[Leica] Re:canadian ebayer camera collection

[pjleeson at mchsi.com (Philip Leeson)]

But, Hey don't miss that Oldsmobile...
 From the absolute nadir of American automotive design.

;-)
Phil

On Sep 25, 2006, at 5:48 PM, Jim Shulman wrote:

> OK.  Take a deep breath. Stop Drooling.
>
> 1. There's almost NUTTIN' in this bunch of stuff that hasn't been  
> offered
> for sale recently on THAT AUCTION SITE.
> 2. Most, if not nearly all the equipment has been used, to some  
> degree.
> Most is not factory mint.  If you look closely, even the stuff  
> that's packed
> in original boxes has notes along the lines of: marks on front  
> element, some
> cloudiness on rear elements, will not affect pictures, yadda yadda  
> yadda.
> 3. Working condition on a lot of the gear is believed to be OK, but  
> not
> warranted.  You can find many examples of similar Leica equipment  
> for sale
> elsewhere that's had recent visits to Sherry, DAG, etc.
> 4. Why pay retail for a lot being, in effect, sold as if it were  
> wholesale?
> I'm sure that if $45K were such a great price Adorama or B&H would  
> have bid
> on the whole shebang.
>
> Sounds like someone dumping their collection of buggy whips after  
> the Model
> T made a hit.
>
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Christopher Williams
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 7:29 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Re:canadian ebayer camera collection
>
> Stop drooling. Check it out, but I warn you the images take forever  
> to load.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffery Smith"
> Subject: RE: [Leica] canadian ebayer camera collection
>
>
>> Was the entire collection 50mm lenses?
>>
>> Jeffery Smith
>> New Orleans, LA
>
>
>
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