Hi Garth;
we are much alike-if something sounds too good to be true - it is. No
gambler here (Las Vegas was not built on winners) but on e-bay a thin
discription and a bad picture do keep the price reasonable, the gamble is
what are you getting. I very much prefer the owner sale, both for the gear
and the human contact, I've made some good contacts with people I've dealt
with.
Thanks Gord
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garth Wood" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] e-bay reputation
> At 10:35 AM 12/30/2003 -0700, Gordon Ross wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >I am quizzical, my ebay tag is wildcalgary, I put a bid in on an OM 4T
there
> >is one day left in a seven day listing and I sit all alone, I don't get
it
> >after bidding on quite a few (I try not to be the overpayer type.) I know
> >that the sniping comes at the end and am prepared for that but is there
> >something I don't know here?
>
>
> Well, I can only respond by trying to sum up why I might (or might not)
bid on such an item.
>
> First, the seller is punching an enormous number of items through eB*y --
466 as of this A.M. This tells me that, regardless of his/her
protestations/assurances to the contrary, he/she hasn't got much of a clue
as to the true state of the camera. When you're processing hundreds of
items for sale at once, each item is only going to get the most cursory of
inspections, if that. I've a neighbour who lives across the street who
sells on eB*y regularly, and he has trouble keeping up with a couple of
dozen items at a time. (No, he doesn't sell any cameras.)
>
> Second, the actual paucity of the description confirms the lack of
intimate first-hand knowledge (to me, anyways -- others may disagree. I'm
merely opining here...). I like a seller who seems to have a clue about
what's important to buyers.
>
> Third, the accompanying photo (technically a part of the description, but
I'll consider it separately) is simply too small, too fuzzy and too
poorly-exposed to get a good idea of the physical shape of the camera.
This, along with point two above, makes me believe that the seller is trying
to divert attention away from the camera's possible flaws.
>
> Fourth, for a camera with these many unknowns, the starting bid seems
high. Mind you, you could end up with a superb example of a -4T for not
much outlay (it's certainly happened before, much to my chagrin -- I was
never the winner of any of those auctions!). Here's crossing my fingers for
you in hopes of a great deal (or if it's a potentially bad one, here's
hoping that someone else bids enough to keep you out of the auction...).
>
> Good luck. Don't let my analysis worry you or bum you out unduly -- I'm
naturally cautious. You could win big!
>
>
> Garth
>
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