Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei When I am a buyer or a seller, I refuse to let a third party take any of my money. I always deal directly with the buyer or seller or no deal. Jerry Rei Shinozuka wrote: > Off Topic! > > i know a lot of you sell thru *bay and take paypal. is it > worth becoming a premier member, because i believe it's the > only way you can accept credit cards. as a buyer, i always > prefer sales that take paypal and credit card is my favorite > way of paying. i think it works out to paypal taking out just > under 3% of every sale. *bay takes another 5.25% of the 1st > $25, 2.75% up to $1,000 and %1.50 above that. and they charge > for extra pictures, get a peice of your initial bid and/or > reserve--no wonder the stock is doing so well! > > i was going to try to see some old quartz (yuck!!) tag heuer > 1000 series diving watches, boxes, links, papers, figured i > could get something like $200 each, so my costs would end up > about $12-15 each. and i have to pay $50 to replace the battery > of one of them. > > it's off topic because i can't imagine every selling my > babies--ahem--cameras and lenses. > > thanks! > > -rei > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information