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[OM] Re: Olympus Europe OM apres stock

Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus Europe OM apres stock
From: David Carter <spotz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 22:19:02 +1300
I do get the idea

Piers Hemy wrote:

>"Book value" indeed is what I meant by "Inventory carrying cost" - but note
>that is likely below (far below?) the wholesale price, let alone the retail
>price.  Why junk it?  Nobody would buy it!  For all I know the bulk of it
>was circuit boards for QA300 and QA310 flashes, pentaprisms for OM88 cameras
>etc - you get the idea?
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>Piers 
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>Of David Carter
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>Subject: [OM] Re: Olympus Europe OM apres stock
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>Which begs the question, if it was worth "as much as USD500000" why junk it?
>Maybe USD500000 was the book value of parts for cameras not worth repairing
>:-(
>
>David
>who'd have loved to have been able to go on a treasure hunt ...
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>Piers Hemy wrote:
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>>Talking about the 8mm rear element reminded me that, as I understand 
>>it, Olympus in Hamburg have just trashed their remaining OM spares 
>>stock - maybe as much as USD500000 inventory carrying cost.  A similar 
>>story to the US/Canadian warehosue-full which appeared on the auction 
>>site a couple of years back, with no buyer - a vast stock of stuff of 
>>no conceivable use, which might have concealed treasures (but probably
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>didn't).
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>>Piers
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