John, I apologize for baiting you, but does everybody see what you just said? Any ADVANCED collector/hobbyest on the list who sees a bargain should grab it, and 'to hell' with the rest of the PDML. Any PDML member who announces an eBay bargain should expect the ADVANCED collector/hobbyests on the list to grab it and resell it later. I don't think that those good Samaritans were quite anticipating this outcome.
Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > 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.
