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<p>[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 1172032, member: 147"]This is the story of the 14k earrings pictured above...</p><p><br /></p><p>I go into his shop a maybe 4 or 5 times a year. In the early summer I first saw the earrings, I asked him what he had to have for them. He weighed them (he weighs everything when asked for a price), hemmed and hawed and said they are 18k and he wanted $275. I said thanks but that was too high for me to resell. He said he just got them and has a regular customer who he knew would be interested in them.</p><p><br /></p><p>About a month later I went in and they were still there. I asked if his regular customer had been in and he said he hadn’t seen her. I asked what he had to have for them, he weighed them, said they are 14k and he has to have $325.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, about a week ago I went in, they were still there. I asked about his regular customer and he said she hadn’t been in. We live in a vacation spot and I have a feeling this regular customer is seasonal. If she doesn’t come in during the summer she isn’t coming. I asked what he had to have for the earrings. He weighed them, said they are 14k and said he wanted $125. I said sold!</p><p><br /></p><p>I live here full time and have no problem playing the game <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":cat:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 1172032, member: 147"]This is the story of the 14k earrings pictured above... I go into his shop a maybe 4 or 5 times a year. In the early summer I first saw the earrings, I asked him what he had to have for them. He weighed them (he weighs everything when asked for a price), hemmed and hawed and said they are 18k and he wanted $275. I said thanks but that was too high for me to resell. He said he just got them and has a regular customer who he knew would be interested in them. About a month later I went in and they were still there. I asked if his regular customer had been in and he said he hadn’t seen her. I asked what he had to have for them, he weighed them, said they are 14k and he has to have $325. Finally, about a week ago I went in, they were still there. I asked about his regular customer and he said she hadn’t been in. We live in a vacation spot and I have a feeling this regular customer is seasonal. If she doesn’t come in during the summer she isn’t coming. I asked what he had to have for the earrings. He weighed them, said they are 14k and said he wanted $125. I said sold! I live here full time and have no problem playing the game :cat:[/QUOTE]
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