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Re: [OM] Santa, Are You Listening??

Subject: Re: [OM] Santa, Are You Listening??
From: "Paul D. Farrar" <farrar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 16:59:29 -0600
Keh has a bargain grade one at $1950.00 I've been pretty happy with their
bargain grade stuff I've bought. They also have a 16mm for $645 (if I remember
correctly), but that's a higher grade.

Le had a 180/2 for $2500 (I think) last I looked.



Paul

At 06:23 PM 12/20/98 +0000, you wrote:
>
>This rings a bell george.
>
>A while ago Paul Van Tuyl had a 180mm f2 for sale ($3800) which had been 
>taken to shows and such - a demo model - which was described in this way - 
>not new but not secondhand either.
>
>Subsequently to Pauls offering it on the list someone else posted to the 
>list that someone was selling another one on ebay with a similar 
>description to it.  I thought it was Paul trying on ebay but have a 
>recollection that this was not the case.  I remember thinking at the time 
>that it was very unusual for two people to be offering as new demo model 
>180mm f2s at the same time.  Perhaps It was Smile that was trying on ebay 
>(they had a high reserve and I think it did not sell), either that or there 
>are three! demo models floating around.
>
>I think Gennesis has one described as mint for $2995.  They ought to take 
>offers on it as I know they have had it for well over a year.
>
>Giles
>
>> From:          George <gma@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> for one. I was looking at SBug mag the other day and noticed that Smile
>> photo had a used one listed. Price was 'CALL' So I did. Not that I'd
>> ever buy anything from them ... :>)  So here's what they said "Yes we
>> have a used one. It's really a new one, kind of a demo but we're selling
>> it used." Oh, OK, how much? "Umm let's see ... $3300. It's really a new
>> one." Oh, I thought it was used. (Looks at Smiles' new price ad for same
>> lens)  But, your ad says $2995 for a new one. Why is the used one more
>> $$$ ??? " Well, do you know how much that lens is from Olympus right
>> now? Let's see ... $4000 (or thereabouts) So this one's really a deal." 
>> Uh-huh. Bye.
>> 
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