That, in conjunction with the other 2 bought brand new at normal price, makes 3
cameras averaging out at an OK deal. :)
Larry
Kristopher White wrote:
> Incredible! I have a new idol.
> >
> > It was an OM-3, not a ti...
> >
> > I already had two OM-3's that I bought new. But I spotted this gray
> >Tamrac below a table right at the back of the sale by the guy's feet.
> >I said "Do you have any cameras for sale ?" The guy bolts up and puts
> >the Tamrac down, and there were all these things in it, and I'm trying to
> >look non-chalant while my heart is pounding so hard I think everyone
> >can hear it ! I did not spread things out on the table, because it would
> >have attracted attention from the other g-sailors, and naturally driven
> >up the price.
> > From my OM-3's I knew the shutter sounded right, and I asked the guy
> >why he was selling it, and he told me he had spent a fortune on this
> >(I quivered) kit, but now he had a Stylus Zoom and he was SO relieved
> >from having to carry all this stuff ! The lenses looked brand new, no
> >signs of use or wear anywhere, no scratches, no fungus, each with its Hoya
> >UV filter --- and shade. He had the original receipt from a local
> >camera store. I said let me lift it (drooling at this point), OH, "it's
> >kinda heavy" (it WAS).
> >He told me to get a Stylus Zoom instead, and shaking his head,
> >as if I was about to make a huge mistake, he says, "How about $300 ?"
> >My knees turned to Jell-o, but my g-sailor reflexes stood me in good stead
> >and I replied how about $250 ? "It's all yours !", " I hope you'll
> >use it more than I have". I restrained myself until I was about two
> >blocks away, then screamed in joy. I grinned for months...:)
> >
> > *= Doris Fang =*
> >
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