I was prepared to believe this one because a friend of mine scored a
bargain in the same town - probably the same dealer (town isn't really
large enough for two) - the local paper had dumped its Nikon bodies in
favour of digital and he bought a Nikon F4 with the trimmings and a basic
lens for USD$130. They even let him sort through the pile and he put
together the cleanest kit.
As to the owner being aware - I've noticed with the shift to digital that
many of the old sweats are bailing out and selling to new, technically ept
owners who haven't a clue what the old stuff is worth - that's why I got a
T32 for US$30 yesterday.
Think I might go for a drive anyway...
AndrewF
>Chuck N. writes:
>
><< Yup, I too thought it mighty peculiar that a backwoods camera store
>should have such awful inventory management that they had a bag of 80 MD
>caps. One explanation is that they were being hoarded on speculation of
>future shortages. But if that were the case the camera store owner
>would certainly have been aware of their value. Certainly not
>impossible but it sure does smell like a tall tale to me. >>
>
>Retailers often have to place a minimum order, either because of lower
>shipping costs when they reach a particular threshold, or because the
>official distributor will only fill order at or above a threshold. So
>it wasn't uncommon practice to load up on small accessory items off the
>price list (and the MD cap was on them). It is perhaps the number one
>reason long defunct OM Stystem retailers had sitting around, until
>recently, hords of "this and that" minor items. Of course, wise guys
>have already traveled hither and yon to buy up such stashes. The only
>Fangs you hear about anymore are store ownership transfer clearance
>sales (Hunt's in Memphis), or someone who found a store way, way out in
>the boonies (Oben?).
>
>Gary Reese
>Las Vegas, NV
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