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> In a message dated 1/5/01 1:27:17 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> << thinking of putting a black ME Super with a 50/1.4 "M" up on eBay.
> So I was checking out some of the prices that ME Supers have sold for
> before. I came across one chrome body in excellent condition that sold
> for... no word of a lie... $280 US. The description was excellent, and he
> made the lowly ME sound like a pretty phenomenal camera, and the ME Super
> even better. Wow... I'm impressed.
>
> chris >>
>
> Just goes to show that PT Barnum was right, there is a sucker (err
> customer) born every minute. Much as I love the ME, I would buy new for that
> money, no 25+ year old camera is worth that much imho. Onemust do their
> research before bidding. On the other hand may you find this person's twin
> when you go to sell yours.
If you review the bidding on this extreme example you'll find that
almost all the high bids come from two individuals (and most of the
other bidders are people with no eBay history, for that matter).
The sensible bids stop at either $120 or $165. Everything beyond that is
attributable to bidding frenzy (or even less charitable interpretations).
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