> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Johnston [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 8:59 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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 is hogwash. I BUY and SELL at auction. When I buy for my personal
collection
I bid to win within limits becuase I know the rarity of items from years of
experience
at ebay and other sources. BUT, when I buy only to resell, I never bid more
than
HALF of what I can expect to resell for. How is THAT "lowering other's
chances"
to obtain stuff? If you are too cheap to outbid my lowball resell bids, you
dont deserve to obtain anything. As far as selling goes, I sell at auction
too. I dont put a gun to anybody's head and force them to buy from me. I
also have to put in LOTS of time and effort to buy and sell stuff. And
believe
me, the meager amount of funds raised is just barely enuff to help support
my
photography and camera collecting hobbies. I certainly couldnt make a living
doing it... Way to much time invloved and way too little profit in it. And
yes, I love to collect stuff. Collecting hobbies are fun and interesting and
it does become a "quest". What in the hell is wrong with that? At least I
EARN
my buy/resell profits and thus some of my collection items..... You guys
are just a bunch of cheapskate whiners looking for something for nothing
the easy way.
JCO
