In that case you have a point but to be specific the guy should offer it to us at a firm price. If you factor in the cost of the eBay listing and other incidentals it could be sold to us for a little less and the seller could still get everything he might get from an auction listing. If we can't afford it then whatever he does is fine. Kent Gittings
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 2:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: My eBay Pentax garage sale Two weeks ago I posted a Yashica rangefinder on CameraQuest's rangefinder discussion list. I had paid $263 on EBay; I tried to sell it to fellow list members for $185. When I had no takers after 1 week, I posted a classified on a more widely read site for $225 with whose readers I felt no connection. It sold yesterday and I shipped it today. But for a $40 shortfall I would have gladly let one of my RF list buddies have it. But what is someone to do who has, say, a 135/1.8 PKA*, two of which fetched $1800 and $1,810 in mid 2001? I don't think any of us at PDML could come up with that kind of money without risking divorce. Should the seller ask $1,200 and cheat himself of $600? Or should he say, "If anyone on the list wants it, it's yours for $1,800"? I know that Pal grappled with this in recent months, but I can't recall how it turned out. Paul Stregevsky -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
