Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you are lucky some terrific bargains can be had. I got a 19mm Elmarit R 2.8 ROM lens for $1,200 on ebay. Usually that lens goes for $1900-2000 used and sells for $2,895 new(Tamarkin web site). Leica Northvale checked it out for me and it is in perfect working order. AGS > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > > It is truly astounding the crap - and I use the term quite advisedly - > > people buy on that site, and the prices they pay for said crap. It's also > > astounding the inflated prices they pay for goods which can be purchased for > > far less at Ye Olde Local Camera Shoppe. ;-) > > > > B. D. > > > I'm with you on this one BD. > LOVE Old camera stores. > LOVE The shutterbug. > LOVE Swap meets. > HATE hearing about auctions; > auctions from that internet darn auction site. > > Some rare lens cap going for hundreds of bucks...whatever.. it never > ends. > not my particular cup of tea to put it mildly. > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.markrabiner.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html