[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by BK001

I agree with everything you said but, but, but ...

If I buy "new sheets", I expect to get sheets that no one has ever slept on -- even if they were washed -- I get finicky about certain things. LOL

But, but, but, as has been stated earlier, if e-bay finds out you are selling a 'used' item as 'new'...they are extremely strict on that kind of thing.

Although I personally have only used e-bay a few times, the extraordinary lengths they go to in protecting the buyer...is the reason they have grown so large.

And yes, I get that we are all sometimes inconsistent...in our 'finickiness.'

Almost no one gives sleeping on washed used sheets in a hotel or friends place a second thought...yet seem to draw the line at buying them.

In this case though, I'm thinking (given the number of sets the buyer is advertising, with no complaints of being 'used') that they are actually...new, as advertised.

But hey, it's always our choice to pay a lot more for the exact same thing somewhere else...cause it's the American way.

Heck, a lot of retailers became very successful by charging more, for the exact same product elsewhere, thereby making buyers think they're getting something of higher quality.

Even though, they are...the exact same thing.

The same psychology exists with those who will only buy 'name brands,' even after scientific tests have shown that the lower priced 'house brand'...is either the same or even better.


As the perfect example, in the early 90's, when most golf drivers were still persimmon (some were already aluminum) and selling for about $150, Eli Callaway made the 'Big Bertha' driver out of aluminum and had the audacity...to charge more than DOUBLE the average driver price at the time!!!

Most of the experts claimed that the price was so high...that it would be a huge flop.

Well, guess what...the exact opposite occurred.

HOWEVER, there was the prevailing psychology of golfers, that if it cost that much...it must be worth it.

Admittedly, us golfers can be a strange bunch in trying to find that 'magic' something that will drop 5+ strokes off of our index...but Eli's strategy proved a point.

People will pay a lot more for something, even if it is basically the same as something else, based simply on the thought that since it's more expensive...it must be much better.