On 8 Oct 2000, at 8:18, Tom Scales wrote:
> Well, I contacted him about it. He replied that they haven't actually been
> blacked out, they've been erased, meaning the paint erased out of the
> numbers.
Erased??? Not that *I* would ever want to do that, I wonder how the
original owner accomplished that?
> He does clearly disclose it in the description, but I do agree NIB is
> too strong. Perhaps LNIB.
Depending upon one's personal interpretation, even LNIB might be a bit
strong. But, as someone else noted, he *did* use "NIB-" (new-in-box
minus?) in the title, so maybe that's what he was trying to indicate in
the first place?
Like I said in my earlier post, I tend to ignore "ratings" and focus strictly
on the description and photos (or lack thereof). There's just *too* many
sellers on e-Bay who, IMHO, are overly "generous" with their ratings,
and rating systems are *so* open to subjective interpretation. Tell me
how it *really* looks/works, and forget trying to slap a number value to it.
> if anyone wants one, I believe this is about the best condition you're
> going to find.
I *want* one, mostly for the "I have it and you don't!" factor, just as that
"OM Polaroid" someone just pointed out sure looks pretty cool! But,
alas, there's now *way* I could ever afford it. Uhhh... Christmas is
coming, Tom? Have you bought my gift yet??? (HINT! HINT!) <G>
Regards,
Chris
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