A few recent purchases of items graded "Bargain" have been pretty much as
described....I would consider them as "user".....function fine but not very
pretty (about a 6 cosmetically).
Bruce Kolber
St. Petersburg, FL 33715
USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Zimmet" <mzimmet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Replacing an OM-10 -- with what?
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2001 04:54:31 -0700, Henry Boman was explaining to
> Cindy Caswell why the Solothurn S18-1000 was a better firearm than
> the Lahti Model 39, when Bill Stanke <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I would disagree with Jim about *-Bay.
> > ...
> > I just ordered a (chrome-body) OM-2n from KEH (Grade EX) for $179,
> > w/o Shoe 4.
>
> Although I regard eBay as an excellent resource (albeit, one not
> without certain risks and drawbacks), I'd like to comment on KEH -
>
> Not only is KEH one of the very few mail order photo places that's
> actually reputable (B&H is also pretty good, and carries both new
> and used equipment), but its grading scale seems to be extremely
> conservative.
>
> For example, a camera body that KEH describes as being in "EX-"
> condition, will often be in better shape than one characterized as
> "LN-" by most sellers. And I've seen stuff that KEH has sold as
> "BARGAIN," which would normally sell as "EX" by other sellers.
>
> So although KEH appears to charge more than do some sellers, for
> items in supposedly comparable condition, in fact the price
> difference is sometimes quite minimal, since you can save money by
> opting for 1 - 2 notches further down on the condition scale when
> buying from KEH.
>
>
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