The silence you perceived was probably the result of people
foregoing their online presence and heading for the phone as per M.
Denton.
Your post may well have had the same effect as the apocrphyl joke
about the bloke tired of the overcrowded pub who soaked some
pound notes in seawater and pulled a wad of them from his pocket when
paying for his pint. When questioned about them by the bar tender
he ingenuously replies in a loud voice that he found them, and many
more, washed up on the beach. He soon had plenty of room at the bar
8-)
Did I mention I saw a 250mm f2 for sale for $500 at.....now where was
it again, hang on a sec, I am sure it will come to me - I'll let you
know when I remember
;-)
Giles
> >>I posted a note last week that someone in the US was selling
> his "complete set Volumes 1 thru 17, mint-" for $59, and
> nobody else responded. So I guess maybe the interest in the
> magazine has died???>>
>
> On the contrary!
>
> I immediately called the number given, and was told they had been sold
> almost immediately. The woman I spoke to assured me though that she still
> had plently of Leica and Canon items available <g>.
>
> Guess we're not a dying breed yet!
>
>
> Regards,
> Denton
>
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