Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]15 Jan 1999 15:49:34, Robert L. Clark" <bobclark1@home.com> wrote: > >>Lastly, why is it when I try and find a lens for leica via > >>'shutterbug/internet' type searches, I enevitably find the suffix - 9, > >>or 9++, or mint, or some signs of use.... ect. WHERE are the turds! > These ARE the turds!!! The just don't describe them that way. The whole > nature of this mail-order and long-distance business is to over-state the > condition of the equipment To help the less experienced buyers, the Self-Appointed Committee to Clarify Our Language Usage (SACCOLU--SAC O' for short) has put together a glossary of important words and phrases--and what they really mean, when used in mail order/internet transactions. Condition Codes: New, in the box almost new, with a box New almost new without a box As new used, but sold 'as new' Like new used, but not engraved Mint not heavily used or engraved Ex+++ not heavily used, may be engraved Ex+ heavily used and engraved Ex still recognizable as a camera Ex- no longer recognizable as a camera Very good may not be a camera C10 anything 'Ex' or above C9...etc. anything below 'Ex' Kirk Turk