Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan K- There is more than a bit of truth in what you say. Personally, I bit up to what I think it is worth, and if it goes over that, well, they get what they deserve. I check with someone like Don Chatterton- if the price bids up to, say 85% of what he charges for a similar ( or better!) item, I pass, and would suggest the same to others. This is for stuff you might really want, but I think there are a few out there who get a kick out of being able to 'best ' someone, even at a ridiculous price! Dan P - - - ----- Original Message ----- From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Slightly OT- More eBay idiocy! > > >Roger writes: > > > > > >A dealer offered a new 15mm Voigtländer with warranty etc. It > >closed at $610.00 from a buyer in Cayman Is. Good grief, they're $449.00 > at B > >& H and $499.00 at Tamarkin! > >Guess the 'fever' got him. > >________ > > > >It gets better than that. A Kaiser Flash adapter for the M1-M2-M3 just sold > >for $43.99 with 11 bids. I just bought a couple from B & H for $8.99 each. > >We are probably looking at this wrong. If I start buying them for $8.99 and > >selling them for $43.99, I can probably finance my monthly amateur film, > paper > >and chemical orders. > > > >Regards, Bill Larsen > > > > > > I am beginning to wonder whether the *act of bidding* is in itself an > addiction, an obsession or some form of psychiatric disorder. Similarly we > now know that compulsive gambling is a form of mental illness. > > It does not matter what these people bid for but the chase, the > anticipation and the final (even ridiculous) bid to win might release > gallons of adrenaline needed to sustain what's worth living for. Then it > starts all over again. > > Dan K. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -- > 'It seems easier for one poor father to provide for five children, than > for five rich children to provide for one poor father' - A Dutch proverb. > ============================================================================ >