Not the only possibility - there's the classic old lady with "my
husband/brother died a while ago and we found this stuff in his
effects...what's it worth?" Some stores rip them off or really have no
idea. One that should know better, near me, sold a Linhof Master Tecknika
with two good lenses and case for about US $140 (about a tenth of its real
value - I was an hour too late). That included their commission - the
owner, who found it in his uncle's effects was delighted with the $110 he
got as he thought it was ancient junk.
I'm not speaking to them - they've got my phone number, dammit.
Andrew
>>Obviously it was stolen.
>
>I was thinking the same thing... Unless the camera store AND the original
>owner miraculously made a gross undervaluation of this item. That's why I
>wrote that I _can_ understand the camera store making such a mistake (after
>all, to err is human), but I'd be very surprised if someone who had splashed
>out some $1400 for this lens when first bought, then sells it for
>(substantially?) less than $179...
>
>Anyway, time to get back to work here...
>
>Cheers!
>Olafo
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