P3D Re: eBay crazy prices (part III)

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> Someone earlier said that it is not that eBay prices are high but my
> prices are low or that these eBay prices establish a new price for the
> used items.  Oh, yeah?  Explain this then:  Ed Romney's book on Realist
> camera repair (which is selling NEW for $17 through his web page) is now
> at $27 for a USED copy with 6 hours left to go.  (I think Ed should get
> a fake email ID and start selling his books in eBay...)

Of the zillion (or is it twelve zillion?) people who use Ebay hunting
through their 1-million items per week "inventory", how many of them
who would buy the Romney book know about his web page or even if
it can be bought by ANY other means?  How much is their time worth if they
wanted to spend that time to find out?   Likewise, how many people
buying viewers or Realist cameras on Ebay know about your offers or
that the photo-3d mailing list even exists?  I know photo-3d is a big
list, but I suspect there are one or two people (even with web
access) who aren't subscribers to this list.

I, like Jon who I think posted similarly, paid an "outrageous" price
for some of my cameras before I knew better (more or less).  But I
don't mind, and I'm happy for those who are finding their first cameras 
on Ebay.  They're buying from Ebay at "their" prices rather than from
Dr. T. at bargain prices, not because they trust Ebay, but they *know*
Ebay and never heard of Dr. T.  A realist in the hand is worth twice
than one in a mythical bush, even if the one in the bush has the 1-second
setting working.

Like that old Greek saying, "Don't worry, be happy"!!

Mike K.


P.S. - It was Greek wasn't it?  Stolen by an imperialist thief songwriter?




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