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Re: [OM] Olympus Zuiko 24mm on ebay #item #197564741

Subject: Re: [OM] Olympus Zuiko 24mm on ebay #item #197564741
From: "Dirk Wright" <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 15:36:51 Set the time zone in the Time preference utility
>I'm not sure Dirk's actions qualify as a "lark".  From what I 
understand of 
>eBay, if Dirk is the high bidder, he is obligated to complete the 
>transaction.  If Dirk is not the high bidder, he has no obligation to 
stand 
>in if the high bidder does not carry through.  

right. my top bid was 175$. it went for 177$

eBay is addictive. I expect, if not already, a daytime talk show full 
of eBay addicts.....

>He was just an "also ran" at 
>that point.  

Hey! I resemble that remark! <g>

>If he and the seller wish to negotiate a price, or seller offers 
>it to Number 2, and he accepts, then that is fine, but it is not 
strictly an 
>eBay transaction at that point, just an accommodation worked out 
between a 
>buyer and a seller.
>

I was doing the seller a favor by tossing a bone to you famished 
Zuikoholics!

>Giving Dirk the benefit of the doubt, which I think he deserves, I 
read his 
>post as meaning that, had he been the high bidder, he would have 
carried 
>through, and gone deeper in debt (ouch!), 

yes, exactly, thanks. a positive feedback rating is worth gold.

since he was cash-short.  Since he 
>was the second-place bidder, he had no obligation to purchase the 
item, and 
>decided it would be too much fun to incur more debt.  But he was 
considerate 
>enough to ask if any of us felt the price was attractive enought to 
get it 
>ourselves.  Anyway, that's how I interpret the eBay rules.  Other 
opinions?

I think a normal price for that lens is about 250$. So I thought 175$ 
was a deal.

BTW, I just bought a Sunpak ringflash from KEH for133$. It is complete, 
and in ex+ condition. 

I *am* addicted to this - damn!

Be seeing you.

Dirk Wright

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