[Leica] ebay advice (reprise)

[Gary Elshaw <gary.elshaw@vuw.ac.nz>]

Hi All,

Well the saga of the IIIG has concluded. Two of the previous buyers 
were deregistered for shill activity and the seller was suspended for 
30 days. Considering the shilling was probably happening at the 
seller's request it seems a little odd. But that is apparently ebay 
policy.

After the  seller resisted going down the i-escrow route i suggested 
that a friend would be able to pick up the camera from the U.S. 
wherever it had been sent to; or have someone in Costa Rica pick it 
up directly. I then received the following.

>I am so sorry I haven't written you an e-mail in such a long time.  Its been
>very hectic around here.  In regards to the camera, lets call off the deal.
>I have the camera here in Costa Rica, and a camera shop in San Jose is
>offering me US$1400.00 for it.  This is more convenient for me than an
>international transaction.
>
>I hope you understand.  I am sorry for any inconvenience I may have caused.
>
>Verónica González Prado
>
>P.S.  I have a few other Leica cameras here.  I took them to see what they
>are.  When I go pick them up, I'll e-mail you the info to see if you would be
>interested in any of them if the shop in San Jose doesn't want them.

Am i angry about this? You bet. So either the camera is a fiction and 
the seller realises she is in a no win situation; or because the 
shilling didn't quite work out how she wanted it to, she can get more 
for the camera from the store. To recapitulate, my winning bid was 
for $770.00. I've spent the last couple of weeks of my life trying to 
accommodate the sellers requests, as well as trying to get 
information about the camera, and now this.

The sellers name/code is 'Leicaincr' and as soon as she is reinstated 
you can look out for my name in the feedback column.

Thank you to all of you who gave such great advice throughout this ordeal.
Take care,
Gary


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