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From: "Tom Trottier" <tom@xxxxxx>
Organization: ACT Productions Inc., 199-K1S 2P3, Ottawa
To: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Gary Schloss
<schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:03:41 -0400
Subject: Re: [OM] 4-Ti "unreal" prices
Reply-to: tom@xxxxxx
Priority: urgent
Possibly, but often stuff from estates & local auctions goes even
cheaper - if you're there.
Their only lens now is a 35mm shift for 525, above the ebay average of
479 the last few months.
Perhaps the pricer was inexperienced?
Tom
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Date sent: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 16:42:45 -0800
From: Gary Schloss <schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >In a message dated 7/20/99 6:00:33 PM EST, bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> >> I bought a 4-Ti at a store for $50
> >> Also got a 4 from the same store for $100.
> >
> >You CAN'T just make those remarks without giving us the DETAILS!
> > (Or at least the address of that store!)
> > George S.
>
> Brian P. Huber responds:
>
> >Columbus Camera. [...]
> >Yes, I know I paid too much for the 4, but it's still worth it!
> >Columbus Camera is also the store that I got the 300 Zuiko
> >for ~$150 and where I got the Tokina AT-X 80-200 2.8 for $120.
>
> Hmmm, and they probably also employ a 100 people, each one driving
> a Lexus to work. Hmmm, am I the only one who smells a rat here? :-)
> IMHO, this store must be a front for some kind of a money laundering
> operation! There is simply no way they could make a living from the
> above sales, unless their entire merchandise is "hot" (= stolen).
>
> Cheers,
>
> /Gary Schloss.
> Studio City, California, USA
> schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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