Farmer1906 said:
AGdent07 said:
MW03 said:
Saw a receipt with Weller FP, Elmer T Lee, and Weller CYPB on it. Total: $134.97.
Turns around and sells it on secondary
WFP $300
Elmer $200
Weller CYPB $500
I guess that beats working 9-5
I've had all of those. They're all great. I would never pay anything near that for them. Who's buying this?
There's plenty of people out there for whom a few hundred dollars doesn't really move the needle and if they want something the money is a lot easier to part with than the time, effort, and frustration spent trying to hunt something down. I also know of a couple companies that like to give hard to find bottles to customers/brokers/etc. and the amount of gratitude they get from the recipient compared to the relative cost outlay for the company is huge.
I've gotten lucky and found good bottles at retail and I've paid full secondary for things I like and can't find, they both taste just as good when I pour a drink.