Re: E-bay auctions: the best way to collection? Message #5 Posted by valentino ducati (switzerland) on 30 Mar 2005, 12:44 a.m., in response to message #4 by Massimo (Italy)
Ciao Giancarlo!
I have to support the ideas of Massimo, beside ebay.
My experience collecting a hp oldies since a few year is:
a) ebay is the best place to find something you don't find at any other places
b) the cheapest place to find online (or in newspapers) some hp marvel are local or regional advertisment. There I've got a mint 12C for EUR 20 and a mint 48CV with many accessories for EUR 35! You have only to be fast, because there is no bidding window: fixed price and the 1st wins.
c) next cheaper place are the local or regional online markets. They have usually a lot smaller offer then ebay; but also very interesting start and end prices because you have only to bid against the few other local interested.
In (b) and (c) you can usually discuss the affair in your local language (italiano) and, sometime, go personally pick up the item at a meeting place.
I never had any payment/quality/delivery issues with (a), (b) or (c).
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