Re: Auction site (WAS: [Leica] The new MP is out for auction)

["Phil Leeson" <pjleeson@mchsi.com>]

Very well said, Nathan.
In my area there is no used Leica (or other)gear to even look at.  Ebay
is the first practical way for me to try out intriguing items, and has
reignited the interest in photography after several dormant years.  And
who in their right mind would trade in a mint M6TTL body to a dealer for
$750 credit towards the M7 - something I considered until fiscal reality
struck. Should I ever decide to trade up, you can bet that the old one
goes to ebay.

Phil

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Wajsman (private)" <nathanw@bluewin.ch>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: Auction site (WAS: [Leica] The new MP is out for auction)


> I really do not understand the contempt some people feel for ebay. It
is
>   a great tool for buying and selling stuff that would otherwise be
> virtually unattainable. I recently bought a Pentacon Six medium format
> camera and 3 lenses; the camera and the normal lens came from a guy in
> the Ukraine, the wide angle lens from a guy in the Czech Republic, and
> the long lens from a guy in Poland. I could have spent 6 months
scouring
> all the used camera dealers in Zurich and would not have found these
> items, and certainly not for the price I paid.

>

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