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Subject: Re: [OM] Do you guys remember when I said
From: Tmoynihan@xxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 03:36:53 EST
The Dallas KEH seemed to me an unusual store, in that their line was pretty 
specialized.  The first time I went there a few years ago, I also wanted to 
buy a roll of film.  "Sorry, we don't sell film here."  Ditto for darkroom 
chemicals and paper, and no photo processing, either.  Also, even for the new 
cameras, they did not have much factory support, I don't think.  The first 
time I asked if I could keep a particular camera brochure on the Hassy system 
was the last time I asked for ANY brochure.  Turned out it was the only one 
they had(!) and they needed to be able to show it to other customers.  (And 
they still had one for the Mamiya TLR system, too!)  Keeps down the overhead, 
but for visiting a hard-core camera equipment dealer w/ new cameras, it was a 
first for me!  (YMMV, as always.)  I don't know what're considered the 
high-markup items in photo sales, but if they were making essentially all of 
their money on shrewd buying/selling of used items, it doesn't seem 
unreasonable that they might have been gutted by eBay in this regard.  Other 
conclusions?  (Other than that I've gone on way too long?)

Regards,

Tom Moynihan
Dallas, TX

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