In previous years in North Texas the OM pawn shop prices have been all over
the map. Two years ago I got my beloved black OM-1N with a 100/2.8 for $85
from a Cash America store in Grapevine, but I have also seen a share of $200
broken OM-10s. Haven't seen ANY OM bodies for the last year or so.
Gary
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From: Lex Jenkins <lexjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Re: More TOYS
> Funny thing about OMs - in my area some pawn shops seem to think these
> things are made of gold so it doesn't matter if the things don't work. I
> routinely see broken OM-10s for $200. OTOH, perfectly functional
> Min-not-an-OM-olta SRTs sell for under $100. Go figure. I was pretty
lucky
> to find my OM-1 and Fat Viv for $150.
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> Lex Jenkins
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> >From: Motor Sport Visions Photography <msvphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >In a message dated 7/7/2000 "Craig Henrikson" <chenriks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >writes:
> >
> ><< OK folks -- Here is a preliminary report on the "Brian Huber" 4t from
> >Columbus Camera. I bought the thing and it arrived today! >> <snip>
> >
> >Sounds like you may well have yourself a good deal on a good beater
> >after all. I did a last minute bid on the ugliest OM2S I have ever seen
> >after watching it on eBay with a starting bid of $80.00 with no takers
> >all the way to the end (until I bid that is). The top at the front of
> >the prism is dented, badly, the brassing brings a whole new meaning to
> >the word, but guess what? It works flawlessly. Half the shots taken the
> >last two times I have gone out have been with this body (after some test
> >rolls at my son's Little League games when I first got it) and it works
> >every bit as well as my other -2Ss. Ugly doesn't really matter to me,
> >results do. I would rather have this body, as ugly as it is, than the
> >pristine (and I do mean perfect looking) -2S a local camera repair shop
> >has for sale, broken-dead as a doornail, for something like $200.00
> >as-is. (Which is definatly too high.)
> >
> >Mike Veglia
> >Motor Sport Visions Photography
> >http://www.motorsportvisions.com
>
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