I agree with your opinion. There is a place for the small guy to compete,
but they had better get moving. This guy I spoke of won't make it selling
film on the net. But if he was to offer some of his used equipment via a
web site or over EBay, he could probably move some of the equipment that
has been languishing on his shelves for a long time.
Skip
At 05/05/00 12:19 AM -0400, you wrote:
I kind of disagree with you Skip. I regularly visit about 100 sites on the
web which carry used Oly equipment. Most appear to be very small
operations/stores. Obviously, I would do more research b/f I purchased from
these many of these sites, but they are all potential sellers. With that in
mind, I think a small mom and pop store could easily develop a web presence
and sell their used equipment. Clearly they are not going to compete on the
new equipment end with behemoths like B&H or Amazon, for that matter, but
there is still room. I don't even think they need a shopping basket feature
or need to update their list that often. I have picked up several items
cheap by writing a quick e-mail to those who don't update their site. I just
received a 2m TTL cord and .3m TTL cord for $10 each after sending a camera
store an e-mail about their current stock. They aren't steals, but still
worth getting.
just my .02
--p.j.
Oh, I realize you only alluded to this guy selling film online and not used
equipment.
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Skip Williams
Westfield, NJ
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