Well, I contacted him about it. He replied that they haven't actually been
blacked out, they've been erased, meaning the paint erased out of the
numbers. Evidently the person he bought it from didn't like two scales, did
this and then never used the lens. He does clearly disclose it in the
description, but I do agree NIB is too strong. Perhaps LNIB. Regardless, if
anyone wants one, I believe this is about the best condition you're going to
find.
I'm happy with everything he's sold me.
TomFrom: "Chris O'Neill" <coneill@xxxxxxxxxxx>
<snip>
Not to impune the honesty of the seller, as I neither know him nor have I
> dealt with him, I tend to agree with Gary. To me, "New in Box" means
> "pristine." SInce someone (a not-too-bright person?) has "blacked-out"
> the numbers on the focusing scale, I'd hardly call the lens pristine, so
> "new in box" seems generous to say the least. But, in defense of the
> seller, he at *does* state in the description that the numbers have been
> blacked-out, so I tend to doubt he's trying to be sneaky or dishonest.
>
> One thing I've noted with e-Bay is that the descriptions of condition are
> not very standard. I've seen alot of "minty" and "exc+" items that have
> some pretty serious faults noted in the descriptions (i.e. "minty"
> camera bodies with a ding on the prism, which to me would indicate the
> thing has been abused). For that reason, I tend to ignore the "ratings"
> and concentrate on the desriptions.
>
> Just my humble opinion.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
>
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