Here is my last statement on this whole thread....... The original question was "Whats up with some of the new buyers on here?" I answered it as I do not post my prices anywhere and it was a direct appropriate response to the question being asked.. I said it was MY business plan and how I operate. I did not ask for a poll who agrees with me or not or who wants to sell me material... Sorry Old Dude but putting no offense in front of a statement actually means offense intended in the same way me putting Sorry Old Dude doesnt really mean im sorry...
The most glaring problem with anybody that didint like what I answered originally is that I DO NOT RUN AN AD ON HERE TO BUY MATERIAL.I respect the buyers on here who post prices and have no problem with the ones who dont but just as I said it is not part of how I run my company
More insight as to why I dont post prices is this
My company is in Tampa.. Within a 60 mile radius there are over 6 R2 certified elctronic recyclers and a huge amount of smaller guys doing it either full time or part time. The amount of us doing it in the Central Florida area could create its own active forum just for us . Being a smaller Incorporated business that is licensed and compliant it is extrememly competitive. I have stated before that i believe in the supply chain model of scrap in that the small guy feed the medium guy and the medium guy feeds the bigger guy and the bigger guy goes to the refiner. All along the chain people make money and continue to supply material. If I post prices on here or on craigslist I will completely choke out the smaller guy .I would much prefer the smaller guy buy the material from smaller guys and sell it to me. He is making money and i am still paying the same price.. So OLD DUDE who said Im arrogant and the small guy like him isnt good enough for me(paraphrasing) is completely wrong. They are the heart and foundation of my company and I probably could make more profit if I chased all the scrap for myself.....I also keep a competitive edge over some of the others my size as they need to compete with my prices without really knowing where im at and they usually under bid
I solicit priviately to some on here and have many exellent customers and friends from here and in fact because I dont post prices when I get a call from someone who has a small amount I feed those responses to to them .
Hopefully that will suffice why I personally dont list prices and that I respect the intent of the forum and dont advertise in the sellers section or ever ask for feedback from members. I actually ask them not to .....
BARREN.... you made a comment just above here. I hate to say it but you allowed your reputation to be shredded very publicly on here and it all came down to an issue that would never of happened if you hadnt been posting prices...You have done so much good for members but its an example of how their is always a pro-con side to everything
I do not like that I made comments about OLD DUDE so I will apologise and mean it, but do not ever attack me or my companies reputation if you have not had any dealing with me....This is how I make my living ,so comment on opinions about business with me but dont ever call me arrogant without knowing me and I will keep in mind to do the same from here on out with everyone else as a lesson well learned ..
Happy buying and selling over the weekend everyone
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