[LargeFormat] extreme ebay madness

[Les Newcomer]

My friend Don claims that ebay is the world's largest living memorial to a
PT Barnum*.  We haven't decided if he's smiling  or jealous because he
couldn't do this kind of thing when he was alive.


* among other things is was well known for solving a major sideshow
problem--that being people would pay to get in and then stay, not allowing
other people to come in.  He finally put up a sign near the exit that said,
"See the egress!"  
les

> From: Clive Warren <Clive.Warren@megacycle.co.uk>
> Reply-To: largeformat@f32.net
> Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 13:19:29 +0000
> To: largeformat@f32.net
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] extreme ebay madness
> 
> At 06:02 14/02/02 -0500, Guy Glorieux wrote:
>> But then there are some really good deals if you're in no hurry.  There
>> was an old Ries large format head which went for $25 to the sole bidder
>> who placed a bid.  The head looked in very good condition.  The ting is
>> to be in no hurry and do your homework.
>> 
>> For those interested in books, agreat source is to check BookFinder.com
>> http://www.bookfinder.com/
>> It's amazing the deals that you can find for used books across the US
>> and I think overseas too.
> 
> You can get some good deals, however they are fewer and further between. I
> recently picked up an old 1950s book that I have only heard about before,
> 'Photographic Optics by Greenleaf . This was not exactly inexpensive,
> however having looked around for it a while ago it ain't that common either!
> 
> Thanks for the bookfinder URL - it seems that I paid less than half the
> going rate for a copy of the book. A result!
> 
> Those LF lenses are still going for more than you can buy them for new
> though...... unbelievable...
> 
> Cheers,
> Clive
> 
> 
> 
> 
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