Granted, you may have a point. The size of the markets is key.
[QUOTE=MrEnternational;2563674]Maybe what you are not realizing is that there is a Colombian Market and there is a Gringo Market in Colombia. Whether you want to believe it or not, we have seen what he is saying play out in the gringo markets of Costa Rica, Panama, Rio, and Sosua at least. It won't affect Surfer, Rice Rocket, TM; you know, the guys that play in the Colombian Market. But it will affect guys that go stay in Poblado and get chicks from Gustos, Tinder, and Facebook; the Gringo Market in Colombia.[/QUOTE]You may have a point with those micro market examples and places I don't frequent and did not consider. But comparing Colombia to Panama or Costa Rica, is like apples and oranges, they are both small round fruits, jajaja. In fact, Colombia has ten times the population of those two examples which makes all the difference. In Colombia, if you have unlimited supply of putas, as I would argue, and no barriers to entry by either the suppliers or the buyers, then the only thing that sets price is the equilibrium point between supply and demand. Forget about the politics or the economics of the Colombian government, the puta market in Colombia is free enterprise and capitalistic.
I have been on small South Pacific Islands where the arrival of a cruise ship has an immediate and upward effect on prices. So I am not saying it doesn't happen, but Colombia is too big for that effect to occur on a macro scale. In Colombia at this moment, there are barriers to entry of buyers now because of Covid and political unrest, and the expected result from decreased demand would be downward pressure on prices, which I think I have seen in recent posts. Worrying about what one guy pays, and especially calling him out for it, is misguided at best. I care more about what the guy who pays what he wants has to say, than a guy who acts clearly in desperate self-interest. Who is bringing a history of success versus failure to the table? You can have the last word if you wish, I am done with this topic, for now.
Well said, and thanks for breaking down the sub-markets like that, interesting stuff
[QUOTE=Villainy;2563678]Really? You think 1 guy overpays and it completely destroys the market for everyone? Do you really believe that? I have seen similar things said before and it always astounds me.
First of all there are sub-markets.[/QUOTE]Agree with what you posted. See my previous post.