More eBay Madness -- an observation.

[P. J. Alling]

I've been interested in buying a particular lens lately, (Curse you Mark 
Roberts), so I've been haunting eBay. When I bid on an item I 'll often 
will check out a competitors previous purchases, to get some idea of 
what I'm up against. Here's something I've noticed. Some buyers buy 
multiple specimens of the same item, often bidding considerably more 
than it's actually worth. I mean what the hell? How many 50mm f2.0 A 
lenses does one need, one bidder, (and I wish I'd saved the feedback 
page for this guy, so the curious could look), had bought more than 20 
in the past three months, in some cases paying almost $200.00 for a lens 
that even KEH usually doesn't get more than $20.00-$35.00 for. Is there 
some kind of equipment acquisition derangement I'm not aware of. (There 
are all kind I am aware of, after all I'm a member of this list).

Sheesh!

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