Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Goodwill here has a big selection. On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 2:26 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > Wouldn't be the LUG if a thread didn't meander across many maybe unrelated > topics I suppose! > > On Friday, December 5, 2014, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I gave up high end stereo systems a decade ago, and have no wish to > return > > into that particular pool! I am quite happy with Itunes as of now. I have > > given away to my friends around 1000 cassettes, am in the process of > > copying a similar number of CDs to hard drives (a fair proportion are > > bootlegs, otherwise I would not bother) before disposal, and distributing > > over 5000 books to school/college/club libraries. I have decided that my > > overstuffed house can do without these, as they just seem to take up > space > > and serve little other purpose other than a sense of ownership. Far > better > > they go out into the wide world and are enjoyed by others! > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Wilbur Norman < > coupdefoudrellc at gmail.com > > <javascript:;>> > > wrote: > > > > > I do not know where you live but many cities (especially if they are > > > college towns) have buy/sell CD stores that also deal in vinyl. > > > > > > If your records are in normal, well-played but very good condition they > > > don't bring more than a few bucks each (if that.) > > > > > > If they are immaculate with like-new covers it can often be a different > > > story for albums seen as ground-breaking or important for any number of > > > reasons (cover art, 1st album, etc.) There are also arcane issues like > an > > > original release vs. a popular album released again (kinda like a book > in > > > its 1st vs. later editions). It can get complicated. > > > > > > Best to find a shop you think you an trust or put them on-line for > local > > > sale only (shipping is a hassle for breakables.) > > > > > > Alternately, despite your comment, get a good turntable and enjoy > them. I > > > have a pretty high-end stereo system and when I compare even > master-disc > > > CDs to records in great condition the records have a luxuriance of > sound > > > that is unbeatable. Records, as you well know, are a commitment, > however, > > > in terms of keeping them clean, getting up to stop the player after > each > > > album, etc.! > > > > > > Wilbur > > > > > > ************ > > > > > > On Dec 4, 2014, at 8:35 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > > > > > I have a lot of jazz & rock vinyl albums, which I just dusted off > last > > > > week. I am definitely not going to invest in a high quality > turntable. > > Do > > > > any of you have any idea if there are any reliable ways of selling > > them? > > > > Cheers > > > > Jayanand > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Geoff Hopkinson < > hopsternew at gmail.com > > <javascript:;>> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> My typing mistake Jayanand. Sorry Howard and Esther. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Cheers > > > >> Geoff > > > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > >> > > > >> On 5 December 2014 at 13:13, Jayanand Govindaraj < > jayanand at gmail.com > > <javascript:;>> > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Howard Cummer, not Cummings > > > >>> Cheers > > > >>> Jayanand > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 2:06 AM, Geoff Hopkinson < > > hopsternew at gmail.com <javascript:;>> > > > >>> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> "Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com <javascript:;>> > > > >>>> wrote:.........As > > for the M8, I'm > > > not > > > >>>> sure > > > >>>> that info was available to those of us not well connected to > Leica: > > > not > > > >>>> widely announced for what I recall. Glad to hear > > > >>>> it: Means my M240 may have a useful life longer than 3-5 years, > > though > > > >> my > > > >>>> desire for the next best from Leica may not last that long :-)" > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Hi Bob, I just read the public statement by Stefan Daniel at the > > time > > > >> on > > > >>>> the L Camera Forum. Their archives are searchable. This was > nearly 2 > > > >> 1/2 > > > >>>> years ago. As far as I know the numbers actually involved were > small > > > >> and > > > >>> I > > > >>>> have seen nothing new on anyone affected over the last 2 years or > > so. > > > >>>> A couple of the very senior people there are members who post very > > > >>>> occasionally in response to any development like that. Seems like > a > > > >> good > > > >>>> idea when any issue becomes magnified by the magic of the internet > > ;-) > > > >> to > > > >>>> respond with the facts or their solution. They have a social media > > > >> person > > > >>>> too and they do follow that forum and the RF one I think, where > > those > > > >>>> conversations on Leica sometimes develop. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> I remember that Howard Cummings was one of our folks who had a > > screen > > > >>>> problem. Perhaps there were others. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Cheers > > > >>>> Geoff > > > >>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > >>>> > > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>>> Leica Users Group. > > > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > information > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> Leica Users Group. > > > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Leica Users Group. > > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA