Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Now IF I wasn't more mature, and IF I wanted to carry on with this and IF I didn't have better things to do on break and IF I just wasn't an all-around nice guy, I'd point out that perhaps those who travel around hawking their wares at camera shows were possibly the sickos, but no, that'd be beneath me.... or that a scenario goes like this: 1. Find the widow with the Leica. (this could be a book in itself) 2. Since the camera has been in a leather bag in a closet for years, you take it to your "camera" guy....you know, the repairman who you can chisel into a "quickie" on the unit, just to get it "working" -- then you use HIS name to sell the camera (serviced completely by D.O.G. or whoever) Be sure to use the name, so the purchaser will know who to raise hell with in five years when it locks up on his first roll of film. 3. Price it at Tamarkin price, one of a kind ya know, a fine collectible "instrument". 4. So that you'll have clean cameras for the show, take that body shell off the water-damage one and put it on the beater. find a clean lens mount and put it on the front. Take the top off that clean one with bad curtains- can't find anyone to replace 'em for free, ya know-- and put it on your frankenstein. Be sure to put that cam-follower from the junk RFDR on that "MINTY" one ya just built- oops, where did that washer go? Oh, what the hell. They'll never shoot it anyway...... 5. No, sorry, I can take your 90 f2 in trade on that elmar, but'll still need a couple hundred difference, trade in on that E48 lens is only $150, see it says right here in the Orion book....... Now IF I were a small person, I could characterize camera shows thusly....but I'm too nice a guy for that. My "CLIENTS" will defend me......? Walt On Thu, 31 Dec 1998, Marc James Small wrote: > At 01:54 PM 1998-12-31 -0600, Walter S Delesandri wrote: > >Do you have a receipt for that 35 summilux you bought at a > >camera show in l984? I thought not..... > > > > > Well, yes, I do. And my clients - a number of professional photogs -- do, > as well. > > The protection is in documenting everything. Do that, and you need not be > the sick, diseased, paranoid soul you seem to be. > > Marc > > msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! >