Thanks for Your help Chuck.
Now all is more clear to me.
Yes, these batteries are becoming more and more difficult to find,
better I make some provisions...
My Minolta Colormeter eats five of them each six monts!
And the price including shipping still is the half than If I purchased
here in Europe from a german seller.
Alfredo
On Aug 30, 2005, at 8:31 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> I would not have any qualms about dealing with Hunt's. They are an
> old,
> well respected company in this area serving pro's as well as amateurs.
>
> You definitely got a good price but it is not out of line with their
> ebay sales price which is BIN at $6.99 for a pair. At $3.50 each, nine
> of them would be $31.50 so there is allowance for $12.50 for shipping.
> I just weighed 3 real PX625's in individual packages at 0.8 oz. for all
> three so your 9 MRB625's weigh perhaps 3 or 4 oz. at most. Add another
> 4 oz. for packaging and it could be sent to Italy via USPS Airmail
> Letter Post for $6.40 with delivery in 4-7 days. Add a couple of
> dollars for recorded delivery. Not sure what the insurance provisions
> are. The price is certainly believable if they ship vis USPS.
>
> I would have thought that Wein cells would sell for more like $5-6
> apiece. But since these are tightly tied to old film cameras and film
> is dying a rapid death perhaps Hunt's has decided to divest themselves
> of inventory before they can no longer sell it.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> alfredo pagliano wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I wrote PX625 to give an idea of the model, they are in fact
>> some Weincell MRB625 batteries, these are air activated zinc
>> batteries,
>> and totally non-toxic, to use them You have to peel off a small
>> sticker
>> from the back of the battery and after about half an hour it will
>> reach
>> maximum output.
>>
>> They will last about six months, regardless from use.
>>
>> I ordere the last stock on eBay, but the seller, Oldenglishina, no
>> longer stocks them
>>
>> B&H Photo, sure has a great reputation, but ordering from outside the
>> U.S. is a nightmare, moreover, they, like Adorama do charge too much
>> for shipping via USPS only, and this simply is unacceptable.
>>
>> Hunt's proposed me to ship 9 batteries for USD 44 including S&H to
>> Italy, about the same I would have paid from B&H only for shipping!
>>
>> The price seems so low to me that made me doubt about Hunt's...
>>
>> Any hint?
>>
>> Alfredo
>>
>> On Aug 30, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Sorry, this has me very confused. Hunt's is a long established store
>>> in
>>> the Boston area. They have a good reputation but I would not call
>>> them
>>> low priced. Generally cheaper to buy from B&H.
>>>
>>> What I'm really confused about, however, it your purchase of PX625
>>> batteries. PX625's are mercury batteries and are illegal to sell in
>>> the
>>> United States. I'm sure Hunt's would not sell such a thing so you
>>> must
>>> be speaking of some PX625 equivalent.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>> alfredo pagliano wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I was just asking Hunts photo the shipping expenses for some PX625
>>>> batteries for my old Minolta colormeter.
>>>> I've never purchased from this shop, their price are good, for sure.
>>>> May I trust them?
>>>
>>>
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