BG> Jeeze Paul, I can buy a Courier off the street up here for $600, so you're 
BG> obviously not trying too hard, are you?

PE> I don't know.

BG> Well it's pretty damned obvious from where I'm sitting.  The Courier has an 
BG> RRP of $799, but that's just a guide, and nobody should ever pay that.  And 
BG> what's more, only complete and utter fuckwits pay the advertised price for 
BG> something like modems or PC peripherals.  There is ALWAYS room for 
BG> haggling, and I suspect that had I pushed it, I could have bought that 
BG> Courier for even less than $600 (it a big advantage if you know their 
BG> buying price too).  :)

I think you're comparing me to King of the Hagglers (you).  I am not
that good, the best I can do is go around yelling "sysop, sysop".
And then "CHH, CHH", and they *still* wouldn't budge from $675, and
it was their bloody sister shop?!!!  No-one else I rang was any
cheaper either.  BFN.  Paul.
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