Walt,
Some of us ENJOY your rants - I don't know if it's a good thing for you
to go cold turkey anyway! <g>
Inspired by your original post, I have been impeccably polite to Bay
buyers. So far, I have sold a Konica Autoreflex T for $5, and an
Autoreflex A with lens for $10.50. After paying my Bay fees, and PayPal
fees (and I underestimated the postage) I should have almost enough to
buy a lens cap, too.
Rudeness is looking more and more attractive to me.
Bill Stanke
Walt Wayman wrote:
>
> My grumpiness was much improved yesterday by the arrival of the truly mint
> 35/2.8 shift. Today, it evaporated completely when I unpacked the
> 35-80/2.8. I highly recommend this Zuiko therapy for anyone who may, like
> me, be afflicted with occasional attacks of grouchiness. Justify it as a
> medical expense, a mental health necessity.
>
> Again, the glass is perfect, the aperture snappy, the zoom and focus smooth
> as can be, and the only sign the lens has ever been used at all is a tiny,
> minuscule, little-bitty bit of wear on the bayonet lugs where the (included
> and proper) tulip-type hood attaches. It also came with the correct front
> and rear caps.
>
> This auction concluded only five business days ago, and despite my
> displeasure with the dearth of communication, which consisted of a single
> email containing nothing but the seller's email address, I suppose I'll
> again be relenting and leaving positive feedback. Like the other seller
> about whom I railed, this one has also already left me positive feedback.
>
> Given a choice, I'll take stuff in great shape, like these two lenses, in
> lieu of the most cordial correspondence any day, so I'll try to be less
> grumpy about the lack of such niceties henceforth. And I promise not to go
> off on a rant half-cocked for at least 90 days. I certainly will have no
> cause to do so with regard to equipment purchases, because it will be at
> least that long before I have enough OMoney to buy even a lens cap.
>
> Walt
>
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