Tom Reese wrote: > I don't believe for a minute that it will make any > difference. There are thousands of people looking at those > auctions including photography dealers. You're not going to > get a steal on eBay unless the item is grossly mislabeled. If > the seller advertised a Petnax lens in collectible dolls or > something and you somehow find it then you might have a > chance to get a bargain. You're going to burn up a lot of > manhours looking for it though. > > Bid what you're willing to pay and forget about it. You'll > either win it or you won't. This "no mentioning auctions on > the list" policy is utter nonsense.
Ok Tom, we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. From time to time I have seen listings come up where someone on a list has mentioned something rare. Someone on that list (and from certain experience again today as I know the individuals eBay user ID), having then heard about it, decides to bid and would have had no intention of even looking for the item before the posting - this was later confirmed. That doesn't bother you, fine. It does me. There are bargains to be had on eBay from time to time and dealers and others do miss them, unless you tell everyone. Malcolm
