Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/15
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At 12:48 PM 10/15/96 -0500, Thomas Anderson wrote:
> Anyone hear how Stan Tamarkin's auction before the LHSA annual
>meeting was received? Seemed like a few of the Leica Historical Society
>leaders had a little problem with it... (Roy Moss comments in the
>Viewfinder). Seemed to me to be a good range of equipment for the collector
>and the user. Nice catalog too.
Since I wasn't really buying, being nosey mainly, I only stayed for the
first two hours. Stan tried to be a good guy and hired a local
"professional" auctioneer. Seemed like a decent chap, but had no clue
photographically! The first two hours dragged a bit with the auctioneer
unable to pronounce any of the words. You would have cracked up with his
pronunciation of Leica.
Worse than his lack of photo knowledge (he finally stopped trying to
pronounce the words; he resorted to using lot numbers only), were his
frequent gaffs in losing track of what lot he was selling. I'm told by those
who stayed for the afternoon, however, that it went faster and the comments
were very favorable. Nice, diverse assortment of gear, and, of course, great
folk with which to rub shoulders.
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Roger Beamon, Naturalist & Photographer
Docent: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Leica Historical Society Of America
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