yes you are right i do have the time , one bonus of being retired.
i set criteria, if the item is very heavy or very delicate i prefer to pick up, i set a radius of around a 100 miles,i then wait until what ever i want appears at the right price, if it does not and i get desperate i will go to local dealer who has so far matched srs for price as far as camera kit is concerned, ebay small/cheap items buy on trust, exopensive/large/deicate items i collect.i set my search criteria according to what i am afteri agree with you on the postage thing no excuse for that. i would be more suspicious of some body not wanting to meet than not posting a photograph though
as for the photo it is the method of posting,not being lazy, i personally do not want a flicker or photobucket account for any reason.
end of the day i suppose it is whatever suits the individuals at the time

it,s not worth travelling for any thing under £50 unless it is under 10 miles, i would buy on trust.
your other point about mis represented items ,i learned from my mistakes a long time ago you have to talk to people and make sure you ask all the right questions,on here that would be pm to obtain and give phone numbers to comminicate. so no i do not travel without fair amount of communcation first. been doing it a some time now and have not had a problem , maybe just lucky

i try to meet face to face especially with high value items then it does not matter how long they have been a member, quite happy to wait until that can happen. for small items i would trust a forum member but if it went wrong the forum would soon know

that poll is a waste of time, a photo only proves an item exists, might not be the one that you get though ( just to add to the paranoia )and if it is when did the photo prove the item worked.

may have a gap to fill in the 35-70/80 range with a zoom so which is best or are they all about the same
A 35-70mm f3.5-4.5
F 35-70mm f3.5-4.5
A 35-70mm f4 manual focus
FA 35-80mm f4-5.6
or is there something else, don,t want to spend a fortune may not get used all that much.

could i have one of those please

had this before, log out, shut down ,restart then log back in cured it for me

would like to purchase one of these, sold mine then saw what could be done with it and now regret selling. pm if you have one you no longer use or wish to raise funds for another purchase
thanks

all sold thanks

K7 Complete with leads, battery charger,body cap, etc. Magic Lantern guide and pentax manual.
DA 16-45 f4
DA 35 f2.4 AL
A 50 f1.7 MF
Manfrotto monopod+ qr plate
Lowepro AW200 Slingshot bag
camera focus screen(ML-60) has marks on it but no affect on photo quality,this was down to me changing it but i have lived with it, probably prospective buyer may change it or get it changed.
THIS IS A BUNDLE AND WILL NOT BE SPLIT please don,t ask. i feel i have priced fairly taking focus screen into account.
Price is £550 +p&p UK only
payment by bank transfer or quite happy to meet M5 any junction or services between bristol and gloucester
thanks for looking
serious offers for the lot are welcome