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Message: <blockquote data-quote="J. Alexander" data-source="post: 2380012" data-attributes="member: 28453">A PropositionMichael will ask the Plantaion Owner ( what is his name by the way) if he may have a few minutes to think the offer over, and if during that time he mite take a stroll as he tends to think better while walking stating that it will be no more than a ten or fifteen minute delay. While walking, Michael will really think about the deal. He has no idea as to the proper storage and or pricing of tobacco products and is going on more a gut instict than anything. Further, if he takes advantage of the merchant now, it really may hamper further deals and get him a reputation he really does not want. While MIchael is a vengefull/ hardass sob/ he also has a sense of fairness in dealing with other people. Had it not been for his uncle taking him in and rescuing his fathers money and holding it in trust for Michael, he would not have been able to set forth as he has and prosperered. Michaels uncle could have easily taken the money etc and only given Michael a pittance but he did not, he did the right thing and this is a huge rolemodel in Michaels ethical world. Walking back to the porch, Michael will ask the man if they may sit and discussa propostion that he hopes the man will agree to. "I have thought about your offer sir and find it more than acceptable and upon first thought, I should take it and run having you at a somewhat disadvanated due to the plague etc. That would not be fair however and i am reminded on the old saying "You can sheer a sheep many times but eat him only once". So according to the saying "I wish to sheer you many times to the mutual profit of us both. As you know I have very little knowledge of your tobacco porducts except what you have told me so it goes without saying that I have no idea as to the proper pricing and more importanly I have no idea as to how to properly store them for an extended voyage. Thus my offer to you.. 1. I wish to purchase 3000gp worth of your product divided equally bewteen your four products. I am willing to pay pre-plauge prices for your products and will pass on the cost to the eventually end user. 2. I am proposing to set the base prices as follows;Tregeren Grand Supremos - 2gp per cigar or 35 gp per box of 20.Cherry Hill Sweets  - 1 gp per cigar or 18 gp per box.Cherry Hill pipe - 5 gp per pound.Bae Product - 2gp per pound or 5 gp per box of 20 cigars What I will need from you sir, is the average amount of product by weight used in the making of the itmes and if this is comparable to there pre-plague retail value. It is my intent to use the plauge citing the increased labor costs.lack of labor, shortage of porduct as the reason for the  increase in price. 3. Next I am proposing, that should I reeice anything over our established base price, then we shall split the differnece 50/50.  For this I am asking that you send someone with us to oversee the storage and care of the cargo. 4. I would like to propose a three year distriubtion agreement to be formalized after this first venture once we see how profitable it may be to both of us. But regadless of you interest in that, I am still willing to put a deposit down towards the next three years product in the like amount of  bulk that I am currently purchasin. 5. Should you need assistance or a pledge of good faith, I am prepared to place on deposit in a local bank a sum or money equale to my deposits paid now to you. Does this sound acceptable ?</blockquote>

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