1.   It will do so irrespective of whether the buyer actually used the opportunity to buy replacement nuts.

2.   Buyers use different ruses to wring free credit out of their suppliers.

3.   Buyers used to come from all over the world until the export ban.

4.   Another would allow home buyers to use IRAs for down payments on homes.

5.   Another approach is for buyers to use on-line listings in their own homes.

6.   A rising U.S. currency makes gold more expensive for buyers using other currencies and crimps demand for the metal.

7.   A stronger dollar weakens demand for platinum, which is also widely used in jewelry, because it makes the metal more expensive for buyers using other currencies.

8.   But the federal government has no authority over how buyers use vehicles.

9.   Buyers are using that choice as a club to knock down prices, sometimes dramatically.