Quote Originally Posted by Jeremiah View Post
No offense but this logic sounds kind of sappy to me.

Transactions free from force are, by definition, mutually beneficial. One party prefers the others items more than they prefer their own. Both parties prefer more to less and it's not our job to say who should have gotten more and who less, it is the job of the individuals engaging in the transaction. I pay more for lots of items for various reasons. I pay more for milk because I like the convenience of picking it up while at the gas station while I gas up and buy my Copenhagen. I pay more for my car repair because I trust the guys working on it. I may pay more for meals at a restaurant via tips if the waitress is cute and smiles at me. At no point am I being ripped off. Remember, time is money and it takes time to engage a market like metal recycling for best pricing. Some individuals are happier to take what they are offered first just like some individuals will call the first person in the yellow pages and accept the offer. Maybe they view the costs of “shopping around” to be greater than then added benefits of getting an extra 25% markup. Who knows? Who Cares?
I stated 40-50% difference or more in my original post, everbody has a slightly different price they buy for but sooner or later you get into ripping people off territory. Nobody forced anybody to invest with scammers, so getting scammed is mutually beneficial now? if I paid your girlfriend/wife/brother/father etc $500 for a 1 oz gold bullion coin with metal content at $1700 you can sell at every other location for much more I guess you would think that is pretty much fair?



Sure some people just want their junk metal gone and getting some cash for it is just a bonus. I just don't see how stiffing the clueless on a commodity you just flip isn't intentionally ripping people off. I guess you guys all love cash-for-gold then?