I am an ADVANCED collector/hobbiest and user of both screwmount and K mount Pentax equipment. By the word ADVANCED collector I mean that when I come across very undervalued equipment for sale I already have, I buy it again for tradebait or to resell at a modest profit to help buy stuff I dont have.
A non-ADVANCED collector/hobbiest passes up on great deals on stuff just because "he already has ONE". Big mistake. The more stuff you can buy low & trade/resell, the more your PRIMARY collection grows for less funds outlaid. That's how advanced collectors operate in most fields of collecting, not just cameras. I also collect LPs and slotcars. All of my veteran collecting friends in those hobbies do the same thing. Why not put your knowledge of the fields/values to work for you??? Seems silly ( or Lazy ) not to..... JCO > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 9:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: posting eBay auctions-was:30mm f2.8 on ebay > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > On the other hand, I like when other PDMLers > > mention rare or low BIN items. I recently got > > a nice 100-m 2.8 for $50 BIN due to a "heads up" post. > > JCO, > > I don't want to pick on you, but consider your example. > The M 100mm f2.8 that you got for $50 was a great bargain. > It was listed at a BIN (Buy-It-Now) price that was less than half > its real > value. > > I saw the lens before you purchased it. > I thought about snatching the bargain, but I have two copies now... > So, I decided to leave it for the next fellow who wanted one. > I put it on my ebay watch list and shortly found it was bought by you. > > You took advantage of the PDML notice and grabbed it. > I don't fault you for it, but you have a lot of screw mount > Pentax stuff. > You are always buying screwmount on ebay and often selling too. > Perhaps you are a collector/hobbiest and support your hobby by buying and > selling Pentax equipment. I've considered doing this myself. > > And there is the rub... > There are dealers on the PDML. There are collector/hobbiests on > the PDML. > And there are pure photographers on the list. I would rather see > a lens go > to a deserving hobbyist who was going to use it than to a > collector or to a > reseller. > > Regards, Bob S. >
