Those numbers might not mean anything to those people. They might be making it
every minute of the year.
They want what they want, and don't relate to money being an issue.
Larry
Piers Hemy wrote:
> I wonder, is that diagnosis confirmed by his also having paid:
>
> USD661 for a NIB OM1 MD (yes, NIB, not LNIB) #2919646193
> USD202 for a similar condition OM10 (yes, two digits there) #2919646729?
>
> Then again, he only bid USD322 for the Zuiko 100/2.8 #2914946823 that
> eventually went to the renowned jonequinn for USD722.
>
> Nuts or not, it's catching (but we all knew that, surely)
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Skip Williams
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 7:40 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [OM] Wow....
>
> Even if "zuiko7" is a genuine buyer, he's NUTS for paying $456.00 for a NIB
> 100/2.8.
>
> Skip
>
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> >Subject: RE: [OM] Wow....
> > From: Alan Wood <alan.wood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 08:26:53 +0100
> > To: "'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >No, zuiko7 is a genuine bidder from the UK, and prepared to pay very
> >high prices. I don't bother bidding on items that he is after.
> >
> >You think $456 is high? It will be more like $600 after he has paid UK
> >import duty and VAT.
> >
> >Alan Wood
> >http://www.alanwood.net (Unicode, special characters, pesticide names)
> >http://www.alanwood.net/photography/olympus/ (macro, under development)
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Gary L. Edwards [mailto:garyetx@xxxxxxxxx]
> >> Sent: 02 April 2003 00:48
> >> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: RE: [OM] Wow....
> >>
> >>
> >> This smells fishy. . .
> >>
> >> Gary Edwards
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Timpe, Jim
> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 11:06 AM
> >> To: 'Olist'
> >> Subject: [OM] Wow....
> >>
> >>
> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2919648236&;
> >> category=3344
> >> no connection etc. Collectoritis gone wild?
> >>
> >>
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