Dan Lau wrote:
>I just happened upon eBay today and I noticed that they had a
>"Leather soft case w/strap for Olympus OM" up for bids, and
>the current high-bid is $31.50 (with 7 bids). I don't get it,
>these cases can be bought at used camera stores for about $10
>(but you'll have to find them first); and the straps are
>either free or $1 (I've bought several for that price).
There is a strage dichotomy on eBay wrt OLY goodies. Solid,
useful, well performing items such as OM-1/2/10/G/PC bodies
or 28/2.8, 135/2.8, 200/4 etc. Zuikos sell well below their
photogear market values (aftermarket lenses get even less
respect), whereas various "gadgets" fetch sky-high prices.
Books for $35-45, owner's manuals for $10-15, lens and body caps
for $8-17, and the list goes on. I came up with two possible
factors/explanations:
(a) Since most gear is sold "as is", i.e. w/o MBG, many buyers
hesitate to buy complex items (read: bodies and/or lenses).
Indeed, what could possibly go wrong with a book, or a lens
cap, or a camera case?
(b) Many nettizens who bid high on trivia items must live in
rural areas, w/o access to a competitive or even competent
photogear market. For them, the alternative is to drive
many miles, sometimes hours, to get what they want/need,
and so they add that cost to their bids.
Does that make any sense?
Cheers,
/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, CA
schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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