Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I apologize and I withdraw my comment. Robert On May 28, 2010, at 9:54 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Fair go guys! I agree with John's comment in support of Craig. I > don't think > that is reasonable to post comments to the whole list about a price > that > anyone sets in an ad. If you aren't interested in the item that is no > problem for you and if you are then you can choose to try to > negotiate with > the seller off-list. Usually we have a little more comradely spirit > amongst > the active community for buy and sell here. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 29 May 2010 12:09, Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net> wrote: > >> Yes, that's been my experience. >> >> >> On May 28, 2010, at 9:08 PM, slobodan dimitrov wrote: >> >> Funny, I always lowered the price since we were, more or less, a >>> confraternity. >>> S.d. >>> >>> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 6:33 PM, J. Newell >>> <john.o.newell at comcast.net >>>> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> >>>> If we're commenting on for sale posts, I'd volunteer on Craig's >>>> behalf >>>> that >>>> a buyer might willingly pay a premium to deal with someone they >>>> knew in a >>>> venue where there's more than the sting & run mentality that one >>>> encounters >>>> on that auction site - especially considering the value of the >>>> item in >>>> question. YMMV. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Best regards >>>> >>>> John Newell >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net> >>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 8:49:38 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] FS Leica Tri-Elmar, Second Version >>>> >>>> Craig, >>>> >>>> Since ebay and Paypal fees amount to close to 10% of the selling >>>> price on ebay, why do you think you should get ebay prices without >>>> paying any of the fees? >>>> >>>> Robert >>>> >>>> On May 28, 2010, at 6:55 PM, Craig Semetko wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> Selling my 28/35/50 second version Tri-elmar, mechanically sound, >>>>> glass clean and clear. Cosmetically it shows some wear around the >>>>> edge where the filter screws in. >>>>> >>>>> There were two recent sales of this version on ebay, on 5/17 one >>>>> sold for $4,624 and on 5/24 one sold for $4,860. I am asking >>>>> $4,650, shipped and insured in CONUSA, check or money order >>>>> preferred, paypal add 3%. >>>>> >>>>> I like the lens a great deal, it was used for a number of the >>>>> shots >>>>> in my upcoming book, but I need to finance other purchases. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Craig >>>>> >>>>> NO ARCHIVE >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information