Re: Now *here's* a 50/1.2 on eBay...

[Dan Scott]

Peter Alling said:

>I don't know Shel, it's admirable to be able to settle
>things in such a civilized manner but, (you knew that
>there had to be a but), isn't that what the market is
>all about, deciding who needs a thing more? I for one
>know that I appreciate when someone points out an item
>I might want that's on e-bay.  I've been on the other
>end a number of times, had a bid in when someone on
>the list reports the item's existance, and when the
>bidding gets beyond my means and for that matter my
>level of avarice for the Item I drop out.

Peter,

The market never decides "who needs a thing more". If it did, no one would
ever go hungry, do without shelter or die for lack of medicine. The market
is all about deciding who is willing and capable of paying the most for any
given thing. Need never enters into it.

Regards,
Dan Scott
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


-
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.