9 Apr
1998
9 Apr
'98
4:07 a.m.
On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, SUPRDAVE wrote:
I agree. Ebay is definitely NOT indicative of "actual market value". Its
all based on scarcity, and scarcity varies from area to area around the
country and the world. Someone thinking they got a great deal on a
complete C64 system for $25 got ripped off since I can pick up something
similar locally for less than $10.
The one
thing that does piss me off is when people sell stuff on one of
the high cost services like E-bay but place ads for it here. But I must
admit that I've done it too.
I would disagree with this as part of the continuing education in any
collectable field is having some idea of what the market value is, and ebay
certainly provides some guidance in that regard! >>
Well, i'd be willing to argue that. i dont think i would consider ebay to set
current market prices for anything. i have a friend who uses it, and he said
it's great for the seller if one is selling anything quasi-rare or semi-
unusual as the manic bidders want to outdo themselves and drive the prices way up. he said i should sell my apple //c lcd screen on
ebay as he said one went
for almost $400. besides, i have seen prices there fluctuate wildly anyway.
Ugh! Don't do that! Sell it to someone who would appreciate and
actually use it (like me! :)
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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