Re: [OM] Big dealers lack of OM knowledge

[John Prosper]

> From: "O.C" <oben@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> You should have left them in ignorance... and asked them to call you
> immediately if any more "junk" came in.
Exactly!  Let them pay for their ignorant snobbishness! ;-)
John

> At 04:07 AM Monday 16/07/2001, you wrote:
> > In a message dated 7/15/01 10:31:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > pcacala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> >
> > > If there was ever a question that dealer's don't necessary know what
> >
> > I went into a local pro-level retail store in San Diego recently.  I asked
> > about Oly stuff.  Dripping with condescension the clerk, a man in his 50s,
> > pointed to the "junk" shelf and said the "junk" is over there.  Smelling
> > blood I looked closely.  Among the other items of "junk" was a black OM-2 
> > in
> > E+ cosmetic condition.  Clerk said the shutter and mirror are jammed, not
> > worth fixing.  I offered $45 for it and after a whispered conference with 
> > a
> > manager they sold it to me for $50.00.  I bought two SR44 batteries which 
> > I
> > installed at the store after having paid for both camera and batteries.  
> > Used
> > the reset procedure and, golly gee, the mirror snapped into place and the
> > shutter fired at all speeds.   The look of chagrin on the face of the two
> > wonderbrick experts was delicious to behold.
> >
> > Dave D
> Dr. Oben O. Candemir MBBS Syd Uni.
>
>
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