[Today’s run: Watson road: 3.5 miles]
I had a little lesson in capitalism today.
A few weeks ago I gave a jar of our honey to a man who made a delivery to our house. Today he showed up at the door wanting to buy some more. I told him how much it was. He adjusted his order to fit that price. He gave me the money, I gave him the honey.
I have in the past thought: that is kind of a high price for honey.
But:
1) we always sell everything we produce. Have not had any problem getting rid of it.
2) The whole point in selling something is that I would rather have the $$ instead of the item. The other guy would rather have the item instead of the $$. So, if I later think to myself, “I would never pay that much,” that is a good sign. I would not pay that much, but HE WOULD. So he ended up with what he wanted (the honey) and I ended up with what I wanted (the cash).
I have never been much of a salesman. But my problem is that I put my own valuation on the thing being sold. I shouldn’t do that. I should let the customer put their valuation on the thing they want to buy. If they want to have it more than I do, then the sale is a natural event. If I want it more than they do, I should just keep it.