RE: Showpiece Pentax LX w/FA-1 Finder--Gooeyduck!

2002-01-02 Thread Kent Gittings
]]On Behalf Of Gary L. Murphy Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 3:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Showpiece Pentax LX w/FA-1 Finder--Gooeyduck! On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 14:36:41 -0500, Fred wrote: There are some here who already know better than to buy from Mr. Gooeyduck (although your mileage may

Re: Showpiece Pentax LX w/FA-1 Finder--Gooeyduck!

2002-01-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 2 Jan 2002 at 18:08, frank theriault wrote: If there's one thing I can't stand is someone who starts with an unreasonable starting price, or has a hugely unreasonable reserve. Or, those that have a BIN which is huge, set at the (also huge ) reserve. Of course, the remedy is to ignore

Re: Showpiece Pentax LX w/FA-1 Finder--Gooeyduck!

2002-01-02 Thread frank theriault
Hi, Rob, You're absolutely right, I'm writing as a buyer, not a seller. However, most of those that I was thinking about when I was writing my earlier comments were Americans or Canadians. And, btw, they have every right to put whatever reserve or BIN on their items that they want, just as I

Re: Showpiece Pentax LX w/FA-1 Finder--Gooeyduck!

2002-01-02 Thread Rob Studdert
On 2 Jan 2002 at 20:30, frank theriault wrote: I guess what bothers me is that many of these are big camera stores, looking like they're trying to sell off old stock, third party lenses, other off-brand stock, or used merchandise that they can't move. Their prices or reserves look like

Re: Showpiece Pentax LX w/FA-1 Finder--Gooeyduck!

2001-12-31 Thread Fred
Spotted on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1316502002 Well, Gooeyduck has been spotted again, eh? There are some here who already know better than to buy from Mr. Gooeyduck (although your mileage may vary). We are fortunate that his conceit causes him to put his

Re: Showpiece Pentax LX w/FA-1 Finder--Gooeyduck!

2001-12-31 Thread Gary L. Murphy
On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 14:36:41 -0500, Fred wrote: There are some here who already know better than to buy from Mr. Gooeyduck (although your mileage may vary). As you say your milage may vary... I've had nothing but excellent transactions from Marv. He has always been straightforward and honest