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Subject: [OM] ( OM ) OT getting ripped off on *bay
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 11:40:52 -0400
Brian asked:
A little while ago I bid on a little gold Olympus Epic Stylus item #2955767631 <big snip> I wonder if I've been ripped off?
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I quote from the auction page: "The camera was given to me in "broken condition". It appears to work ok, but I have not taken any pictures with this camera. It should be considered in "as-is" condition."

Since you paid $8.79 for an $80 camera you have essentially paid a "parts camera" price for what I think has clearly been described (in so many words) as a "parts camera". "broken condition" and "as-is" seem pretty clear to me. "appears to work" should have no meaning for a fully automatic, electronic camera that hasn't been extensively tested with instruments or battery and film.

If it does work you are extremely lucky. But I fully expect that it does not. If there is something wrong with it and you can easily fix it yourself then you still got a good deal. If you have to pay to have it fixed then the total could easily cost you more than a new Stylus Epic since they sell for about $80... at least in the US.

I don't think there's any way that you could be called ripped off. The warnings are clearly there.

Chuck Norcutt
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA


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