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Selling NX gear on eBay - any demand?

Started Aug 17, 2018 | Discussions thread
kypfer Contributing Member • Posts: 985
Re: Selling NX gear on eBay - any demand?

I've no "finite proof" but I get a very strong feeling there's some kind of tax scam or similar whereby an item is listed on eBay at a ridiculously high price, doesn't sell, gets re-listed etc. etc. for no seemingly useful purpose ... unless somehow one can claim back the "overheads"?

One practice I am aware of is listing at an "optimistic" price with "best offer" option, where the "best offer" has been pre-negotiated. This allows the deal to go through apparently legitimately ... exactly what the benefits are I'm not sure, but I have been offered the option!

It's also just possible that the sale of an inconspicuous item at a ridiculously inflated price could provide an apparently legitimate cover for something more "suspect" being shipped ... of course, that's pure speculation

Or it could simply be naive optimism on the part of the seller or someone showing off ... "Look what I've got!"

FWIW I bought my NX5 with 18-55, 2 batteries, charger, card and case at local auction for £44, but that probably reflects local market forces more than anything else ... I wouldn't have paid a whole lot more!

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