Re: Carvin Line Array In Stock
The free market depends on good information (price discovery) for the buyers to make informed decisions. There have always been bottom feeders who put out what "looks like" a capable system but isn't, or hobbyists who buy real gear but don't have a clue about how to operate it. Customers for one-shot gigs, who lack experience, are most easily fooled. Repeat customers, who repeat old mistakes, get what they deserve.
In a small inefficient market, even when "free", the vendor must communicate to potential customers the value he will deliver for his fair price. While some aspects of entertainment are often counter-cyclical (people want to forget the bad economy even for while), when things are this bad this long, everybody expects a bargain.
or not... what would I know. 
JR