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Message: <blockquote data-quote="crycocyon" data-source="post: 281502" data-attributes="member: 13076"><p>I've been on Ebay almost since it started. I would buy from Japan, but not from China. A lot of the stuff from China being offered might look ok in the photos, but they end up being shoddily made and not made to last. If it is something like clothing, sure I might try it out. But for more expensive items I would not. I would not even get a lens cap from China, as I'd rather get the genuine article. So I tend to limit my search to North America (although again I will consider lenses from Japan because the Japanese seem to take extremely good care of their equipment when used). But of course, that's for camera stuff. If it is other items that originate in Europe then I would be looking there too. Feedback of course is important, but check whether it is for buying or selling. Also, look for buy-it-now with offers. You would be surprised how low you might be able to go by making an offer. As for auctions, I usually only bid in the last 5 seconds because if you bid earlier like days earlier then there is plenty of time for others to increase their bids and it just drives up the price unnecessarily. Also, do your sorts from lowest price with shipping to highest and look for those rare examples of items that someone is selling with no reserve and starting with a low start bid. Those tend to stay below the radar because people don't expect them to be so low, until bids drive them up the list for those who look from highest to lowest price (which sometimes I do as well if I am looking for mint items or very rare lenses).</p></blockquote><p></p>

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