Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 2, 2006, at 11:06 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Ric, really, you've never been tempted? Oh, lord, yea. > As you will read it is a VERY large marketplace. > It also makes available quite a deal of gear that you might > otherwise not > see. (Especially if you live away from the big population areas, or > countries)! My personal rule is that I would hope to pay say 20% or > more > less than a shop price. Occasionally you might score a real bargain > or be > happy to pay more for an item you really desire. That's all part of > the > adventure. > There are various tutorials on getting started. The best way is to > just sign > up for free and browse to your heart's content until you are > comfortable > with how it all works firstly. Pick an item type of interest, do a > search > and watch as many auctions for it as you want. You will soon see > trends. > Bidding wise, often most of the activity is at the very end. There are > various strategies. > Treat it like a big garage sale where you might find a bargain and > also > accept that there is higher risk of buying a disappointment. > The most common payment method, although not universal, is PayPal. > Basically > you set up an account with them with a legitimate e-mail address, > and at > least one bank account/credit card linked to it. There are reasonable > safeguards, but it's not bullet-proof. That might be said regarding > any > on-line shopping. You need to be comfortable with this for yourself. > The convenience for buyer and seller is that it's a very fast and > reliable > means of money swapping hands. There are fees for selling and > commissions on > PayPal payments. > Is there some protection from fraud? I guess, my concern isn't the technical process, but a wariness of fraud. Thanks Ric > The basic premise is that most people genuinely want to trade with > good will > and honesty. There is a feedback system that reflects the trader's > history. > A genuine eBay member will progressively build a good reputation. > > Be warned it can be quite habit forming. Three years ago, I shopped > for a > replacement slr for one I lost in the 80's. 212 buys later, I'm > still going! > > > Some people have had bad experiences, certainly. I can only quote > from my > own. I have NEVER lost a parcel (many of them from USA, Canada etc > to here > in Australia). I have been disappointed with only three items out > of my > totals so far. I have also saved hundreds of dollars and acquired > gear I > would never have located otherwise. > Best of luck checking it all out. > > Cheers > Hoppy > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Ric Carter > Sent: Thursday, 3 August 2006 11:33 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting 50mm variation (eBay shame?) > > Okay, Hoppy. > > You've got me thinking. I've never bought anything from that site. > I'm just chicken s*** with my money. > > How does one shop safely there? Is there a way to pretty much > guarantee safe transactions? > > Thanks to any of you for advice. > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies > > > > On Aug 2, 2006, at 8:38 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > >> John, >> 1. Did Oscar Wilde have a good feedback rating? >> 2. May I borrow your pseudonym on occasion? >> 3. I've got 27 items on my watch list today and five items in transit >> >> Cheers >> My name is Hoppy and I'm an eBaholic >> >> -----Original Message----- >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Interesting 50mm variation (eBay shame?) >> >> At one time the word eBay in a message to LUG would result in the >> message not reaching the list. That filter is no longer active but >> some people got into the habit of using pseudonym. I use "the auction >> site that dare not say its name" as I am fond of Oscar Wilde. I plan >> on continuing to do so for the same reason. >> >> John Collier >> >> On 2-Aug-06, at 10:48 AM, David Keenan wrote: >> >>> What is there to be ashamed of??? >> >> >> __________________________________________ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information