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From: mdc@spt.entity.com (Marty Connor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Mac IIsi FOR SALE  (Repost)
Summary: market value
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Date: 8 Jan 91 14:47:10 GMT
References: <1991Jan6.222049.26734@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> <1849@blackbird.afit.af.mil> <4801@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> <7JAN91001226@alpha.sunquest.com>
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Regarding the Mac IIsi and the price asked:

Since most people cannot easily get educational pricing on machines,
for the most part that price is irrelevant except to the people who
are university affiliated or know someone who is willing to do
something shady for them.

If the machine in question was purchased on a university discount and
is now being sold at market value, one could argue that that practices
is unethical, however, if the price is worth it to a buyer (one who
cannot get university pricing, for example), they will likely buy it.

As someone else pointed out, there are people who are not university
affiliated, and must normally pay something much closer to retail...


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