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Re: [OM] Victoria Camera Show results

Subject: Re: [OM] Victoria Camera Show results
From: Omer Nezih Gerek <gerek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:52:57 +0400 (EET DST)
A seller in San Juan island, Wa, was trying to sell me the 85-250 zuiko.
I was surprised to see that item in a VERY small island. Victoria is only
a few miles from there, but apparently the shop owners did not go to the
show.

Omer Nezih GEREK

Electrical & Electronics Dept.   email: gerek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx   
Bilkent University,              phone: 90-312-2902480
06533 Bilkent, Ankara,           fax  : 90-312-2664307
TURKEY                           http://www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~gerek

On Tue, 22 Sep 1998, Shawn Wright wrote:

> On 22 Sep 98, at 5:28, PCACala@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > Hi Gary LA:
> > 
> > << My experience with 2 California camera shows are that the prices (by
> > dealers)
> > are lower than Shutterbug but higher than Ebay closing prices.  An OM1 with
> > 50mm might be $200 to $250 in Shutterbug, $150-175 at a camera show, (I saw
> > one for $130 banged up) and $120- 150 on Ebay. >>
> > 
> > You are comparing apples and oranges here.  Two of these represent asking
> > prices and one selling (or more precisely "buying") price.  Just because
> > someone is asking a price doesn't mean they get it.
> > 
> > Not everyone selling at camera shows are "dealers."  And most certainly not
> > everyone is well versed.  A buyers job is to be smarter than most sellers 
> > and
> > loyal to those who are equal or better in knowledge and charge a fair price 
> > in
> > exchange for the goods AND value added services you need or want.
> > 
> Three sellers I asked at the Victoria show knew nothing about the 
> Zuiko 85-250 zoom, even though two of them had significant OM 
> stuff to sell and one claimed to be a long time OM user...
> 
> 
> Shawn & Janis Wright
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