>Cotty, > >You can't complain about missing it. I suspect a lot more folks than just >Christian and I were watching it. (I can't justify that purchase until I >put the new NiCa batteries into the unit I have!)
Bob, don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining. Merely pointing out a possible course of action. > >Perhaps we ought to have a WTB along with the FS on Fridays. Then folks >could help without stepping on those who are lurking for bargains on ebay. > >AS for PDML etiquette and ebay, I suppose there is none. <g> I would >suggest it's fair to mention stuff as it goes on sale at the start of >auctions. I suppose PDML'ers will mention their stuff here as the >auctions near close. (We are a big group and everybody is not watching >ebay.) My personal preference is perhaps mirrored by others: trawling, if I see something that interests me, and that there may be a very good chance that I would bid, then I bookmark the page, and that's that. If the item holds my interest, but I have absolutely no intention of bidding on it, then I will alert the list. I see this as pretty reasonable, and I have every intention of helping out others who may not be aware of something either on eBay or elsewhere. I apologise to those who would rather it kept quiet, but as ar as I am aware, the PDML doesn't operate a 'Don't Mention Ebay' policy. If it did, I would comply, and still stay :-) >The problem that I have is with the folks who come on the list in the last >2 or 3 hours of the auction and say... HERE IS A BARGAIN, BUY-IT, BUY-IT! I see your point, but that's difficult to police - there will always be those who by ignorance or by choice will not understand and/or adhere. Okay - how about a 'Don't Mention An Ebay Item With 24 Hours Left To Run' policy? Anyone who's ever bid on eBay will know the feeling when prices rise unnecessarily... >I would be willing to bet that for each and every one of these items, >there is a PDML'er who has been patiently, quietly waiting to put a bid in >at the last minute of this auction. He/she just got screwed, as the price >goes out of sight. Agreed. But personally I see nothing wrong in alerting the list to an item that one would assume is sought after by like-minded web-friends. After all, we can't all keep an eye on eBay 100 percent of the time. I think what it boils down to is this: you either have a hush-hush policy regarding eBay (etc), or you don't. From where I stand, hush-hush means selfishness, and I am guilty of that! But - generally speaking, it is not in my nature to be silent - I'd rather operate in a free atmosphere where information is not rationed. Please - I'm not responding directly at you per se, simply stating my point of view. > >In fact, as a group in general, we are paying higher prices on ebay >because of this. IMO, an item is worth exactly what the would-be purchaser is willing to pay for it, competition and all. I suppose that there are degrees of competition though :-) Kind regards, Cotty _______________________________________________________ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://www.macads.co.uk - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
