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You see Pete, if the individual cannot sell all of the chips he/she will return the unsold to the cage. There is no risk or downside to the initial purchase only profit
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This is a GREAT point. There is no downside. Sell whatever chips you can for $10, then when the market dries up, try $9, $8 whatever. Return them to the cage and collect your refund - which is your cost of goods sold. At the end you have NO inventory. The only thing you are losing is opportunity cost for the $2000.