[Boatanchors] Slightly Off Topic: E-COMMERCE

[Vic K2VCO]

w8au at sssnet.com wrote:

> THIS is what will dampen the enthusiasm to conduct business through Ebay.

...and the practice of consigning items for sale to professional e-bay 
'entrepreneurs' whose description of equipment is always something like 
"looks complete but I don't know anything about this kind of stuff";

...and the fact that the mentally ill hoarders who will pay anything for 
their particular obsessions (e.g., bugs, Collins gear, etc.) have access 
to every transaction and drive the prices up;

...and the fact that the simple idea of an auction where you specify 
what you are willing to pay for something has been ruined by 'snipers', 
who will always get it for $1 more than you have bid unless you are 
willing to do the same.

I prefer to buy stuff from hams that know what they are selling and just 
negotiate a fair price.
-- 
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco