[photo-3d] Re: Buying at NSA

[King3ddd@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 00-04-10 05:40:56 EDT, Dr.T writes

<< You have to realize that ebay and the Internet is changing the rules
 and the ways things are traded... With every major and minor seller
 in ebay, why would anyone carry to sell stuff at NSA?
  
Very true - but I for one wish this were otherwise.  I don't think there is 
any substitute for being able to hold an item in your hand - come to an 
agreement on the price - and walk away with the item.  Sure - the selection 
may be sparse compared to E-Bay, but I have found some great items at the 
past 18 or 19 NSA conventions which I have attended. (Items I have yet to see 
on E-Bay)  As far as the dealers - that is another story.  The fun is for the 
buyers and the work is for the dealers.  If the dealers can list on E-Bay and 
make the same or more money for less expended energy - I can't blame them.  I 
have heard alot of talk of how E-Bay will make flea market type dealing a 
thing of the past, but luckily I have not experienced this.  I attend about 7 
different flea markets in New York City every weekend (mostly in the same 
general location) as well as 2 camera shows a month and other antique, toy, 
paper, etc. shows and the dealer attendance has not really noticeably 
diminished over the years as far as I can see.  And as far as getting a 
bargain - the very nature of E-Bay makes this quite difficult - although not 
impossible.  But at a flea market you don't have hundreds of collectors next 
to you telling the dealer that the item is worth more money.  I would rather 
compete with only a handful of 3D collectors as opposed to the E-Bay 
alternative.  E-Bay is great, but I just hope it does not replace all the 
other "old fashioned" alternatives.  I worry about this happening.  But I 
also worry about how I will continue to shoot View Master and all the other 
3D formats once Digital photography makes film obsolete, but that is another 
topic altogether.
Sheldon Aronowitz   

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