Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/02
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Ebay can be odd, but mostly because instead of haggling down a price, the
bidders get competitive & push it up in a frenzy. And its a worldwide
competition that can erupt inthe last 2 minutes of an auction.
But I was looking for a scnoo. They often sell for around $500 when you can
find one. On ebay, I got a IIIB & Summar with a scnoo for $585. I was
thrilled & cant complain. Now I really like the IIIB as well.
- -Bern
"Time is the Fire we Burn in"
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From the LUG Digest:
Date: Thu, 2 Mar
2000 09:21:34 EST
From:
Bmceowen@aol.com
Subject: Re: RE:
[Leica] Ebay -- fact or fiction!
In a message dated
3/2/00 5:31:48 AM, jeremy.kime@bbc.co.uk writes:
>I've found it
useful to search for items under non-obvious headings, e.g.
>'Wetzlar' excluding
'Leica' and 'Leitz', or try 'Lecia', a common spelling
>error, sometimes
these things turn up...
>
The best buys seem
to be on items that do not include a photo and/or include
poorly written
descriptions. "User" items go pretty reasonably, too. A week
ago I let go what
seemed like a really nice user M2 (with a CLA, upgraded PC
sockets and rapid
load kit). It sold for $660. Actually, I've bought nearly
all my Leica gear on
ebay and have gotten really good deals on everything.
Just don't bid more
than you want to pay and you can't get hurt. Sure you'll
miss a lot of items
but given time and effort you'll find what you're looking
for.
Bob (Opps, sorry,
you're right, there are no deals on ebay) McEowen
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