Yogi of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:48:54 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I am the.....telephone receptionist,

I do it better. *:)

Nah..... Herring for Receptionist. He's used to answering calls from
strangers.....

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On Jul 21, 10:11*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Captain Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in messagenews:g3sc65h77duja60u7onvlis7gmcids9tr6@4ax .com...

On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:48:54 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

I am the.....telephone receptionist,

I do it better. *:)

I thought of you the other day. *I happened to channel surfing before I fell
asleep and came across some new "reality" show, sorta based on the Orange
County Chopper series, except this one is a family that run a pawn shop. *It
was pretty funny.

Eisboch

except this one is a family that run a pawn shop.

Kinda like running a Used Guitar Shop......

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H the K wrote:
Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:44:07 -0400, Just Regigie
wrote:

H the K wrote:

Fun is fun. I'm writing a speech for a new client. It's for delivery
in late August. When he called, he said I was recommended by a
current client. He wanted to know if I would give him a discount on
the first speech because he "didn't know me." I didn't tell him he
should find a cheaper speech writer. :)

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.
I hope you took him out in your Lobster Boat and introduced him to
your Dr. Dr. wife.

Harry, I do have to be honest, I have NEVER meet such an insecure guy
as you are, but I am always amazed that you actually expect people to
believe your stories.

Hey - I've got to defend Harry on this one.

If he knew Harry, he wouldn't have asked him to write the speech in
the first place.



Pretty impressive...you've got The Freak as your scumbag buddy in
Connecticut, Jackoff as your scumbag buddy in South Carolina, and Reggie
as your scumbag buddy in George.

You have your puppy Don in Canada and you had your buddy Jim in
Cleveland, until the phone incident.

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BAR wrote:
H the K wrote:
Captain Zombie of Woodstock wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:44:07 -0400, Just Regigie
wrote:

H the K wrote:

Fun is fun. I'm writing a speech for a new client. It's for
delivery in late August. When he called, he said I was recommended
by a current client. He wanted to know if I would give him a
discount on the first speech because he "didn't know me." I didn't
tell him he should find a cheaper speech writer. :)

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.
I hope you took him out in your Lobster Boat and introduced him to
your Dr. Dr. wife.

Harry, I do have to be honest, I have NEVER meet such an insecure
guy as you are, but I am always amazed that you actually expect
people to believe your stories.

Hey - I've got to defend Harry on this one.

If he knew Harry, he wouldn't have asked him to write the speech in
the first place.



Pretty impressive...you've got The Freak as your scumbag buddy in
Connecticut, Jackoff as your scumbag buddy in South Carolina, and
Reggie as your scumbag buddy in George.

You have your puppy Don in Canada and you had your buddy Jim in
Cleveland, until the phone incident.


Phone incident? I never called Jim, and he never called me.

Don is hardly my puppy. We don't coordinate messages, we've never talked
on the phone, we don't exchange secret messages, and we don't set up
junior high school "plots" against others in the newsgroup. Don and I
simply have similar union/progressive underpinnings, and, while I can't
speak for him, I am sure he shares my belief that there are achievements
more important than screwing others so you can attain a position in the
social order higher than the poor.



--
A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.

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On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:39:20 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"jps" wrote in message
.. .


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.

Obviously, introductory offers are used all the time. I never cared for
them.

I find it annoying sometimes to get offers for special deals on cable or
Internet services that I am already subscribed to, only to find out they are
available to "new" customers only. Those who have been paying the full
price don't qualify and continue to pay full price.

Wouldn't you be impressed to get an unsolicited notice from your cable
company thanking you for your loyal and continued business and rewarding you
with 3 months of discounted invoices? Maybe cable service is a bad example
because it's regulated and non-competitive, but it might keep you from
switching to Direct TV or Dish.

In my former business that involved custom engineered, big ticket items
orders for additional systems were discounted because most of the
engineering and design costs were non-recurring.

Eisboch



Cable companies, at least here, have the flexibility to lower rates. I
called and whined/complained about my rate, and they knocked off 12%
for a year. Not much, but worth the whining!
--

John H

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"Scott Dickson" wrote in message
...

except this one is a family that run a pawn shop.

Kinda like running a Used Guitar Shop......

-------------------------------------------------------

No question. In some ways it is. I am fully sensitive to kids trying to
hock guitars or amps for drug money or for receiving stolen equipment and
have taken certain precautions to avoid this. First, I won't buy anything
from a minor, meaning under the age of 18. I always ask the seller
questions about the guitar and it's history. If I get suspicious of the
story or if they are willing to sell a decent guitar for half of it's value,
I don't buy it. I've already been contacted by two people aware of the
shop who have asked me to keep my eye open for guitars that were stolen from
them.

But that's where the similarity ends. Most of the current inventory was not
acquired in this manner. They are researched and purchased from legitimate,
higher end and vintage guitar outlets that I've made arrangements with.

Due to the help of some professional level musicians, the shop has quickly
become known in the area as a small "boutique" type music shop that has a
small inventory of higher quality and different equipment. It caters to
serious players, both hobbyists and pros who are looking for a different
sound or a quality instrument. There are other music shops in the area that
geared towards beginners and kids making a transition from Guitar Hero to
future rock stars.

When I first opened I acquired a bunch of less expensive, beginner type
guitars, not knowing for sure what direction the shop would take. I'll be
donating most of them to a local organization that works with mentally
challenged kids who have contacted me requesting any donations I can make.
The Fender Squire type electric's and inexpensive acoustic guitars are
exactly what they need.

The excellent condition, quality guitars in the $1000 to $3000 range are
selling. $80 dollar Squires are not.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
"Scott Dickson" wrote in message
...

except this one is a family that run a pawn shop.

Kinda like running a Used Guitar Shop......

-------------------------------------------------------

No question. In some ways it is. I am fully sensitive to kids trying to
hock guitars or amps for drug money or for receiving stolen equipment and
have taken certain precautions to avoid this. First, I won't buy anything
from a minor, meaning under the age of 18. I always ask the seller
questions about the guitar and it's history. If I get suspicious of the
story or if they are willing to sell a decent guitar for half of it's value,
I don't buy it. I've already been contacted by two people aware of the
shop who have asked me to keep my eye open for guitars that were stolen from
them.

But that's where the similarity ends. Most of the current inventory was not
acquired in this manner. They are researched and purchased from legitimate,
higher end and vintage guitar outlets that I've made arrangements with.

Due to the help of some professional level musicians, the shop has quickly
become known in the area as a small "boutique" type music shop that has a
small inventory of higher quality and different equipment. It caters to
serious players, both hobbyists and pros who are looking for a different
sound or a quality instrument. There are other music shops in the area that
geared towards beginners and kids making a transition from Guitar Hero to
future rock stars.

When I first opened I acquired a bunch of less expensive, beginner type
guitars, not knowing for sure what direction the shop would take. I'll be
donating most of them to a local organization that works with mentally
challenged kids who have contacted me requesting any donations I can make.
The Fender Squire type electric's and inexpensive acoustic guitars are
exactly what they need.

The excellent condition, quality guitars in the $1000 to $3000 range are
selling. $80 dollar Squires are not.

Eisboch




You don't think the brie, wine and topless salesgirls are contributing
to your success?

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Don and I simply have similar union/progressive underpinnings, and, while
I can't speak for him, I am sure he shares my belief that there are
achievements more important than screwing others so you can attain a
position in the social order higher than the poor.



To you anyone who invests the time effort and money to fire up a company
(creating jobs in the process) automatically screws the employees later.

Thank goodness not everyone thinks like you.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
"H the K" wrote in message
m...


Don and I simply have similar union/progressive underpinnings, and, while
I can't speak for him, I am sure he shares my belief that there are
achievements more important than screwing others so you can attain a
position in the social order higher than the poor.



To you anyone who invests the time effort and money to fire up a company
(creating jobs in the process) automatically screws the employees later.

Thank goodness not everyone thinks like you.

Eisboch



Sorry, you're wrong. I don't feel that way. But I am sure more and more
Americans are feeling that way, and with good reason.


--
A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.

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Eisboch wrote:
"H the K" wrote in message
m...


Don and I simply have similar union/progressive underpinnings, and, while
I can't speak for him, I am sure he shares my belief that there are
achievements more important than screwing others so you can attain a
position in the social order higher than the poor.



To you anyone who invests the time effort and money to fire up a company
(creating jobs in the process) automatically screws the employees later.

Who employs the working stiff? That's right it is a company in some form
or another. You can argue about the IRS classification of the company
all you want but in the end they are all companies.

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m...



You also need to run a records check and insist upon a urine test.


I wouldn't waste the time or money.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
"H the K" wrote in message
m...

You also need to run a records check and insist upon a urine test.


I wouldn't waste the time or money.

Eisboch




Sure...go ahead...hire someone with a criminal record who also abuses drugs.

:)



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A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.

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"H the K" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:
"H the K" wrote in message
m...

You also need to run a records check and insist upon a urine test.


I wouldn't waste the time or money.

Eisboch


Sure...go ahead...hire someone with a criminal record who also abuses
drugs.

:)


I've never done that. One thing nice about a small, privately held
business is that you can hire who you want and, if necessary, fire who you
want without going through an act of congress to do so.
In my experience, I've either directly hired or at least approved the hiring
of probably about 200 people between two companies. Of those, only 3 had
to be terminated later. One was a perpetual trouble maker on the shop floor
who constantly caused problems with others. One was caught seriously
fudging expense reports and bragging about it to others in the company.
The third was a thief.

That's not a bad track record.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
"H the K" wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
"H the K" wrote in message
m...
You also need to run a records check and insist upon a urine test.

I wouldn't waste the time or money.

Eisboch

Sure...go ahead...hire someone with a criminal record who also abuses
drugs.

:)


I've never done that. One thing nice about a small, privately held
business is that you can hire who you want and, if necessary, fire who you
want without going through an act of congress to do so.
In my experience, I've either directly hired or at least approved the hiring
of probably about 200 people between two companies. Of those, only 3 had
to be terminated later. One was a perpetual trouble maker on the shop floor
who constantly caused problems with others. One was caught seriously
fudging expense reports and bragging about it to others in the company.
The third was a thief.

That's not a bad track record.

Eisboch



Actually, if you don't run tests and check backgrounds, you simply don't
know if you've hired a druggie or a thief, do you?


--
A wise Latina makes better decisions than a dumb elephant.