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<p>[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 7605867, member: 92655"]Since the turn of the century, my business has catered to the commercial general contractor. It was a business plan that worked well for me. Some years back, my competitors couldn't beat me so they chose to start marketing against me by self performing work. In effect, they were stealing the work from the general contractor. I worried myself sick over it and even considered the same approach. I chose not to do so and remained loyal to my general contractor base.... My competitors dried up and went away.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a true analogy. How many decades long collectors in the posts above have abandoned the US mint due to their recent favoritism practices? Yes, it may give them increased profits in the short term. But turning your back on your core customer base is a long term plan for failure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 7605867, member: 92655"]Since the turn of the century, my business has catered to the commercial general contractor. It was a business plan that worked well for me. Some years back, my competitors couldn't beat me so they chose to start marketing against me by self performing work. In effect, they were stealing the work from the general contractor. I worried myself sick over it and even considered the same approach. I chose not to do so and remained loyal to my general contractor base.... My competitors dried up and went away. This is a true analogy. How many decades long collectors in the posts above have abandoned the US mint due to their recent favoritism practices? Yes, it may give them increased profits in the short term. But turning your back on your core customer base is a long term plan for failure.[/QUOTE]
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