11. Prices were discounted a little further as dealers tried to keep the issues attractive. 12. So dealers have tried to stock up. 13. Some dealers are trying to bypass the auctions by communicating directly with one another over the Internet. 14. The new dealers are definitely trying to make their own mark on the show. 15. The plaintiffs allege that the recordings show that dealers tried to keep bid and offer prices artificially far apart, a contention denied by the defense. 16. The three other new dealers tried to decorate their booths with flair, and all succeeded. 17. Their supposed leader is a former car dealer trying to squeeze a profit out of a market so constricted that even the Braves pulled stakes and left town. 18. Then, prosecutors say, the dealer tried to bribe a Tandem manager to provide him with the costly part. 19. The work turned out to be a copy, and Cernuda learned that the dealer had tried to force Mrs. Lam into accepting money in exchange for her endorsement. 20. This is what cellular dealers are really trying to sell, and in the Bay Area your only choices are Cellular One and GTE Mobilnet. |