Hi George:
Please don't feel I was critiquing you, I thought I'd add on as I think that
this could be an interesting dialogue. I agree with these comments, it has
been my experience too. The 'bidding war' and the several items- I bid on a
300/4.5 when there were 6 on at the same time (an anomally), I looked at
them all, looked at the bidders on each, but bottom line I went for the one
owner, selling it personally lens, not that I haven't gotten nice glass from
the more commercial traders. The rule is that there are no rules! I wanted a
PB 2 lost the bid by a close margin, there weren't many being offered so I
bid on a PB 1 and using e-snipe I set a high price, well somebody wanted the
thing and also didn't bid, ended up at $138.00 to me, rats. I then found a
PB 2 that I was able to win for only $96.00 including a vivitar flash and a
3 flash remote bracket- go figure- !!
I also would like an 85/2.0 but not at the prices that I've seen, I would
concur that even the percieved 'elite' gear is still bidding up.
Gord
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Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #4501
> Yes, Gord, that's why I called Skip's site a "starting point" as any
single
> site should be. Nothing is the final word on anything when it comes to
ebay.
> It's just one piece of the puzzle.
> I agree the pricing _seems_ to be a bit down lately but I can't decide if
it
> is a trend, (like everyone who's a casual shooter is going digital?) or
one
> of those temporary ebay fluctuations. I've been fairly active too, selling
some
> Leica gear and re-acquainting myself in Zuikodom, and I see both brands as
> somewhat down in price. I've gotten some serious bargains in Olympus gear
> lately, but I do watch over a period of time, and have _some_ patience,
_sometimes_
> so if I see there's suddenly 4 auctions in one week for an item I want,
I'll
> bid on one of the later auctions, sometimes correctly figuring the market
has
> played itself out for a while for that particular item. Ebay is still a
> dangerous place if you get caught up in a particular "must have" auction.
There'll
> ALWAYS be another one coming along....
> This is all generally speaking, of course, and I also believe the more
> expensive high-end gear whether Leica or Olympus is still commanding the
same high
> prices.
>
> George S.
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>
> Hi George and Ken:
>
> Definately a great site, one caution from someone who's been pretty active
> buying and selling lately - the pricing seems to have dropped overall. The
> list is a couple of years old, excellently done you certainly gain
> perspective of relative worth , where things fit in the lineup, how many
> show up, (frankly-there is always another one). Good Luck.
>
> Gord
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