I don't think I am experienced enough to get a spidey-sense (yet), but I
understand what you mean. I will continue to seek advice from the group
before I make any decisions.
I also wanted to say... I REALLY LOVE YOU GUYS (& gals), thank you all for
helping me to realise my dream of photography, something I NEVER thought
that I could do (although the jury is still out as to whether or not I can
do it and do it well).
Kierstin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Wood" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 5:17 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] 300mm cost (now)
> At 12:12 AM 29/03/2002 +0000, Kierstin (writing about how she knows
whether she's getting the goods on evilBay) wrote:
> >oh, that makes me feel very confident, that does.
>
>
> Unlax, lass.
>
> eBay's like life -- there's good 'uns, and there's bad 'uns. I've done
dozens of transactions on the evilOne, and I've only ever gotten genuinely
screwed once (by a gent in Montreal, when I bought a 200/4.0 off of him).
Probably my fault, since I wasn't asking enough questions, and I've since
adopted the policy that, if my spidey-sense is tingling at all, I e-mail the
seller and ask for a daytime or home phone number where I can talk to them
(I've done this for international sellers, too). Yes, it costs a few bucks,
but considering how much you might be dropping on a piece of glass, it's
worth it for the peace of mind alone.
>
> If you phone the seller and after the conversation you *still* have a
tingly spidey-sense, DON'T BID. If they refuse to give you a phone number
to contact 'em, DON'T BID. If they don't answer your e-mail questions to
your satisfaction, DON'T BID. There's always more glass coming 'round the
bend next week. ;-)
>
> Garth
>
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