Thanks, Tom. I feared as much. But I'm new at this, and your
observations/experience matters.
John
Tom Scales wrote:
> My observations say you're borderline on all of them. A 1MD runs from
> 90-175, depending on the mood of the bidders. I have one on ebay I'm
> selling right now that's sitting at $85 with one day to go (let's hope for a
> run-up at the end). The 2n can be $200+ in excellent condition, but a CLA
> is roughly $150 (John can give you a better estimate). The 10 is worth very
> little. I just bought a perfect OM-G (OM-20) which is much improved over
> the 10 (includes manual and doesn't need an adapter, supports a motor
> drive), and I only paid $41 with a perfect 50 1.8. In fact, I've picked up
> two for that price. Just picked up a third with a 50 1.4 (>1M) for $89.
>
> Tom
>
> > Help, John Hermanson!
> > I went on my first pawn shop forray today and found three Olys. The
> > most interesting one is a -2n in what I would call Ex condition but for
> > one problem--more later. The body is clean, with ordinary paint loss at
> > corners, etc. The battery check light on the front is missing; the self
> > timer lever is still there. I ran through the shutter speeds and didn't
> > *hear* anything suspicious. But when I tried the self timer, the mirror
> > locked up, and nothing we could do would get it back down again. I
> > suspect that the missing battery check light is not the only thing wrong
> > there. It has a very clean 50/1.8 on it. The guy has it priced at
> > $189, but when the mirror froze, he said I could have it and the lens
> > for $100. I'm wondering what the odds might be on having it repaired
> > and still having some room for profit on eBay. I know you can only
> > estimate its problems, but what do you think?
> > He also had a -1md, no lens for $100, in better shape than the 2n, maybe
> > Ex+ condition, except that it's missing the crank handle on the rewind
> > knob.
> > Finally, there was an OM-10 with 50/1.8 for $90. It may be a little
> > rougher cosmetically than the -2n.
> > I'm excited to have found something on my first attempt, but I don't
> > know if any of is worth buying. A quick look at the history of -2n
> > sales on eBay suggests that it might not be, unless the fix is fairly
> > easy.
> > Regards,
> > John Pendley
> >
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