more from the real life AH
picking up on judy's thread...
i got a digital SLR off of CL yesterday (canon 20D, retail is ~$1350 pre-rebate). it's a very nice camera (solid build, 5 fps shooting, 8 megapixels, all that), and i got it for very very cheap, 'cause the guy needed to sell it to raise money for rent.
he posted an ad at 11am, saying "first one to get here with $875 gets it", and i was on my way 30 minutes later with cash in hand (well, actually, in pocket...) i felt bad for the guy, almost to the point where i thought about not buying it. is it right to profit so substantially from someone else's misfortune? but then i thought, hey they guy needs cash quick; it's not like i'm trying to lowball him and take advantage of his situation - i'm doing him a favor. i also thought, clearly *someone* will take advantage of the situation, it might as well be me. i'm still slightly uncomfortable with it, but the more i think about it the less it bothers me. thoughts?
also, it's a @#$@ing sweet camera, and i'm really excited to start using it (getting a memory card from costco tomorrow, so pictures to follow soon).
i got a digital SLR off of CL yesterday (canon 20D, retail is ~$1350 pre-rebate). it's a very nice camera (solid build, 5 fps shooting, 8 megapixels, all that), and i got it for very very cheap, 'cause the guy needed to sell it to raise money for rent.
he posted an ad at 11am, saying "first one to get here with $875 gets it", and i was on my way 30 minutes later with cash in hand (well, actually, in pocket...) i felt bad for the guy, almost to the point where i thought about not buying it. is it right to profit so substantially from someone else's misfortune? but then i thought, hey they guy needs cash quick; it's not like i'm trying to lowball him and take advantage of his situation - i'm doing him a favor. i also thought, clearly *someone* will take advantage of the situation, it might as well be me. i'm still slightly uncomfortable with it, but the more i think about it the less it bothers me. thoughts?
also, it's a @#$@ing sweet camera, and i'm really excited to start using it (getting a memory card from costco tomorrow, so pictures to follow soon).