Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/11

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Subject: RE: [Leica] CONDEMN Ebay? M6 FOR SALE
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:36:57 -0400

There is indeed a difference between the LUG and Ebay - Ebay's the place you
go to get the highest, most ludicrous and unjustified price out of anyone
stupid enough to pay it - The LUG is the place you offer your gear for sale
to friends at a fair price. The LUG is NOT an auction house or billboard.

B. D.

> -- ---Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Robert
> Jagitsch
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 10:28 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] CONDEMN Ebay? M6 FOR SALE
>
>
> >
> >  >
> >  > I rise once more to condemn the promotion of one's own e-Bay
> >  > auction on the
> >  > LUG.  I find this behavior smarmy.  It is one thing to offer
> >  > items for sale
> >  > to the LUG at a fair price BEFORE posting it to an auction,
> but it bothers
> >  > me to find a subscriber trolling for bidders among his or
> her sibling LUG
> >  > members.  On the other hand, I tend towards dyspepsia and others may
> >  > disagree with me.
> >  >
> >  > 	Buzz Hausner
>
> What's the difference? A for sale sign on LUG is no different that a
> for sale sign on eBay. :)
>
> Speaking of which, here is my chrome M6 no one on LUG was interested
> in the past two Fridays:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=406296109
>
>
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Replies: Reply from Robert Jagitsch <robertj@powerlogix.com> (RE: [Leica] CONDEMN Ebay? M6 FOR SALE)
Reply from "Tony Woo" <tonywoo@netvigator.com> (Re: [Leica] CONDEMN Ebay? M6 FOR SALE)