Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My experience on the bay, especially with photo gear, has been extremely positive (dealing only with people who have a significant history and 99+ feedback). My experience with buying from LUGgers has been mostly positive, with two exceptions. I've never bought or sold anything through Cragslist - but know others who have had positive experiences. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On May 28, 2010, at 8:54 PM, Robert Meier wrote: > I agree with that completely. Buying from Craigslist lets you see > the equipment in person before buying it. And from the seller's > point of view, it does away with all the work of packaging and > mailing it (as well as the fees). But, in my experience at least, > people usually sell things on Craigslist for less, sometimes much > less, than they do on ebay. > > Robert > > On May 28, 2010, at 8:33 PM, J. Newell wrote: > >> >> >> If we're commenting on for sale posts, I'd volunteer on Craig's >> behalf that a buyer might willingly pay a premium to deal with >> someone they knew in a venue where there's more than the sting & >> run mentality that one encounters on that auction site - >> especially considering the value of the item in question. YMMV. >> >> >> >> Best regards >> >> John Newell >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 8:49:38 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: Re: [Leica] FS Leica Tri-Elmar, Second Version >> >> Craig, >> >> Since ebay and Paypal fees amount to close to 10% of the selling >> price on ebay, why do you think you should get ebay prices without >> paying any of the fees? >> >> Robert >> >> On May 28, 2010, at 6:55 PM, Craig Semetko wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Selling my 28/35/50 second version Tri-elmar, mechanically sound, >>> glass clean and clear. Cosmetically it shows some wear around the >>> edge where the filter screws in. >>> >>> There were two recent sales of this version on ebay, on 5/17 one >>> sold for $4,624 and on 5/24 one sold for $4,860. I am asking >>> $4,650, shipped and insured in CONUSA, check or money order >>> preferred, paypal add 3%. >>> >>> I like the lens a great deal, it was used for a number of the shots >>> in my upcoming book, but I need to finance other purchases. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> NO ARCHIVE >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information