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Re: [OM] Misc OM stuff - FREE

Subject: Re: [OM] Misc OM stuff - FREE
From: "Clemente Colayco" <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 18:32:18 +0800
Maybe, but remember when supply is ample, prices do go down. What is one to
do with all that? Sleep on them?


----- Original Message -----
From: C.H.Ling <chling@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Misc OM stuff - FREE


> Well, I remember one was sold in ebay for $25, it was only a chrome
> one, the black one will be more expensive. Count the number you have,
> you may be able to sell them for $2175. That wroth almost a 180/2! :-)
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> "O.C" wrote:
> >
> > I always used to think I was lucky, but this is beyond luck.
> >
> > I went into a camera store in Albury (a country town) responding to
their
> > ad for a used 55mm f1.2 in mint condition. The lens turned out to have
> > fungus in it and I thought what a waste of time it had been (a 300 km
> > drive). I asked if he had an Olympus junk bin somewhere and he said "Yes
> > but it doesn't have anything special in it..."
> >
> > I said I may as well have a look. I was rummaging through the old lens
> > hoods and cases. My heart almost stopped when I found a bagful of old
> > bayonet style MD caps!! It looked like a bag full of small coins! It was
> > loaded. I asked the guy how much for these. He said "hmmm it will be too
> > much hassle hand writing a receipt. You've driven out 300k's, take them,
> > they're yours."
> >
> > I walked out of the shop calmly with the bag in hand. My heart was
racing.
> > I tipped out the contents and counted them. 87 bayonet style MD caps!!
23
> > black the rest in chrome....
> >
> > To be continued....
>
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