Down here at the pawn shop

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Originally Posted by glatt

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My problem is that I didn't (and still don't) know what the player was worth.

On the subject of "worth":

I'm reminded of something my Dad said once when I told him that his newfangled VCR thingy (with a wired remote, to give you an idea of the vintage) could have been had at the local electronics store for $X when he paid $X+something at *gasp* Sears. He told me, "V, a good deal is a state of mind."

Originally Posted by glatt

The whole thing is kind of fascinating to me, because when there is virtually no established market value, the buyer and I are basically making this up as we go along. We just set the value of this thing for future transactions.

Not unlike real estate, hm?