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Re: Increase in Seed Prices (OUCH!)

At 03:56 PM 10/6/97 -0400, Richard Kamus <rkamus@trends.ca> wrote:
>
>There is a distinct difference between an ethical rise in prices which
>reflects cost and other reasonable increases, 

Wow, you can buy stuff at cost-plus?  Wish I could do that.  Most
stores and suppliers I know charge at whatever the market will bear,
which explains why a can of Coke made of six cents of materials 
costs $3 in the hotel robo-bar.  And I had no idea that prices 
were determined by *ethics*!

>Barter, of course, is the
>wonderfully ethical enemy of greed and demand.

You mean with barter, I wouldn't think that one thing was more
valuable than another, that a pound of thistledown was just as
nifty as a pound of columbine seed?  Or that two honest people
might never disagree about the swap-price of something?  It doesn't 
matter whether you're using barter or cash, price is determined 
between a buyer and a seller.

> No one has ever offered me a raise similar or anywhere near the 
>rise in the prices of these prairie seeds.

I haven't seen enough evidence.  One anecdotal report of the price
of bluestem isn't enough, is it?  Was this a wholesale or retail price?
Is this a regional phenomenon?  Anyone else care to post their
local prices, or help to explain this alleged increase in prices?

>I would not buy products from a person espousing your attitude.  I helped
>save many a family farm in my time.  I hope yours was not one of them.

Why, thanks, but it wasn't.  I bought my own family farm, rescuing
it from bankruptcy in the hands of another family farmer.  That's a 
nifty set of ethics you have there, only wanting to help people who 
say things you agree with.  Or that purchasing something entails a 
full-scale investigation into the seller's attitudes.

CarmenTK@aol.com wrote:
>Let's be gentle with each other.  

Flames aside, good sentiments there.  I'll agree to be kind to the
seed suppliers, and not call them greedy if indeed the prices are
higher next summer.  I'll be happy to get the seed from anywhere.

- John

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