Oh no! An army of nutjobs. Of course, some folks are maniacal collectors. There are a lot of 50's out there, so cornering the market might be tricky. Unless he's going to combine them all to built a death ray.
Maybe I'd better call Homeland Security. Steve Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 9/7/2007 10:08 PM >>> Don't know if they're selling any. The 50mm hoarder didn't seem to have ever sold anything just bought. Paul Ewins wrote: > Maybe they're nutjob collectors that want the perfect *used* specimen and > are buying every one they can just to make sure. Are they selling any of > these lenses (i.e. the rejects)? > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. > J. Alling > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 4:44 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: More eBay Madness -- an observation. > > But there's more than one of them, the one I cited was the strangest, > but damn. Some unfortunately are after the same lens I'm looking for and > it's really annoying when two hit the same auction and I watch the lens > bid out of sight, by people who've managed to snag two or three in the > previous month. I understand collecting but when someone seems to be > trying to collect every unit? I think nut job fails to explain it > adequately. > > Steve Desjardins wrote: > >> Or he could just be a nutjob. >> >> >> >>>>> Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 9/7/2007 1:55 PM >>> >>>>> >>>>> >> He's cornering the market on 50mm 2.0 A lenses, like the Hunt brothers >> did with silver a long time ago. Then once he has a monopoly on them, >> he will let them out like diamonds, a few at a time, at exhorbitant >> prices. :) >> >> -gonz >> >> On 9/7/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> I've been interested in buying a particular lens lately, (Curse you >>> >>> >> Mark >> >> >>> Roberts), so I've been haunting eBay. When I bid on an item I 'll >>> >>> >> often >> >> >>> will check out a competitors previous purchases, to get some idea of >>> what I'm up against. Here's something I've noticed. Some buyers buy >>> multiple specimens of the same item, often bidding considerably more >>> than it's actually worth. I mean what the hell? How many 50mm f2.0 A >>> lenses does one need, one bidder, (and I wish I'd saved the feedback >>> page for this guy, so the curious could look), had bought more than >>> >>> >> 20 >> >> >>> in the past three months, in some cases paying almost $200.00 for a >>> >>> >> lens >> >> >>> that even KEH usually doesn't get more than $20.00-$35.00 for. Is >>> >>> >> there >> >> >>> some kind of equipment acquisition derangement I'm not aware of. >>> >>> >> (There >> >> >>> are all kind I am aware of, after all I'm a member of this list). >>> >>> Sheesh! >>> >>> -- >>> Remember, it's pillage then burn. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net !SIG:46e20502196701601361620! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
