Hi Daniel…
Sorry you feel I ridiculed your post. However…
In your post to this thread, Post #31, you said (typed):
Originally posted by DanielT74 I am desperately trying to scramble up enough dough and insanity to justify forking out >$2K for the Voigt that used to cost $500 …
followed by
Originally posted by DanielT74 Can anyone give a coherent reason why people do this…?
Since there is, more than likely, more than one reason, perhaps I should just have listed some of them.
For example:
1. Because the person can.
2. Bragging rights.
3. The “thrill of the chase”.
4. For eBay auctions, the “win” over others. (Interestingly, this has become automated, now.)
But no matter what the reason, in order to command a high price, the item being sold must have an intrinsic value equal to the selling price or people wouldn’t make the purchase.
In the end, the selling price of an item is what someone is willing to pay, no more, no less.
I have a question for you, Daniel…
Why did you make an offer to purchase the lens, indicating you could afford to do so; and subsequently post, in Post #31 of this thread:
Originally posted by DanielT74 I am desperately trying to scramble up enough dough and insanity to justify forking out >$2K for the Voigt that used to cost $500 …
which indicates to me you really could not afford to follow through on your offer to purchase.
Better yet, why did you make an offer to purchase this lens when, in your words, the Voigt 125 is a $500 lens and has some reported rattling problems?
I just don’t get what your agenda is, Daniel.
RayGunn