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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 53
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Every morning I used to look at the “wants” in the _Sun_ for something that would suit me; and I had many a wildgoose chase in following up those “wants.” In some instances success depended upon my advancing from three hundred to five hundred dollars; in other cases a new patent life-pill, or a self-acting mouse trap was to make my fortune. An advertisement announcing “An immense speculation on a small capital! $10,000 easily made in one year!” turned out to be an offer of Professor Somebody at Scudder’s American Museum to sell a hydro-oxygen microscope, offered to me at two thousand dollars--one thousand in cash and the balance in sixty and ninety days, on good security,--and warranted to secure an independence after a short public exhibition through the country. If I had the desire to undertake this exhibition and experiment, I had not the capital. Other and many similar temptations were extended, but none of them seemed to open the door of fortune to me.
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定位:Additional excerpt 53 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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巴纳姆每天早晨翻《太阳报》的“招聘/求购”栏找机会,结果多次白跑。有些机会要他先垫三五百美元;有些则吹嘘新专利药丸或自动捕鼠器能让人发财。一则“小本暴利!一年轻松赚一万美元”的广告,实际是某教授在博物馆推销一台两千美元的显微镜,要现金加期票,还保证巡回展出就能独立致富。巴纳姆想试却没本钱。核心是:广告里的“低投入高回报”多半是卖设备或卖梦,先看清对方真正在卖什么,再算自己能否承受失败。
上下文
巴纳姆在纽约谋生时,每天靠报纸分类广告寻找机会,这是19世纪美国常见的投机氛围。
今日一问
你最近看到的“小投入大回报”机会,对方真正想卖给你的是什么?
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