They may not be tickled by Elmo or PS3 any more


I took a quick cruise through the eBay discussion boards just to get a feel for how Elmo is doing in the public opinion polls. It would seem that Elmo and the PS3 gaming console are less than the ultimate in popularity right now. The trouble centers not around the items themselves, but there's some negative sentiment regarding the alleged phantom shortages that we've been reading about.

The discussions center around two schools of thought. On the one hand we have the hard core capitalists (of which I am one), who say it's a market driven economy and holding back merchandise to create supply side value is a valid marketing concept and there's nothing evil about it. On the other hand we hear the social responsibility group whimpering that those wicked old merchandisers should release all available product to immediately bottom out prices.

Which group do you align yourself with? Are you one of the people who think controlling supply to enhance demand is an honest business practice? Or are you one of the people who think product should flow as soon as it is actually available? Remember that we're not discussing food items or heating fuel. These are toys which anyone can do without.

Give me your opinion. I promise that I'll tell someone about it!

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