Re: [Leica] Ebay advice

["Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net>]

Gary,

Did the seller include the method of payment in his ad on Ebay? If so, by
bidding you may have agreed to purchase the camera according to his method
of sale/payment. Of course, if the camera is not as he advertised you would
not be obligated to purchase it. But, if the seller specified pre-payment,
you may be obligated to pay before receiving the camera for an evaluation.

As I believe is often mentioned on Ebay, these are the things that should be
worked out between buyer and seller via Email BEFORE placing a bid. When you
place a bid you are indicating that you have read and agreed to any
conditions posted by the seller.

Bryan

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Elshaw <gary.elshaw@vuw.ac.nz>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 2:41 AM
Subject: [Leica] Ebay advice


> Hi Folks,
>
> I managed to buy a IIIG this morning on ebay. The truly funny thing is i'd
> never been to ebay before, until the LUG discussion last week where people
> discussed how bad it is! The bad news is, I think the camera i bought is
> possibly fictitious. I've notified the ebay security department about the
> seller, and i'm hoping they may get some answers/assurances before me.
>
> I haven't sent any cash, but there has been some suspicion from a couple
of
> the other bidders, and i really don't know what to do. This camera has
been
> a personal dream of mine for a long time and at the moment i'm not really
> willing to let it go (poor students like me are like that). I've asked the
> seller for a serial number, but that kind of information is accessable to
> most people, including myself. Do any of the luggers have suggestions of a
> course of action. The only possible thing i've come up with is getting the
> seller to send the camera to ebay before i send him/her the money. Does
> that sound reasonable?
>
> Thanks for any advice and/or light you can shed,
> Gary
>