[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I realize this is only marginally on topic. But I am reading the EOS
> list regularly, and it stimulates a lot of thought about acquiring more
> EOS gear.
>
> If I see an EOS item in a photo.net ad, post an offer, and the offer is
> accepted, then how safe is it to send money to the seller? How do I know
> the item will be shipped, and will perform as advertised?
>
> Common sense would seem to dictate that one should purchase only from
> established firms with a reputation to uphold. But I like the idea of
> person-to-person exchanges and sales. How do I get over the uncertainty
> that I may just be sending my money down a black hole?
>
> (Assume that the seller has no visible record on photo.net, other than as
> a registered user.)
>
> Bob Goldstein 408/253-4489
> 22483 McClellan Road
> Cupertino, CA 95014-2767
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I only buy and sell to users with a few references. I once bought a 300
2.8L IS (the guy had refs.) and have sold many things. When I posted my
1st EOS-3 on there I had no refs. the person buying it didn't like it
but in order to get refs. you actually have to start somewhere.
Ken
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Ken Cravillion Photography: Fine Art Landscape and Nature Photography
http://www.kgcphoto.com
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