[Rockhounds] Retail business question

[Charles Baran]

betdav97 at aol.com wrote:

> Well, that is up to the individual, after all it is rhetorical. Each was
> successful in their own way, but there are different ways to look
> at it. Which is where the question lies, decide for yourself.
> dave
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> From: Charles Baran <kcbaran at arczip.com>
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> betdav97 at aol.com wrote: 
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>> Hi, 
>> Since we are on the subject of pricing, I have a rhetorical 
>> question for you. Two vendors are at a show, they have the 
>> same number of tables, but one carries low to medium priced 
>> specimens; the other carries high end, esthetic specimens. 
>> The first vendor sells several flats, which add up to a $1000. 
>> The high end vendor sells three specimens that add up to a 
>> $1000. Who is the more successful vendor? The first one was 
>> more a lot busier, the second one had a more relaxed show 
>> by far. But they both had the same gross sales, and maybe 
>> even the same profit. Think about it, your answers may prove 
>> very interesting, 
>> thanks, 
>> dave 
>
>  
> You first must define "Successful".  
> Chuck Baran 
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No, Dave,  is "successful" selling more product, or receiving more 
money?  Is success talking to more people, or to fewer people.  My point 
is,  each person in this scenario would say that they were successful, 
and the other person was not.

Chuck