The bottom line, as I, a long time garage sale fan, see it is that
on any given day you may or may not have a match up between seller
and willing buyer. I think anyone who has spent enough time
frequenting garage sales, flea markets and the like will understand
much of the variations on eBay. To me it's simply a worldwide
garage sale. On the other hand, if one "works the numbers" (i.e.,
attends enough garage sales or visits enough auction pages) chances
are the sought after item will eventually be found at an agreeable
price.
Gary
Not quite a garage sale - I just had a disturbing experience. I
listed a Heliopan filter (49mm Light Green - anyone, anyone...?) and
was immediately threatened by one Bob Salomon (sounds familiar) that
he was the US agent for Heliopan and I was 'not allowed' to offer any
Heliopan item to a potential US buyer on pain of customs confiscation
and legal action. Further and more annoyingly, he was able to have it
delisted by evilbay under their VeRO program and they in turn
threatened me with suspension.
EXCUSE ME! Since when was selling a used item illegal? I note that
this guy also has agencies for Rodenstock and Linhof - hope he
doesn't try the same thing with a major brand. Is it not about time
that *bay recognised itself as a transnational cyberentity?
Garage sales rarely involve lawyers working to a foreign script!
AndrewF
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