Gotta agree with El T. Somehow, the absurdity of the cognitive dissonance inherent in expecting to always receive absolute top-dollar for what they want to sell while paying fire sale prices for what they want to buy doesn't seem to register with some folks.
Apparently, the assumption is that anyone else selling something should be so desparately in need of cash that they ought to be profoundly grateful to let it go for a pittance. Or that somehow a businessperson's costs magically decrease when they haul their merchandise to another venue.