Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I, personally, believe it's fine for anyone to post about eBay (or any other auction, news group, dealer etc. for that matter), here, unless it is SPECIFICALLY ruled against. Is it? So what if it attracts more bidders? It's up to the individual bidder to pay what s/he thinks is fair, no matter what any other bidder bids. After all, isn't this a Leica list? Shouldn't items of Leica interest be posted here? Leica items for sale anywhere, may be of interest to me. Is it that eBay is making money via commission? Is it because there are bidders who overpay for items, or outbid people who are hoping to get a 'sweet' deal (I hear that one a lot)? There are a number of dealers who put items for sale on this list, and they are making money. I have no problem with that. I do have a problem with the price of eBay stock though. It makes that $5,550 lense shade look like a bargain at 10x the price! - ---------- > I can't put my finger on it, but I find it distasteful for LUG subscri bers > to post on the LUG directions to an item he or she has for sale on e-Bay. > Is it just I? After all, everyone has the right to wring every penny from > every item she or he has for sale! It just seems that if one wants to sell > something within the LUG, then post it for sale on any Friday with a well > researched and perhaps flexible price. To me it seems smarmy to come to > this list and troll for more bidders for an item one has placed up for > auction.