Hi, Bob, I have to admit (although it may sound blasphemous to many listers), I'm not a very good capitalist. That being said, sometimes it (capitalism) works very well, and I think eBay is one of those places. Individuals of more or less equal bargaining power in the open marketplace.
Hey, as a seller, I would want the highest price possible! You wanna reserve, go ahead! If , as purchaser, I don't like your reserve, we don't have a deal. Simple as that! No problems. As a seller, the more people that are aware of my auction, the better chance of getting the highest price possible. Of course one would "advertise". I would! But as a buyer, I'm a cheapskate. I want to keep any auctions that I'm interested in on the QT. Keeps my purchasing price low. Somewhere in the middle, the interests of the buyers and sellers meet - if they don't, no deal. -regards, frank Bob Blakely wrote: > Needless to say, when I sell them (those I am forced to part with) I want the very >best, > honest price I can get for them. I will do the very best I can. There will be top >quality > photos of the equipment as well as an excellent and honest write-up, and the auction >will > be timed to end when best advantage can be taken of last second bidding. Further, the > reserve will be high and there will be NO "Buy it now" price. I will get everything >I can > honestly and honorably get. I am happy to say that to date, my investments in my >play toys > have outperformed all other investments. > > Regards, > Bob... > -------------------- > "Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, > and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us > from the former, for the sake of the latter. > The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls > for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude, > and perseverance. Let us remember that 'if we > suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, > we encourage it, and involve others in our doom.' > It is a very serious consideration that millions yet > unborn may be the miserable sharers of the event." > - Samuel Adams, 1771 > > From: "Malcolm Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > As someone who has benefited from what is on eBay, from PDML members, I was > > disappointed to see that it is not the done thing to inform others of a > > bargain on said eBay. I thought we looked out for each other on PDML and let > > people know of Pentax items that are available - yes? > > > > I am not in any way miffed that PDML people have got items going on eBay, or > > anywhere else, although it would be nice if it was advertised here fist; > > again, a personal choice. > > > > My personal opinion - for what it is worth, is that if I was selling, I > > would want you to know first. > > > > Malcolm > > - > > 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 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 . -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - 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 .
