Lex, I had the same idea. I would be thrilled to bag such a deal, and have
often turned the sow's ear into a silk purse. But I couln't refer to it as
minty, or as new. I refurbished a Tascam tape deck that I got for a song.
After my efforts and expense, it was basically in excellent condition for a
pittance in cost. Anything that requires or has had cleaning cannot be
called mint. Nothing gets scrubbed before leaving the mint! That shine is
there because no dirt or schmutz has been there.
Now, did you HAVE to put breath fresheners and toilet deodorizers in the
same category? Yuck!
;-) Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lex Jenkins" <lexjenkins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 7:32 PM
Subject: [OM] 55/1.2; 40/2; motor drive caps; getting stuff cheap
> Not to be unduly picky, but how can a camera be "mint" if it required the
> cleaning of schmutz to reveal the mintiness? In numismatics that would
> equate to "whizzing" and disqualifies the coin from being considered
"mint".
>
> Just doing my part to encourage the use of terms other than those best
> reserved for coin collectors, breath fresheners and toilet deoderizers.
> ===========
> Lex Jenkins
> =====================================================================
> "For sale: Lifesavers, mint condition."
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> >
> >
> >I have a 55/1.2 that came with an OM-1 body I won in an eBay
> >auction...around $225...a terrific deal. When I cleaned the schmutz off
the
> >camera, it was in mint condition...
>
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