Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 3/7/02 4:24:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, jim@brick.org writes: > It is e-a-s-y to find good prices on things you need and want. Just be very > patient and very careful and be willing to not bid past your max on that > thing you just cannot live without. You'll find you can live without it and > another one, in better condition, will show up shortly, and you'll snag it > for less than your max. > > Jim Right again. I guess I'm comfortable with all of we "closet" eBayers coming out to inform the LUG that it can be a very worthwhile place to find things you need and to soften the bad rap that auctions have taken here. For newbies to eBay or any other auction site, pay close attantion to what Jim says here; know what you want, know what it's worth, establish in your own mind the maximum you are willing to pay, discipline yourself to keep to it and learn something about the bidding game - for it is a game to outwit other bidders. Finally, be very careful in selecting sellers from whom you will buy. The TV show "Good Morning America" just this morning told of increasing consumer fraud on some of the auction sites, including eBay. They are not frauds committed by the auction companies; sellers cook up all kinds of things, use different names to avoid the bad "feedback" that the auction sites use to warn people of unreliable or dishonest sellers and buyers. Seth LaK 9 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html