Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I have never understood the antipathy some people feel about ebay. I >think it is a wonderful service, and I admire it for being one of the >very few Internet companies that found a truly different business model >and has survived the dot.com massacre. Just a couple of weeks ago I >decided to dabble in ex-DDR medium format cameras and get a Pentacon Six >with a couple of lenses. I bought the camera with the normal 80mm lens >from a guy in the Ukraine and a wide angle 50mm lens from a guy in the >Czech Republic. The prices were reasonable, and when I discovered a >problem with the shutter after running my tests, the Ukrainian seller >agreed to pay half the cost of a CLA. How could I have done this kind of >transaction before ebay existed? I could have gone to all the camera >shops in Zurich, probably not finding anything, or if I did find a P6 it would have been at a typically Swiss price (i.e. outrageous). >Sure, there are scum who sell on ebay and we all have to use common >sense, but overall I just wish I had half the business acument of the >guys who founded the company. >Nathan Hi Nathan, just my opinion. Many transactions as a buyer without any kind of problems. Kind regards Felix - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html