[Leica] What happened to Ebay?

[datamaster at northcoastphotos.com (Gary Todoroff)]

Although eBay may set some strategies for how the site is run, any 
"marketing strategy" is still in the hands of the seller on eBay. I 
usually start most items below $10 and let the world-wide market 
decide the value. Likewise, I bid what I consider a fair value on 
for-sale items and hope there isn't someone else bidding who needed 
it yesterday. Some of the best deals are on Buy-It-Now offers where 
the seller needs to unload quantity. I just boutht a $200+ 
Price-Pfister kitchen faucet with BuyItNow for $78 including shipping.

As for Leica's on eBay, I don't see many of the high-priced items 
selling. Prices have fallen in general, and I have gotten the highest 
bids mostly from overseas these days. Hmmm . . maybe all the 
"stimulus" money went offshore?
Gary Todoroff


>eBay has shifted their marketing strategy in recent years to larger,
>high-volume sellers who offer items for sale at fixed prices.
>
>The real question is whether the high, fixed-priced stuff actually sells.
>
>I still find the best deals are on the LUG's Friday FS posts--and I'd be far
>more inclined to trust a fellow LUGger than an anonymous store halfway
>around the world.
>
>Jim Shulman
>Wynnewood, PA