I agree with Skip...When I first discovered eBay a couple of years ago I was
really green and naive and got clipped on a small amount doing businness
with this guy...I blame myself for being abit too enthusiastic...I won't put
my hand on that stove again...Marty
-----Original Message-----
From: Skip Williams <skipwilliamsom@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] What's up with this guy?
>My advice with this outfit is to ignore all of their auctions. With the
>high prices, questionable descriptions, and qustionable business practices
>it's not worth it. He doesn't sell unobtainable items. When I see
negresco
>on an auction, I just say, "Oh well, that isn't worth looking at". And I
>move on.
>
>As an aside, he is busy. He has 695 auctions underway right now, but only
>about 30eem to have bids. That is a concious business practice, pricing
>yourself at the top end of a market. For a reputable high-end dealer, I'd
>be willing to pay more for an unusual item when I was sure it was checked
>out, accurately described, etc. But I don't trust this guy. He's just
>another one of those used-car salesman type of camera store operators. His
>detailed descriptions seem formula-driven and the item descriptions always
>have a ** tag line like *Cute*, *Clean*, *Nice*, *Rare*, etc. He's a
>marketer, first and formost. He's not interested in moving a lot of
>merchandise.
>
>As for his descriptions, he seems strightforward, if a bit distorted. On
>www.photocamera.com, his grading system is as follows:
>
>LN = Like New
>Mint = no signs of wear
>Mint- = minor wear
>ex++ = minor to average wear
>ex+ = average to heavy wear
>ex = heavy wear
>ex- = heavy wear & may need repair
>
>Skip
>
>
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>>From: "M. Royer" <royer007@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [OM] What's up with this guy?
>>Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 21:09:54 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>>Look at this auction 1283798487 on Ebay. He's been trying to sell this
lens
>>at 400 dollars for a month now one would think that he would get the hint
>>that his price is way too high :)Mark Lloyd
>>
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