Re: [OM] Why hasn't anyone snapped this up at $1150.

[Mickey Trageser]

Chip-
If you are willing to foot the cost of escrow, why not invite the seller to
use it with your offer of BIN? Can that be done? I've never been involved
with an escrow sale.

The lens looks to be in good shape, but the pictures aren't quite detailed
enough for 100onfidence. The description is quite lacking, but the
feedback for the few items he's sold is encouraging.  I understand your
uneasy feeling about this auction. I'd have written it off if it wasn't for
the link to the pictures. I was initially put off by the stock photo. Wonder
why he included the other personal pictures?

Good luck!
Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chip Stratton" <cstrat@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 11:00 AM
Subject: RE: [OM] Why hasn't anyone snapped this up at $1150.


> Mickey -
>
> All of your points are well taken, and I am not unaware of them having
> bought and sold on ebay over 150 times. One option the seller could have
> offered is escrow. I always find that very reassuring, even if I end up
> sending a M.O. - it implies that the seller will be confident that the
buyer
> will be happy.
>
> Ultimately it has to do with buyer confidence. I suspect that when you do
> not accept Billpoint or Paypal or escrow transactions, you end up losing
> more in lost bids than you would have paid in transaction fees - and with
> escrow the seller generally doesn't pay any of the fees.
>
> Chip
>
>
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