Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/31
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OK guys,
I agree that sometimes ebay things get out of hand... but before you look
at the following, ask yourself what you'd pay for a mint s/h last non-asph
35'cron? For eaxmple Bill Rosauer has (had?) a mintish chrome model on
consignment (won't budge on price, aboslutely no warranty) for $1000.
Dear dtonyroma and astewart@gigaweb.com,
Item Title: LEICA 35MM SUMMICRON-MLENS BLK MINT W/BOX (Item #151952954)
Final price: $750.55
Auction ended at: 08/30/99 20:40:36 PDT
Total number of bids: 9
Seller User ID: dtonyroma
Seller E-mail: dtony@mindspring.com
High-bidder User ID: astewart@gigaweb.com
High-bidder E-mail: astewart@gigaweb.com
BLACK SUMMICRON-M 35MM LENS WITH SHADE AND BOX. SERIAL # 3453637. MINT
CONDITION. TOTALLY CLEAN. WILL INCLUDE SEVERAL B+W FILTERS.MY RESERVE
IS $700
WILL EMAIL PHOTOS ON REQUEST. BUYER PAYS SHIPPING AND ANY ESCROW FEES
SHOULD PAYMENT GO THAT ROUTE. SATISFACTION GUARUNTEED.EMAIL WITH ANY
QUESTIONS..
SO, if you know what you're prepared to pay (In my recently theft-assaulted
world, very little; I'm trying to rebuild an outfit decimated by two thefts)
and know the rules of of the game, you can score some good deals.
Best of affordable light
Alistair
- -----Original Message-----
From: Mark Rabiner [mailto:mrabiner@concentric.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 1:38 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Slightly OT- More eBay idiocy!
D Khong wrote:
><Snip>
> 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.
Dan this is exactly how I see it. Another form of Gambling addiction.
Combined
with a form of Materialistic compulsion. And the stock marked another form
of gambling.
Mark Rabiner