>
> Recently I offered an MD2 with M15V pack (with NiMH batteries) and
> charger to the list for $295 (I think). No takers. So, I listed
> on E-bay. Final auction price $535! I think that it is many
Wow. Unfortunately, a new one is now $750!
> times luck of the draw so to speak, as to how well the item
> will sell. I don't think that the auction prices are as
> predictably high as they were 6 months or a year ago, however,
> there has been a significant increase in the number of items
> listed (searches using Olympus in the photo section a year ago
> would yield about 650 or 750 items, now it is 2X that) so it
> takes some searching to find what the buyer is looking for.
That's because ebay allows the search index to be spammed by
people with hundreds of auctions for "84mm filter, fits Nikon,
Canon, Pentax, Minolta, Olympus...." etc.
Putting -cameratraders in your search strings will usually
eliminate about 300 auctions.
> This, coupled with the increase in OM items being sold
> may have diluted the fervor. A slight downtrend might not
> be a bad thing for us buyers, though!
>
> Mike
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