That's true Shel but what about the seller doesn't
he/she deserve a 'fair shake' as it were. They have
chosen to sell their item in an auction to get the
best price. Many of the photographic items we buy,
and based on your statements I think you and I agree
on what quality is, cannot be easly found anywhere
else. I like a bargan as much as the next man but if
someone on the list want's an item more than I do
they'll out bid me. Truely I believe that I took
better photographs when my entire kit consisted of a
Spotmatic 1000 with 55mm f2.0, 150mm f4, both
Takumars, and an off brand 28mm f2.8. Yes there were
types of photography that were more difficult but I
think I 'saw' better, if you get my meaning. That's
where the avarace comes in. I don't realy 'need' the
equipment but something in my soul wants it. The only
question is how many lenses can you use at one time.
--- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Peter ...
>
> There is no one answer to the question. You have to
> act
> according to your conscious and by doing what you
> think is
> right. I'm not suggesting that any one point of
> view is
> correct, but I also see no need for uselessly
> driving up the
> price of an item.
> Your choice of the word "avarice" is interesting.
>
> You said " ... isn't that what the market is all
> about, deciding
> who needs a thing more?" In an earlier message I
> indicated that
> two PDML bidders discussed just that, and didn't get
> into a
> bidding war in order to make that decision.
>
> Peter Alling wrote:
> >
> > I don't know Shel, it's admirable to be able to
> settle
> > things in such a civilized manner but, (you knew
> that
> > there had to be a but), isn't that what the market
> is
> > all about, deciding who needs a thing more? I for
> one
> > know that I appreciate when someone points out an
> item
> > I might want that's on e-bay. I've been on the
> other
> > end a number of times, had a bid in when someone
> on
> > the list reports the item's existance, and when
> the
> > bidding gets beyond my means and for that matter
> my
> > level of avarice for the Item I drop out.
>
> --
> Shel Belinkoff
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "The difference between a good photograph
> and a great photograph is subtleties."
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