Hi Skip:
I dealt it off and left negative feedback as I had not heard a thing back,
and I had offered to reconcile for $20.00. Square Trade is not an impressive
dispute tool. Anyway I dealt it in on a 21mmf3.5 so no sting there. A
personal note of thanks for your buying charts, certainly helped me
immensely, it seems that prices are a little lower of late with the
exception of the 'cherry' fast lenses.
Thanks Gord
----- Original Message -----
From: "Skip Williams" <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 1:23 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: eb*y- buying through the eyes of the seller
>
> I assume that you mean tht the lens' focusing mechanism itself is loose,
not the rubber focusing ring. If the focusing mechanism itself is sloppy,
I'd ask him to take the lens back for a full refund. Any lens that has any
slop in it is not "working great".
>
> If he's still an a**hole about it, I'd complain to Ebay and then send it
to be repaired. You'll have a nice lens for $150 or so, which is a fair
price. If you get anything back from him in the end, count yourself lucky.
>
> Skip
>
>
> >
> >Subject: [OM] eb*y- buying through the eyes of the seller
> > From: "Gordon J. Ross" <gordross@xxxxxxx>
> > Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 21:26:53 -0700
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >Hi:
> >
> >This could be a topic for us to share some stories- I also could use some
experienced opinions on a current purchase that I am trying to resolve.
> >
> >I bid on a Zuiko 24mmf2.8 on eb*y that was described thus-
> >
> >"Olympus Zuiko 24mm Wide Angle Lens.Glass in Excellent condition! The
focus, aperture and depth of field are all working great!"
> >
> >I 'won' it at a very good price of $96.00 on Nov 18, and finally received
it Dec 23 or 27 anyway that was slowwwww! The problem is that although the
glass is fine and the lens works, the focus ring is very sloppy, it moves
almost 1/4" until it 'connects' to focus up or down, it does focus but the
play in the mechanism is not only annoying it makes quick adjustment very
trying. A camera store that deals in OM quoted $75. CDN (about $50 USD) to
repair it. I asked the seller to consider helping with the cost and got
quite a return reply. He is a 'professional' who has used the lens and I am
being acused of being a 'picky collecter' and if I want it to 'factory
standards' that I can pay for all of it myself. (hence the subject title).
So tell me learned friends, regardless of the bid, if advertised as
'working great' is it unreasonable on my part to expect that it is? Is that
much play in the focus acceptable?
> >
> >Thanks Gord
> >
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