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Subject: [OM] Re: [OM]Re: The Magic Boxes are on their way
From: "Titoy" <nestorcbc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:14:17 +0800
OK, I agree, then whatever I send and if skip is willing to wait he can just 
pass around to the group then. At worst I can just offer to the list the 
items giveaway and ask one of the receivers to do the favor of resending the 
other items around the US.

Regards

Titoy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:08 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: [OM]Re: The Magic Boxes are on their way


>
> Nope, Skip gets to keep the $$$, if any.  Won't be enough to make the 
> effort
> to write a check.  More work than $$$.
>
> Tom
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Titoy" <nestorcbc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 12:48 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: [OM]Re: The Magic Boxes are on their way
>
>
>>
>> Maybe some would like to add to the "magic boxes", if anyway Skip is 
>> going
>> to go through this now, a few more give away bits might help. Time
>> permitting, I would be glad to dig through my bin and realize what I
>> really
>> dont need and could pass on for free...its good to pass on the goodwill, 
>> I
>> have enjoyed on this list the past nearly 5 years much of the generosity
>> of
>> others.
>>
>> I agree that if there be any proceeds, we can ask Tom if he wants to give
>> it
>> to charity....
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Titoy Colayco ( my old emial was: litefoot etc...)
>>
>> :PS: Hello Tom, good to see you online again. I have been so busy the 
>> past
>> 2
>> yrs and have been offlist most of the time. Still busy but realize I miss
>> the interesting chat here...
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Skip Williams" <om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 10:19 AM
>> Subject: [OM] Re: [SPAM] Re: The Magic Boxes are on their way
>>
>>
>>>
>>> OK, so I'm anal.  When the boxes come, I'll figure it out and make it
>>> fair.
>>>
>>> Thanks again,
>>>
>>> Skip
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ---------------
>>>
>>> Subject: [SPAM] [OM] Re: The Magic Boxes are on their way
>>>   From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>   Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:04:51 -0400
>>>     To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>You're overcomplicating this.  There is not that much of huge value in
>>>>the
>>>>magic boxes.  Unless you have a huge desire for original plastic straps.
>>>>
>>>>Most of it is, uh, heavy, hmm, junk.
>>>>
>>>>I'd say it falls into a few categories.
>>>>
>>>>1) Filters. Every imaginable 49mm and 55mm filter from cheap to still
>>>>pretty
>>>>cheap.  Probably 50 or so.
>>>>2) 50 f/1.8 lenses.  Yes, a number of them, all in modest shape. A few
>>>>Skip
>>>>will likely throw away
>>>>3) Advertisements. At one time I had a very large collection of 
>>>>origianal
>>>>OM
>>>>magaizine ads. Pretty cool
>>>>4) Manuals. Quite a few in the box. Also some Shipmans.
>>>>5) Winders. A few of indeterminate working condition
>>>>
>>>>OK, probably a little more than that but you get the idea.  Skip can 
>>>>sort
>>>>through them, give general ideas and let them go.
>>>>
>>>>Remember, Skip gets first dibs for anything he wants and will use.  If
>>>>you
>>>>scroll down far enough, I outlined my suggestions earlier.
>>>>
>>>>Tom
>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>From: "Fernando Gonzalez Gentile" <fgnzalez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 9:34 PM
>>>>Subject: [OM] Re: The Magic Boxes are on their way
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Skip,
>>>>>
>>>>> What about this:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1- The applicant must not already own any of the items contained into
>>>>> the
>>>>> Magic Box, at least not in working condition.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2 - The applicant must have a need or use for one and express that 
>>>>> need
>>>>> in
>>>>> an email to you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Take the names of the applicants after 2 weeks from the time the rated
>>>>> items
>>>>> are published (off list), place them in a container and then draw the
>>>>> winning recipients.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or:
>>>>>
>>>>> 3 - Judge the best explained need or use for an item. In this case, 
>>>>> two
>>>>> more
>>>>> judgments besides yours are necessary.
>>>>>
>>>>> Disclaimer: I already have the best explained need and use for the 135
>>>>> 4.5
>>>>> w/hood, caps and case I dreamed last night in that box ;^)
>>>>>
>>>>> HTH,
>>>>>
>>>>> Fernando.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> on 28/06/2005 18:05, om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx at om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> What do
>>>>>> you "guys" think about some sort of lottery system for the most
>>>>>> desirable
>>>>>> items, and some sort of limit on the other items.  I'll do a rating
>>>>>> like
>>>>>> A,
>>>>>> B, C that takes into account desirability and value, and one person
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> only buy multiples of one class after everyone has had a chance. 
>>>>>> I'll
>>>>>> work
>>>>>> out some sort of system, but I'd like some feedback first.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> on 21/11/2004 13:44, Tom Scales at tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, we're going to relocate the family back to central Florida from
>>>>>> Harrisburg, PA.  No one really liked PA (too darn cold!).  I can do 
>>>>>> my
>>>>>> job
>>>>>> commuting, so I'll just be an airplane junkie.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OK, that wasn't an on-topic lead-in, but a setup to the on-topic 
>>>>>> part.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have lots of little OM stuff,  cases, screens, etc.  Probably a 
>>>>>> good
>>>>>> size
>>>>>> box full.  I don't want to move them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I also don't have the time, considering I need to move fast enough to
>>>>>> get
>>>>>> the kids in school at the end of the Christmas holiday, to offer
>>>>>> everything
>>>>>> to the list.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm looking for a kindly list member (preferably in the NE US for
>>>>>> shipping
>>>>>> reasons) that would like the box of everything.  They could keep any
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> all
>>>>>> that they like and offer the remainder to the list for free (not
>>>>>> including
>>>>>> shipping, of course).  That's the deal.  I ship everything to a list
>>>>>> member
>>>>>> who takes what they'll use and offers the rest to the list for free.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Some rules:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1) The magic box recipient only gets to keep what they will use
>>>>>> 2) They are not allowed to sell anything in the box, either to list
>>>>>> members
>>>>>> or elsewhere
>>>>>> 3) They have to offer the remainder to the list for free
>>>>>> 4) After a reasonable time, anything remaining that was not snapped 
>>>>>> up
>>>>>> by
>>>>>> the list can be sold, for the magic box owners personal benefit (i.e,
>>>>>> they
>>>>>> keep the money for their efforts)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Like I say, it's mostly accessories, but there are a few larger 
>>>>>> things
>>>>>> like
>>>>>> Winders, filters, etc.  Never know what might be in the magic box.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Write me privately at tom at scalesfamily dot com if you're 
>>>>>> interested
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> being the magic box holder.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> on 22/11/2004 23:34, Tom Scales at tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> First, let me offer thanks to the multitude of people that offered to
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> keeper of the magic box.  So many people responsed that I couldn't
>>>>>> even
>>>>>> reply personally.  Wow.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The keeper of the magic box has been chosen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Imagine a drum roll in the background).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The keeper is Skip Williams.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As I said to Skip, it make take me awhile to get it shipped, as
>>>>>> getting
>>>>>> read
>>>>>> for a move this fast is daunting.  It is likely to be 2-3 boxes too.
>>>>>> Should
>>>>>> be fun for all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To everyone else that offered -- thanks so much. It was a tough call.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tom
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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