Robert- Thanks for the advice. The camera besides the foam looks good and it seems to work well otherwise, that's why I'm hesitant to just give up on the whole thing. The lens being junk doesn't really bother me, because I don't really need a 50/2.0 anyway.
If this is a fatal flaw in an ebay transaction, I guess I just don't have enough experience buying camera stuff through ebay- KEH quotes $35 for a simple cleaning and foam replacement. If the seller is willing to cover that, I might go ahead and do it, becuase pretty much any camera getting to this age could use a cleaning anyway. That's my take on the whole thing. If he's unwilling to do that, I'm going to demand that he accept a return and I'll ship it back to him, eat the shipping and leave a positive feedback. Taka -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Robert Woerner Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 9:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Possible solution to problem w/ Super Program- need advice If I were you I would tell the seller you are returning the camera. Sounds like he was dead wrong about the condition and that is his problem, it shouldn't be yours. This has happened to me once buying a camera through an Ebay auction. I bought a "needs repair" ME Super with a 50mm f1.4 M lens described as "in great condition"(I wanted the lens). I received a DOA ME Super as expected only it came with a fungus infested lens. I e-mailed the seller immediately and told him how disappointed I was. I had sent him $90.00 for junk. He refunded my money and apologized profusely. I ate shipping(about $12.00) and we left positive feedback for one another. Be nice yet direct. If this doesn't work out you can try to resolve the dispute through Ebay. Get your money back... there are deals to be had on SuperPrograms quite often. BTW I got a deal last summer from KEH...SuperProgram with 50mm f2.0 lens in excellent condition for $149.00. Robert >From: "TM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Possible solution to problem w/ Super Program- need advice >Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 19:49:57 -0400 > >OK, here's the deal: > >I bought a Super Program off of ebay, advertised as in excellent >condition. > >Camera arrives in a box that is a bit small, has a small dent in the >bottom plate, don't know whether that was from shipping or not. Camera >looks okay >externally, but when I remove the lens, guess what? Of course, the >mirror foam >is all deteriorated and sticking to the mirror. Testing by shooting >several >frames makes it worse. Obviously, the camera needs CLA. > >Talk to the seller, he says the camera is in excellent condition- I >send him digital photos of the camera's dent and the mirror foam. > >He offers to contribute towards the cost of CLA. > >I think other than the mirror foam, the camera looks pretty good. The >A50/2.0 is worthless- aperture doesn't look hexagonal when stopped >down- nearly pentagonal >as one of the blades isn't stopping down properly. > >For $120, I guess I can't ask for too much, but is this a fair >resolution, provided the seller gives me $60 back towards CLA? I think >it's fair, any suggestions for a >counteroffer if he rejects this proposal? > >Without PDML, I'd totally be up the creek w/ this deal- thanks again to >all. > >Taka >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go >to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit >the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
