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Alan Rik
Film God

Posts: 2211
From: New York City, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 15, 2004 11:08 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&?ViewItem&item=3833953127

Check out this load of BS. Originally priced at $1200? Where? I have it in my catalog in 1984 for $250. Also the seller claims it is the 1.2. But the box says it is the 1.4!
Telecine use? Give me a break! It was the long throw lens for auditorium use.
Ads like this made me so angry I emailed the seller and told him it was fraudulent advertising and he should change it. At least he left it with no reserve.

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

Posts: 4071
From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 16, 2004 05:28 PM

Here, here!!!
Quite agree with you Alan, what a load of BS especially as hes submitted a pic of the f1.4 and goes onto say that it doesnt have any packageing! So why not photgraph the proper lens without its nice elmo box? Bizarre!!!

Kev.

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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1461
From: West Sussex, UK.
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 17, 2004 12:39 PM

All I was interested in was the box.... [Roll Eyes]

Mike

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Chris Quinn
Master Film Handler

Posts: 372
From: England, Bedfordshire.
Registered: Nov 2003

posted August 17, 2004 12:56 PM

Mike, REALLY!!!

Chris, [Wink]

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Alan Rik
Film God

Posts: 2211
From: New York City, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 17, 2004 02:12 PM

Well...it looks like he changed the ad and then pulled it!
He sent me a private email asking how much did I want to spend for it. I told him I didn't want it but was just informing him that a buyer may not like his "false" advertisement. So most likely the seller sold it to someone who made him an offer he couldn't refuse....

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