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Re: [OM] Beljan replacement MD covers

Subject: Re: [OM] Beljan replacement MD covers
From: Jim Couch <jamesbcouch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2002 20:48:46 -0700
I bought some a few weeks ago from them via a dutch auction. I agree that
the Beljan caps appear to be, if anything, better made than the orginals.

Jim Couch

Larry Woods wrote:

> I just picked up a couple of OM1/2 Motor Drive covers newly made by
> Beljan.  In my opinion they are distinguishable from the originals -
> they are better, although I am comparing a new item to ones that has
> been in use for 20 or 30 years.  The chrome is in better condition,
> the tension springs springier, and the stamping edges on the inside
> of the cover are sharper and cleaner.
>
> I got them via an *Bay Dutch auction.  One thing that surprised me was
> the fact that only three or four caps were sold in the auction.
> >From prior discussions on this list, I got the impression that there
> was a big latent demand for MD covers.  Has the demand been sated
> already by prior auctions, or are people buying them direct from Beljan
> without going thru *Bay?


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