There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.
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For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation.
I have always been an honest trader. I come from a school of traders where there was honour in the deal. No contracts, just a handshake and that's it, done. That's the way I prefer to do business but it's not always possible these days, sadly.
I have to say that most of the deals I have done initially were badly received, and after a while, people realised that maybe I was not that wrong.
The thought in my mind was that I must be a good merchant. If I were a good merchant, the rest would probably take care of itself.
Human nature says that you want a bargain, whether you want the goods or not. You think that something is a steal, you'll buy it.
We buy and sell goods. We buy low and sell higher - that's what we all do to make a profit. But I consider a merchant someone who has a certain intuition and instinct, and - very important - knows how to run a business, knows the numbers.
Unfortunately, in collective bargaining one party or the other too often tries to gain an advantage - a bargain, like buying something in a store for less than it is worth.
It's easy to maintain your integrity when no one is offering to buy it out.
Bargain... anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on.
Most people aren't honest with themselves about money.
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