The other thing I noticed getting into OM gear is that compared to other
things I buy and have bought on xxxBay, the amount of not-so-honest sellers
is disproportional higher than for other things. It is often a
disappointment to me how shifty or weird/wacko some people selling OM stuff
are, but I am sure that is nothing new to some of you guys. Buying OM stuff
has been an education for me and certainly not increased my trust in people.
Anyway, I am not complaining since "I made the bed I slept in". I am
certainly the only one responsible for getting me into these situations
....... just an observation ..............
----- Original Message -----
From: "Skip Williams" <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 10:22 AM
Subject: [OM] Olympus' OM prices & jonequinn's tactics
>
> The winning, $1,900 bid could easily have been a shill bid but I truely
belive that it's someone with more money than sense. I'd bet money that Mr.
Quinn has done a lot of shill bidding over the past 2-3 years to create an
artificially high price point for his items. We all know that he's "sold"
many items that were priced way out of line with the current market prices.
I don't know if any of you know, but I actually talked to this guy about 18
months ago when he appeared on the scene. He's from somewhere in southern
CT and wanted to meet me for lunch to talk OM stuff. I declined, as I
didn't approve of his tactics. He said that he had used my Ebay price data
to guide much of his initial sales.
>
> IMO, Olympus falsly inflated the prices of OM gear over the last 10 years
that it was "on the market". They had a limited supply of their high-end
models, and the assembly lines were mothballed. So they raised the prices
of the remaining stock to create demand, lift it's perceived value/prestige,
and reduce consumption until the E-System was ready for release. This
allowed them to keep a "professional" camera in their mix for an
uninterrupted time.
>
> I'm glad that I'm not in the "collector" category, lured into paying
ridiculous prices. Even with Leica, I've kept most of my purchases
reasonable. I'm not about to try and play the collector's market for OM
gear, which could easily take a nose dive for anything except truely mint
goods.
>
> I just want good quality equipment that works.
>
> Skip
>
>
> >
> >Subject: [OM] Re: Ohhhhhh...jonequinn is selleng her today !!
> > From: ClassicVW@xxxxxxx
> > Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 00:25:57 EDT
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> >IMHO, Pepe560 is an idiot for paying $1900 for an OM4ti
> >--------------------------------------------------------------
> >Agree, but I still don't get it. A quick search of ebay completed items
shows
> >4Ts sold for $370 to $480....And Pepe560 paid a 'normal' price- 3 or 4
> >hundred dollar range for an OM-4 (non 'T') recently.
> >
> >George S.
> >
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