Andrew Grebneff wrote: >>On Friday, March 12, 2004, at 09:21 AM, frank luff wrote: >> >>>I see on ebay aus. ram for auction for beige g3. >>>250 meg ram stick from ram direct is $33 us. Delivered one week after >>>order, works like a dream. >>>Why then the ridiculous bidding? >> >>Because : >> >>1) eBay has one of the greatest brand recognitions in today's >>marketplace - if you buy it on eBay you will get a bargain! >>2) They don't know how to order from USA, or that they could, or where from >>3) They don't know where to buy from inside Aus (macshack for example) >>4) They want items specifically for their Macs, so if it came from a >>Mac there's a premium >> >>Shall I go on? >> >>-- >>Matthew Hall > >A lot of US outfits ONLY send by UPS... which results in extremely >high agents' fees on arrival in the country. > I found that out////// just once!!! fluff
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