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Re: [OM] OM2n signed by...you know who!!!!

Subject: Re: [OM] OM2n signed by...you know who!!!!
From: "Tom Trottier" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 13:12:32 -0400
Wouldn't a genuine one have Japanese characters?

Tom

On Saturday, July 13, 2002 at 12:07, clintonr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "Re: [OM] OM2n signed by...you know who!!!!" saying:

> I was told that this originated many years ago at a PMA or some such
> "meet", when some tech-reps asked Mr. Maitani to "sign" their OM-2's by
> scratching his name into the back covers.  This he willingly did.  One
> was presented to me in gratitude by one of these early "pioneers".
> 
> Some markting wiz caught wind of it and presto, plates were manufactured
> to be sold or distributed as "favors" and "gimmes".
> 
> Clint
> 
> "Richard F. Man" wrote:
> 
> > At 10:54 AM 7/12/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Check this ebay auction out
> > >
> > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1366146891
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