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Subject: [OM] Re: Dodgy seller on ebay
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:48:43 +0000
Bad luck Rob.

Chris

On 22 Jan 2005, at 21:55, robert smith wrote:

> I 'won' a Zuiko 300mm f4.5 lens on ebay yesterday. I was concerned 
> that the guy had no ebay history and obviously spent no time on his 
> ebay name.
> I decided to put on a low bid and 'won' it for £122.  Being very 
> suspicious I asked if I could drive and collect and pay cash. Good job 
> I did. I found that the iris did not open or close at all and the 
> lever for the camera to do this slopped around as if parts inside were 
> missing. The focusing would only move from min to about 15m and then 
> stick solid. I told him that 'completely useless' is not the discribed 
> 'excelent condition' and he appologised saying he had not noticed 
> these faults. Hmmm...Yeah..ok.  Needless to say I left without it and 
> kept my money.
> I have details of the dodgy chap if anyone is concerned you may have 
> spotted another dodgy item.
> I did not include these deatials as I did not know if you 'Name and 
> Shame'
>
> Rob
>
~~ >-)-
C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
+44 (0)7092 251126
www.threeshoes.co.uk
homepage.mac.com/zuiko

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