OK, this is what I think is going on:
Zigzagboom hosts his pictures remote from eBay, and he can therefore change
them at will (without eBay noticing a 'revision'). What _I_ see when I look
at his "view sellers other auctions" list are thumbnails of the filters, but
when I look at those specific pages, the picture is of a red-spotted blue
fish with "Poisson d'Avril", "April Fish" being the French equivalent of
"April Fool".
Zigzagboom always has really beauthiful OM stuff (and other desirables)
which are exquisitely photographed and displayed with care and attention to
detail. I have not bought from him so far ($$$) but would do so without
hesitation, and the criticism he came in for on the strength of the April
Fool's joke was more than undeserved, it was utterly misleading.
In my view - YMMV!
Piers
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This is a response I got to my inquiry about the $300 filters on ebay. Bill
Barber
In a message dated 4/2/2004 10:46:22 AM Central Standard Time,
zigzagboum@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Hello Bill,
The two filter auctions are a bit difficult to understand for you in
America, because when you go on eBay.com you see everything, but people in
Germany or France or the UK often connect to the local eBay sites, and
cannot see the auctions I have listed on eBay.com. So I made up those
auctions just to attract their attention on the others, and the prices are
so high that nobody will bid on them .... finally and on a more symbolic
level, April 1st it was my 2 years old daughter's birthday, and what better
April's Fool joke than those two auctions illustrated with her own drawing
:-))
I know nothing about the OM discussion board but you have my full
authorization to publish this explanation above if can reassure fans of that
great OM system.
Regards from France,
Patrick
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From: NSURIT@xxxxxxx
To: zigzagboum@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Question from eBay Member: Olympus f=17cm Close-Up lens f/ OM
80mm NIB !
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 08:08:05 EST
Thank you. I have an interest in the close up lens and will chase it a bit.
You pricing on you 49mm UV filter has caused a bit of a stir on the Olympus
discussion board. The consensus is you are over the top on that item which
should probably sell for somewhere under $20 in the USA. It does however,
draw attention to your other items. They seem to be great items in great
condition.
Good luck on these auctions. Bill Barber
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