It seems the manufacturers know what he's doing, and noone cares.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Stratton <cstrat@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 11:23 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] Re: Nikon Dave is back
> > Nikon Dave is back. I thought he was suspended from ebay. It's a
F---ing
> > joke. The guy has a plethora of Xeroxed copies of manuals on
> > ebay for sale.
> > I guess it's OK to do it. So, if you have anything you want to copy,
just
> > copy it and sell it on ebay...
> >
> > What do you guys think?
>
>
> Seems to me he is performing a service. My guess is that many or most of
the
> manuals he offers are no longer available from the U.S. distributors, so
how
> else would someone who wants such a manual obtain one? Of course, no one
is
> obligated to buy from him. As long as the respective manufacturers don't
> raise a legitimate objection, and as long as he makes it clear these are
not
> 'originals' I can't see the harm.
>
> I'm thinking about getting an OM-1 service manual from him myself....
Unless
> a list member can direct me to a superior or cheaper source?
>
> Chip Stratton
> cstrat@xxxxxxxxx
>
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