I would not have any qualms about dealing with Hunt's. They are an old,
well respected company in this area serving pro's as well as amateurs.
You definitely got a good price but it is not out of line with their
ebay sales price which is BIN at $6.99 for a pair. At $3.50 each, nine
of them would be $31.50 so there is allowance for $12.50 for shipping.
I just weighed 3 real PX625's in individual packages at 0.8 oz. for all
three so your 9 MRB625's weigh perhaps 3 or 4 oz. at most. Add another
4 oz. for packaging and it could be sent to Italy via USPS Airmail
Letter Post for $6.40 with delivery in 4-7 days. Add a couple of
dollars for recorded delivery. Not sure what the insurance provisions
are. The price is certainly believable if they ship vis USPS.
I would have thought that Wein cells would sell for more like $5-6
apiece. But since these are tightly tied to old film cameras and film
is dying a rapid death perhaps Hunt's has decided to divest themselves
of inventory before they can no longer sell it.
Chuck Norcutt
alfredo pagliano wrote:
> Sorry, I wrote PX625 to give an idea of the model, they are in fact
> some Weincell MRB625 batteries, these are air activated zinc batteries,
> and totally non-toxic, to use them You have to peel off a small sticker
> from the back of the battery and after about half an hour it will reach
> maximum output.
>
> They will last about six months, regardless from use.
>
> I ordere the last stock on eBay, but the seller, Oldenglishina, no
> longer stocks them
>
> B&H Photo, sure has a great reputation, but ordering from outside the
> U.S. is a nightmare, moreover, they, like Adorama do charge too much
> for shipping via USPS only, and this simply is unacceptable.
>
> Hunt's proposed me to ship 9 batteries for USD 44 including S&H to
> Italy, about the same I would have paid from B&H only for shipping!
>
> The price seems so low to me that made me doubt about Hunt's...
>
> Any hint?
>
> Alfredo
>
> On Aug 30, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>
>>Sorry, this has me very confused. Hunt's is a long established store
>>in
>>the Boston area. They have a good reputation but I would not call them
>>low priced. Generally cheaper to buy from B&H.
>>
>>What I'm really confused about, however, it your purchase of PX625
>>batteries. PX625's are mercury batteries and are illegal to sell in
>>the
>>United States. I'm sure Hunt's would not sell such a thing so you must
>>be speaking of some PX625 equivalent.
>>
>>Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>alfredo pagliano wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I was just asking Hunts photo the shipping expenses for some PX625
>>>batteries for my old Minolta colormeter.
>>>I've never purchased from this shop, their price are good, for sure.
>>>May I trust them?
>>
>>
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