Nope, not me, William. I don't denigrate sharks, either. Just call them by their right names...
keith whaley William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Whaley" > Subject: Re: posting eBay auctions-was:30mm f2.8 on ebay > > > With JCO it's a business and fervent personal quest to amass all the > > good stuff he can. > > With plenty of discretionary cash and apparently the time to stay on > > top of things on eBay, it drastically lowers other's chances to obtain > > a decent deal. > > This in itself is not a ~bad~ thing. There is a moral relativism at play > here, some think someone who is going to use the equipment has more right to > a good deal than someone who is going to resell it, or worse, put it in a > display case as part of a collection. Others think that it shouldn't make a > difference what the intent of the buyer is. > Until there is a law making it illegal for someone to browse auction sites > with the intention of playing it like the stock market, what JCO is doing is > a legitimate business. > No one has the right to denigrate him for doing no wrong. > > William Robb

