Dean,
You actually hit on something that we do have a 'list etiquette' for.
Offering Olympus related equipmented on the list is not only ok, it is
highly encouraged. Many of us find some of our most desired purchases here.
The only 'rule', or perhaps guideline, is that all offerings have a price
associated with them, normally with a little bit of a 'bargain' associated
with it. I don't mean loss pricing, just that we try not to gouge each
other. Nothing says someone can't offer you less (off list), either, but we
also try not to try to get a steal from a fellow list member. We don't do
'make an offers', or pseudo-auctions.
As for ebay, we all buy and sell there too. Since we all watch it pretty
closely, we don't post here when we have something up on ebay. Since there
are so many of us, and we all sell frequently, we'd be flooded with ebay
listings. So we don't do it. We've started recognizing each others ebay
ids, so that is a good thing. Ebay is fair game though -- if you can get a
steal (great steals are 'fangs') then you're applauded, even if it is from a
list member.
You will see occasional posts about ebay items that have a great BIN price,
or when we get a great deal, or when it is something fairly rare. We never
post our own, but do try to make sure the 'best stuff' gets into, or stays
in, the 'family'.
Hope that helps everyone that is new since we talked about this.
Everyone else, jump in with clarifications, if you disagree.
Tom
Dean,
>
> I'm fairly new here, so please excuse my ignorance of prior solutions.
>
> A couple things that have worked for me and others I know are (not camera
> equip. exclusively): private auctions on ebay and listgroup only
offerings.
> Both require a fixed pricing scheme with some room to haggle - usually
> downward. Of course, this requires that the seller doesn't want to ream
the
> buyer, only get a fair price or try to provide a deal for the list
> "community." I've bought and sold items for "fair" prices and got a few
> real steals. Perhaps, I've even provided steals as well... Ebay (not
> private) has worked for me in the past, but it can be a crapshoot (as I'm
> sure you all know). I've never been anything but completely satisfied with
> private or list only sales.
>
>
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