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« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2009, 01:26:47 PM » |
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Just curious.....where are you getting MD crabs from so early in the year? Even though you say that MD crabbing season starts on 4/1 and you won't have them available until then...how can you get big ones so early?
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« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2009, 01:28:01 PM » |
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Quote from the website-
"Crab Season Starts April 1st (3/02/09)
Our crabs will be available to you beginning on April 1st. Please, feel free to stop by, call, or place an online order through our Order Page"
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« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2009, 03:01:18 PM » |
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How can you set your prices without knowing what your product will cost you? season hasn't started yet, you couldn't possibly know what the crabbers are gonna want for their crabs. Unless the knife is in their back already.
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« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2009, 04:05:06 PM » |
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if you take a look at the web site we OPEN april 3...and YES i DO know the prices...look i am just advertisting i know what i am talking about
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« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2009, 04:19:30 PM » |
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« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2009, 04:20:39 PM » |
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Just curious.....where are you getting MD crabs from so early in the year? Even though you say that MD crabbing season starts on 4/1 and you won't have them available until then...how can you get big ones so early?
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« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2009, 05:11:09 PM » |
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i know what i am talking about
Apparently you don't....either that or you are going by the car salesman theory that everyone is dumber than they are....  |
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« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2009, 05:17:42 PM » |
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« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2009, 05:45:08 PM » |
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or has an "arrangement" with the wholesaler down the shore to screw the hardworking waterman with rock bottom prices at the beginning of the season, when the crabber usually gets good money for his crabs. |
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« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2009, 05:50:28 PM » |
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« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2009, 06:05:51 PM » |
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no not trying to "screw over" watermen that is what they will be making that is the field that they chose to go into and quite franly once again i am advertisting.......why dont you guys either get into the business and realize the costs that go with it or be a watermen. JUST BECAUSE SOME OF YOU CRAB ON THE REC LEVEL does not mean you are watermen nor understand the business
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« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2009, 06:09:49 PM » |
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« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2009, 06:13:05 PM » |
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no not trying to "screw over" watermen that is what they will be making that is the field that they chose to go into and quite franly once again i am advertisting.......why dont you guys either get into the business and realize the costs that go with it or be a watermen. JUST BECAUSE SOME OF YOU CRAB ON THE REC LEVEL does not mean you are watermen nor understand the business
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« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2009, 07:00:07 PM » |
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« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2009, 07:22:23 PM » |
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if you take a look at the web site we OPEN april 3...and YES i DO know the prices...look i am just advertising i know what i am talking about
Chip in for a MEMBERSHIP............Free advertising is a cheesy thing to do... How Long have you been in the "BUSINESS"? |
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« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2009, 07:23:03 PM » |
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no not trying to "screw over" watermen that is what they will be making that is the field that they chose to go into and quite franly once again i am advertisting.......why dont you guys either get into the business and realize the costs that go with it or be a watermen. JUST BECAUSE SOME OF YOU CRAB ON THE REC LEVEL does not mean you are watermen nor understand the business
The first pot has not been set in MD, the first line not run. You have no idea how many crabs will be caught early in the season, yet you advertise such low prices. Unless you have a deal with your supplier to fix the price low, (meaning the waterman gets screwed), there is no way you can set your prices yet. So the fix must be in, meaning the wholesaler has said that he's only going to pay x, and sell to you for y. so when the hardworking crabber comes in with 2 bushel, the wholesaler tells him 50/ bushel take it or leave it, he takes it and goes home to hot dogs and mac and cheese. And don't even go there telling me I don't know the expenses of selling crabs, or of catching them. I retail my own catch, so I'm well aware of both, but I don't take advantage of a forum to advertise my business. I'm out of this one, before it goes where I don't want to go |
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« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2009, 07:31:12 PM » |
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The first pot has not been set in MD, the first line not run. You have no idea how many crabs will be caught early in the season, yet you advertise such low prices. Unless you have a deal with your supplier to fix the price low, (meaning the waterman gets screwed), there is no way you can set your prices yet. So the fix must be in, meaning the wholesaler has said that he's only going to pay x, and sell to you for y. so when the hardworking crabber comes in with 2 bushel, the wholesaler tells him 50/ bushel take it or leave it, he takes it and goes home to hot dogs and mac and cheese.
And don't even go there telling me I don't know the expenses of selling crabs, or of catching them. I retail my own catch, so I'm well aware of both, but I don't take advantage of a forum to advertise my business. I'm out of this one, before it goes where I don't want to go
Or maybe the crabs aren't from MD In one of his posts he says to look at his website......I am a firm believer of the motto "Believe nothing of what you hear and only 1/2 of what you see"  |
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« Reply #20 on: March 06, 2009, 08:22:53 PM » |
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WHAT ARE THE SIZE OF YOUR #1 AND YOUR EXTRA LARGE? I CALLED YOUR NUMBER AND YOU SHOW SELLING JUMBOS AT 250 A BUSHEL. HOW MANY SIZES DO YOU HAVE?
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« Reply #21 on: March 06, 2009, 10:10:37 PM » |
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#1's are 5.5-6 and extra large are 6.25-6.5
yes i do have jumbos and they are 225 a bus
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« Reply #22 on: March 06, 2009, 11:13:16 PM » |
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no not trying to "screw over" watermen that is what they will be making that is the field that they chose to go into and quite franly once again i am advertisting.......why dont you guys either get into the business and realize the costs that go with it or be a watermen. JUST BECAUSE SOME OF YOU CRAB ON THE REC LEVEL does not mean you are watermen nor understand the business
Here is an interesting quote by dococrabs I found from the archives;24 Industry Topics / Retail Trade / Re: crab price survey on: October 16, 2006, 04:56:14 AM procrabber....your prices are great for the consumer however it is really sad what the commercial crabber is getting off the boat for them...15 for sooks 20 for 2's and 30 for #1s this is for cambridge south |
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« Reply #24 on: March 07, 2009, 06:49:32 PM » |
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The first pot has not been set in MD, the first line not run. You have no idea how many crabs will be caught early in the season, yet you advertise such low prices. Unless you have a deal with your supplier to fix the price low, (meaning the waterman gets screwed), there is no way you can set your prices yet. So the fix must be in, meaning the wholesaler has said that he's only going to pay x, and sell to you for y. so when the hardworking crabber comes in with 2 bushel, the wholesaler tells him 50/ bushel take it or leave it, he takes it and goes home to hot dogs and mac and cheese.
And don't even go there telling me I don't know the expenses of selling crabs, or of catching them. I retail my own catch, so I'm well aware of both, but I don't take advantage of a forum to advertise my business. I'm out of this one, before it goes where I don't want to go
Im with you on this Rich..They already have the prices set..Thats why MD waterman should get a co op going and put the screws to these jerk offs.. I was down the road today and some of the wholesellers are saying 65 to start for 1#s.. I was like you have to be kidding.. |
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