Re: More on Prices

[mit-eddie!hercules.acsu.buffalo.edu!tobin@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Mike Tobin)]

This price talk reminded me of a curve I once drew to illustrate the
price history of cars.  It holds up pretty good I think (there's always
exceptions).  The key is when the urge and means to aquire the
"mid-life crisis car" arrives.

Since all things in Nature are perverse, th e"Buy Now" portion of the
curve corresponds to most folks' "Broke Now" part of their disposable
income curve. Any, here it is.

mike tobin
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