Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This equipment is VERY nice looking and a great chance for collectors, but the original message points out one of my frustrations with ebay as a potential buyer of some of this equipment. When someone sets up an auction, you have two choices to set the minimum you'll take for what you're selling; either a minimum first bid, or set a reserve price. It makes no sense to me to set a mysterious reserve that no one will know until it reaches that point. Why not just set a minimum first bid. If it's more than someone is willing to pay they'll go on to the next item. It has me now just avoiding anything with a reserve price on it. Anything I've bid on with a reserve price usually means you'd be just as well finding one from a dealer that will offer a guarantee of some sort. It's always fun to look at what's for sale, though, as there's some really nice stuff out there. Am I missing the boat on this? If you have a reserve you know the minimum you'll take. - -----Original Message----- From: Paul Chefurka [mailto:chefurka@sympatico.ca] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 5:57 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica on eBay On Tue, 23 Nov 1999 17:10:35 -0600, Michael Bell <mbell@mail.utexas.edu> wrote: >This seemed like a nice person and deserved a plug for the Leica stuff she >placed on eBay. The first listing is M stuff and the second is LTM. I am >not the "Leica expert" she refers to in the auction posting. Not sure who >is. > >mike > >------------------------------------- >>Thank you, I really appreciate your time and knowledge. I have placed my >>dad's entire Leica set up out on >eBay with a high reserve, and my >>husband's also. Take a look if you'd like: >> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=204736279 >> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=205020801 >> >>It hurts us to sell them, but Leicas really should be in someone's hands >>who will properly appreciate >them, so I suppose we'll stick with the >>Nikkormat, the Pentax, and the Minolta, which OUGHT to be >enough for >>anyone! > That is one lovely M3. Sigh. Paul