Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/06

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Subject: [Leica] Re: LUG Digest, Vol 29, Issue 355
From: FELIXMATURANA at telefonica.net (Félix López de Maturana)
Date: Wed Apr 6 12:09:15 2005
References: <200504060409.j3645jdN057501@server1.waverley.reid.org>

>Ebay is as reliable as the sellers--some are scam artists, others are 
>legit. I have used it since 1998 for the occasional sale of something 
>that the LUG was not interested in or the occasional purchase (about 20 
>transactions), and have never had a problem. You look at the other 
>party's feedback and act accordingly.
>
>I think ebay is in fact a good guide to prices for things like used M6s. 
>It can even be used for serious business purposes--when I was working at 
>Swiss Re in 2000-2002, ebay was the best source for pricing information 
>on used Cisco routers and other such gear. This was when all the 
>dot.coms were going bust and the liquidators were often using ebay to 
>dispose of the equipment.
>
>I know that there is a certain amount of disdain for ebay on this list, 
>but I think it is a great company that provides a great service, and is 
>one of the few pure internet companies that has survived and 
>thrived--because it came up with a business model that works.
>
>Nathan


Exactly my thought and my experience. My Noctilux come from Ebay in 
perfect state and at a reasonable price. Same for other twenty operations.

Felix