----- Original Message -----
From: "andrew fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 3:11 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] How much for an OM-1n?
> Selling has its problems too, apart from the simply dim buyers ("You live
> where? You can't cash a US domestic postal order just anywhere? ")
> Had my first deadbeat buyer - bid and then disappeared, email address
> defunct, -3 ebay rating. Can't simply relist because I'd configured the
> camera to suit him (that grip, the other lens) and then sold the bits he
> didn't want separately. Grrrrr. I suspect some people just mess you around
> for fun - he was zero rated when he bid but he wouldn't be the first
> beginner bidder I've had and there's been no problems before.
While selling isn't without problems I don't think it's as bad. The main
reason would be that it's common practice that you don't send the item until
payment is received. That definitely gives you a lot of (but not total)
protection. As a buyer, you always have to run the risk that the seller will
disapear with your money.
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Andrew "Frugal" Dacey
frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.tildefrugal.net/
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