Ebay Furor - Watch out for the Sharks

[Ray Mack]

I will offer my approach as an option for the gentle folk of this list.  I
*always* make my best offer on something I desire but with a radically different
price.  I state that my offer may very well be below what the piece is worth,
but that that is all I can afford to pay.  If we can't meet on price, then
hopefully, someone else will offer an agreeable price.  I frequently loose out
on stuff I would really like to have, but you never know when another will come
available when I have more money or a piece that is more suited to my budget.

As an anecdote, I looked for an HR-10B for about a year and was never able to
make a deal.  Then within a week, I found one plus a DX-60B for an amount I
would have paid for the HR-10 alone and then a friend *gave* me another HR-10B!
Life is funny sometimes.  I sold the best one and recovered my investment.

I guess my point is that it is not worth worrying about prices.  All anyone can
ask is you do your best in an honest fashion.  This is hopefully a hobby for us
and it isn't worth getting an ulcer.  The above anecdote is not the only case of
patience paying off for me, so take heart!

Ray Mack
WD5IFS
mack at mails.imed.com

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