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Topic: Look at that Chinon Go!!
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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted May 19, 2008 08:41 AM
I just checked out that Chinon 9500 Magnetic/Optical sound Super 8 projector on ebay. I was tempted, for the hell of it, to ride up the price a little, as it was already way beyond what I can afford.
No need for that.
It's already up at 710.00 american dollars as of thirty minutes ago, and it still has 10 hours to go!
He is selling it as new, but I find it a little suspicious that though he has the styrofoam packing, he doesn't have the orginal box. Who's to say that this hasn't seen a good deal of wear? The "new" statement is probably what is driving up the price.
I used to have this brand of projector when I originally collected in the late 80's and it was a good projector, but I only paid (new) 689.00 dollars, (yeah, I remember, it was a lot of money for me back then), and this, when we really don't know if it's new, is already above that.
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Osi Osgood
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posted May 19, 2008 09:23 AM
You know Mark, now that I remember, it did eat a number of films. If I remember correctly, if the leader wasn't trimmed in just the right way at the very edges, (at the start), the projector had a tendecy to become quite hungry.
Still, it did have decent sound, (at least, as far as I remember)
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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
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posted May 20, 2008 09:06 AM
He hehehehehehe!
I see no reason for shame, and the seller sure isn't unhappy to sell thier item for more. To date, I have never bid up a friends item, which would at least have the appearance of impropriety.
I even have standards in doing it myself. Take the projector, for instance. Whenn I saw that it was already up to 710.00 (and it sold for that amount), I wasn't about to put another higher bid on it, because, what it that three or four dollars more is THEE high bid and it sells for that? Then I'm stuck paying for something that I truly can't afford. So when I push the bid up high, I keep in mind that if I should end up with it after all, it's something that I could cover, but would rather not.
It's my little way of dealing with the "class struggles", the little man against the big man. It's like saying ...
" Alright you arrogant prick! You have lots more money and you can outbid me at an instant? Alright, but your gonna pay for that item! Boo Hoo Hahahaha! "
(cue insane laughter)
and remember, no seller has ever complained!
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