According to his reasoning, he doesn't want to subject his collection to
the salty, Floridia air. I bet that his eyesight is failing, and he wants
to continue to enjoy photography using his new Canon EOS that he just
bought. And it's easier to sell a collection without moving it.
It's not that people don't have $7 grand, but I doubt many private
collectors will pay that amount. I would buy some of the stuff, but only a
few, more uncommon items (not the rare stuff). I enjoy the chase more than
the acquisition in the case of the Pen F/FT equipment. My OM system
delivers superior pictures, so I'm not after the quality aspect.
Skip
At 7/28/99 10:39 AM -0500, you wrote:
>
>I agree that this is an unusual sale. I think he could have broken it down
>without getting left with things he can't sell. Some of this is rare and
>some is not; my local dealer often has Pen equipment lying around for weeks
>or months before it sells. I love my camera, but it must be a very
>specialized market and how many people in that market have $7,000? (I think
>the resale point is well made.) We'll see, anyway, good luck to him. I
>didn't understand why he's selling the collection on retirement. Do you
>retire as a collector? There's something I don't get. (As usual!)
>
>Stuart Phillips
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