Hmmm. Ive bought about 10 lenses from Ebay dealers, and I've never had a
bad transaction or a mislabel lens Maybe I'm just lucky. I also launch
extensive questionnaires to every seller that I'm bidding to ensure that
they've looked very closely at the items, so maybe that has helped.
Skip
At 7/8/99 10:42 PM +0200, you wrote:
>John,
><< I for one would never buy a used lens on ebay. >>
>
>Then I'd be glad to learn a reliable (Internet) source where you would trust
>to buy a used Zuiko from :-)
>
>I haven't bought a lens on eBay yet. I just mentioned it for price
>reference.
>
>greetings,
>Thomas
>
>
>
>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: John Hudson <jahudson@xxxxxxxxx>
>An: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Datum: Donnerstag, 8. Juli 1999 18:08
>Betreff: Re: [OM] Zuiko 28/2.8
>
>
>>Thomas
>>
>>Based on my experience of having examined a lot of used Zuiko lenses, I'd
>>say that less than one in twenty was in really top shape and worth buying.
>>By far the most common defect was scratches on the rear lens element
>>followed by tiny bubbles of air in the interior lens elements.
>>I for one would never buy a used lens on ebay. At best you're buying a pig
>>in a poke.
>>
>>jh
>>
>>
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