PCACala@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi John:
>
> > At first (which is not so long ago) Ebay was the greatest thing since the
> > 40mm f2, now I detect from many circles that it is becoming tarnished.
> Are
> > there many bad experiences with it amongst those on this list?
>
> The latest is the poor chump who bought the 18mm f/3.5 Zuiko from Igor Camera
> Exchange. Igor's been around the Internet and online channels and finally
> decided to jump into ebay, albeit setting reserves at his/her same old prices
> - which hadn't netted sales previously. The 18mm buyer elected to return it,
> despite Igor's "as is" policy. I guess that the buyer was so glad to not be
> stuck with it that he/she spammed a newsgroup with a positive testimonial to
> Igor's willingness to exchange. Our George Anderson did an interesting follow
> up, but I don't remember the exact wording. Something to the effect of
> "wouldn't you have been more pleased if it had been something worth keeping?"
> LOL [anyone feel free to correct me if I got a fact wrong]
Whaoa! Big Brother is watching!
Yeah, I said something like that. I found it interesting that the guy was
praising Igor for taking back an item with which there was a problem. The
problem
was not stated. Obviously, it must not have been 'as described'. I wonder what
was wrong with it?
>
>
> I looked back at the description Igor posted. Nothing in it to indicate a
> problem.
I had a recent experience when I bought a 100-200 Zuiko (now stop saying 'I told
ypu so', , Ken N.) over the net. I asked the seller specifically how it was
mechanically and he said it was excellent. Well, excellent to him I guess meant
that everything moved, which it did. It's just that the zoom ring moved on it's
own. Little or no friction. I immediately contacted him and he agreed to pay
for
1/2 cost of repairs, which he did and the zoom ring is now tight from 100 to 180
mm, a bit loose rest of the way. That's the best my local tech could do. While
I'm OK with the way it turned out ( still got the lens for a good price) , I
would
have rather known from the beginning that the ring was loose.
>
>
> So, hidden problems with purchased items seems to be the #1 problem List
> members are having. Another bad sign is that pawn shops are getting the idea
> this is where they can dump their unsold inventory.
>
> Another turn off are the thrill seekers who outbid you by 50 cents with 29
> seconds left. When it happens at 2 am you quickly learn that there are better
> ways to shop.
>
> Gary Reese
> Las Vegas, NV
>
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