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Old June 18, 2013   #27
Master_Gardener
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Originally Posted by Keger View Post
The real problem with markets is us, the sellers.

Many outright lie to customers, many create confusion, and many have no sense of fair play or integrity.

For example, one market I work here rolls like this:

Hours are 2-6. A couple vendors show up at 12, meet people early, and then keep doing it. Telling customers to come early to get their best stuff.

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Isn't there a board that oversees the operation of the market? It would seem that having a few vendors arriving early in order to take business away from others is not how the market is supposed to work. OTOH, if you show up two hours early, you get the 'best' stuff from that vendor and miss all the other vendors so the problem may 'fix' itself in time.
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