I'm with Mark on this one Tom (it was James, not Mark who offered the
items for sale btw). I believe that it's important that we believe
that the seller is making available one of his collection
(implication: owned for a while), unless he or she says that he got
lucky on eBay but that he is willing to part with the little gem for
the right price - that's clear and completely fair in my opinion.
Chris
I suppose that I am at the opposite end of the opinion scale on this one.
What business is it of ours where Mark bought these? He's offering them
here at more then fair prices. He could make more by just putting the pieces
back on ebay. I think he is doing the list a courtesy by offering them here
first, which is our custom. If he makes a healthy profit that he can
reinvest in more OM---more power too him. If anything, I kind of feel that
sharing what he bought it for is a bit of an invasion of his privacy (not
being critical, I understand the motivation, just sharing my thoughts).
Heck, I offer my congratulations on a good buy (I was aware of it in advance
and shared my thoughts with him on the purchase).
What difference is it for him to do this than for Doris to sell one of her
famous garage sale finds (just using that as an example Doris, not picking
on you---I've never even seen you sell anything here).
I'm sure my opinion on this particular topic doesn't mean much to some, as
I've been accused of 'overselling' myself and have chosen to go directly to
ebay rather than offering items to the list anymore. I know I am not the
only one to make this decision, as I've had off-line conversations with
others. The traffic discussing and criticising and arguing about posting
about sales has just turned me off from doing so.
Just my 1 cent, not even worth 2.
Tom
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