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Re: [OM] Black OM-4T fraud

Subject: Re: [OM] Black OM-4T fraud
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:13:36 -0400
Who ever did the counterfeiting work might have thought "you mean I 
could sell a black 4T for more money than a plain 4 with bad drain?"

The bodies on it's way back to the owner and I've done all I can to 
encourage him to pursue a full refund from KEH.


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Iwert wrote:
> Well,
> 
> it depends on age and expertise of the people at KEH, but unless  
> they're on this list they probably wouldn't know the difference  
> between a modded 4Ti and a real one. The differences are not that  
> obvious.
> 
> I don't think it is a real fraud, just a silly coming together of  
> circumstances...
> 
> Iwert
> 
> Op 23-mrt-09, om 16:09 heeft John Hermanson het volgende geschreven:
> 
>> Customer revealed he bought the camera from KEH.
>> ___________________________________
>> John Hermanson  |   CPS, Inc.
>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>> 631-424-2121  |  www.zuiko.com
>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>
>>
>> Steve & Alicia Goss wrote:
>>> John-
>>> One of the technicians who used to work for Clint Rumbo at  
>>> Photosphere
>>> said he had done this kind of thing to one of his own 4's. I don't  
>>> know
>>> whether it was a black or champagne one though.
>>>
>>> And wasn't there one of these on *bay several years ago?
>>>
>>> Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
>>>
>>> John Hermanson wrote:
>>>> Today I got an OM-4T for estimating from a regular customer. He was
>>>> excited about getting it but it had a few problems. I quickly  
>>>> discovered
>>>> it was a plain 4 with 4T top and bottom. (Round red dot on  
>>>> battery check
>>>> LED, shorter asa comp ring that allows asa to shift when using
>>>> compensation) and of course old style circuit board, high drain.
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to find out from the owner who the sc*mb*g is that  
>>>> sold it to
>>>> him.  I'll pass on any info I can get.
>>>> Whoever did this went to a lot of trouble, even swapping over the  
>>>> flex
>>>> circuit inside the top cover.  4T/Ti top has flex that clamps to the
>>>> body connection.  Since it is old circuit, 4T top flex would have
>>>> nothing to clamp to. He put OM-4 top flex inside 4T top so he'd have
>>>> wires to solder to the body connections.
>>>> ___________________________________
>>>> John Hermanson  |   CPS, Inc.
>>>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>>>> 631-424-2121  |  www.zuiko.com
>>>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>>>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>>>
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