[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
P.s. Anyone have the Sigma-supplied hood to sell?
Sigma USA will be more than happy to sell you one.. for $26.00:-(
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
kee-ripes man.
Sigma USA will be more than happy to sell you one.. for $26.00:-(
Yup, that's what I said. After I heard them tell me the price, I figured
I really didn't need the hood after all...
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh, brother! Isn't it just like life to let me buy that lens and then tell
me the brakes on my car will be $300?
Yeah, but you got the most important piece. After all, who needs brakes?
You'll stop as soon as ya hit something! :-))
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Mark Roberts wrote:
I just thought of a better survey question to ask:
How many people have never spent over $500 for a camera?
Well, I have to back out on that one. I have spent over $500 for a
camera, several times...
(And how much of the camera-buying public falls under this category?)
Worde
** I forgot to mention that this system also includes the databack. **
I have a PZ-1p with grip strap and "Golden Section" focusing screen.
(Yes, the factory screen is included) This camera has had less than 50
rolls of film through it and is in (KEH) Like New condition. It has all
the boxes, docs
Robert & Leigh wrote:
Test
Passed.
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Ryan Charron wrote:
Hi Herb,
How much are they selling it for?
$1699
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adphoto wrote:
i forgot to take photos but here are a few.
Nice looking shots
My favorite is, "View To The Son"
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Keith Whaley wrote:
prices for everything, but to offer my pretty little camera part, babied
and tended as such for years, is hardly worth lowering to the junk table
at the Good Will Store prices.
Bingo! Hand that man a cigar!!!
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Keith Whaley wrote:
If anyone has it, could you email a copy to me at, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? It
will go perfectly with my "HAL" saying, "All my circuits are working
perfectly."
I LOVE that snippet!
If I could get it for the Mac, it would be perfect!
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Doug Brewer wrote:
A little before 1 this morning, we had our beloved dog Dexter
euthanized. He had begun internal bleeding, and was in a lot of pain,
so we felt this was best for him. He went peacefully, after 13
wonderful years as part of our family.
Sorry to hear this, Doug. Been there, do
William Robb wrote:
I had this problem last month.
Try:
http://pug.komkon.org/index.html
That makes it better but it still takes some time to load. I first
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Rob Brigham wrote:
Not quite - the convertor does not move, but it protrudes a little from
the front of its housing, so if the rear elements of your lens come back
too far they will touch - not ideal! You can probably gauge for
yourself if you are OK, but seeing how close to the back you can get
gregcooper wrote:
I've noticed this as well on several occasions. One in particular was an
F50mm auto focus that went for almost double the new price. I couldn't
believe it. I even emailed the seller after the auction saying if the buyer
turned out to be a fake I would be interested in the lens f
William Robb wrote:
> For me, it was a decision based on looking at pictures, not charts or
spec sheets.
And =THAT'S= what it's ALL about or at least, it's supposed to be
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Does anyone have any "hands-on" with the Tamron 90-300 f/4.5~5.6 AF lens?
Looking at one for my grand daughter so I'm not looking to spend a ton
but do want something that's decent enough to use for sports photography
that may end up being used in her school annual since she is on the
Annual Ph
graywolf wrote:
What I really like is this idea that we (amateur photographers) are a
major force in the marketplace. A company like, say, GM probably
throws out more slide projectors in a day then all of us on this list
together will buy in our entire lifetimes. I love projected slides,
but I
Rob Studdert wrote:
missing dog taped to a telegraph pole.
Telegraph pole?!?!? Don't ya'll use telephones down there?!?!
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Sam Durst wrote:
I have an MX that I want to use for astrophotography, and I understand
it can take LX focusing screens. I would like to find an LX screen
SD-11 (clear with etched crosshairs) but can't seem to find anybody
selling them. If anybody knows where I can get one I would appreciate
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
I have a friend who has about a $100k audio system
($29K loudspeakers) and he has invested heavily in
both analog and CD. On his system, the best LPs
crush CDs, it isnt even close and his digital stuff
cost about 20K including upsamplers, jitterboxes,
etc. His phono rig is a
Bob Blakely wrote:
9.I bet that's a diet drink she has there - or perhaps a new prescription for her glasses.
"May I take your order, miss?"
"Yes, I'll have a double cheeseburger, a large fry, with a diet coke."
"Would you like that order "value sized"?
"Sure, why not..."
Only in the good o
frank theriault wrote:
So, if you guys don't say anything, I won't either.
Huh?!?!?! About what? What was your name again?
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I didn't know Texas had any dry counties. (Although, since I don't drink
anything stronger than Coca-Cola, I wouldn't necessarily know that.)
Yup, there are several in Texas. I live in one of them, Johnson County.
While I do not drink all that much, I've never understoo
On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 13:40:01 -0500, Steve Desjardins wrote:
>What would folks recommend in a handmeter, spot or ambient?
I use, and like, the Sekonic L-398M. It runs, $161.00 at B&H. It's an analog type but
is extremely accurate and does not require a
battery.
If you are looking for a digital
Ken Archer wrote:
"Gawd, how I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
ps: Do we have any old movie goers out there that remember where that came from?
Yup. Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now.
To complete the above, "it smells like, victory!"
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Caveman wrote:
Since in its infinite wisdom Pentax has pulled out the MZ3 info from
their web site here is my question: what are the main differences
between the two ?
The MZ-3 has a top shutter speed of 1/4000 and flash sync of 1/125. The
5n has shutter speed of 1/2000 and flash sync of
Joe Wilensky wrote:
It's always problematic to test TTL flash with no film in the camera.
Since the sensor is measuring light reflected off the film, it's
measuring what would seem to be a reduced amount of light reflecting
off the black pressure plate instead.
I may be wrong but I do not re
Mark Roberts wrote:
TTL metering is done off the film. There's a sensor in the mirror box
that points back toward the film plane (on the PZ-1p it's on the right
side of the mirror box as you look in without a lens mounted).
Brain fart. :-)
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Mark Roberts wrote:
Hey, for years I didn't know how TTL flash worked at all. I posted some
questions on rec.photo.equipment.35mm and got several detailed
answers... *all* of which covered everything *except* the fact that the
camera is metering off the film during the exposure! And, of course,
wi
Mark Roberts wrote:
I've just started sorting through my slides from last weekend at
Grandfather Mountain (and I just found one more roll that I have to get
processed tomorrow), but this one kinda stood out. It's from friday
night when I was camping out on Attic Window Peak. MZ-S, SMC-A 20/2.8,
Ko
Just bit the bullet and ordered a *ist from B&H for my wife. It's very
appelaing to her due to the size. She has a ZX-7 now but wanted
something smaller and more compact. Should have it around Thursday of
next week. Will post more about it then...
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://members.aol.com/junk2cash2002/ist.jpg
First impressions - why doesn't it weigh anything?
Plastic is light weight. :-)
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Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
The T stands for temper and has nothing to do with forging. Refer to:
Aluminum Alloy Selection and Applications at:
After 18 years in the aerospace industry, that is exactly correct, Bruce.
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KT Takeshita wrote:
I do not pretend to be a know-it-all, and leave everything to an expert like
you :-), but I thought the aircraft aluminum was usually designated by
7075-T6 (never mind the number itself as I made it up) for the highest
If you made that number up, then you are very good. 7075-T6
Caveman wrote:
No way I would start an .exe attachement ;-)
Who's the prankster ?
Some idiot using a =dial-up= account with one of these two IP's
148.122.161.59
148.122.37.204
I just got one myself address from a hacked sympatico.ca address
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Caveman wrote:
Read the first paragraph to see who is distributing it in US ;-)
That explains dropping the backward compatibility of the "K*" mount.
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arathi-sridhar wrote:
I apologise profusely for sending the virus alert hoax.
Next time you may want to do a bit a research before sending something
like this out. The below two sites will prove or disprove the email 99%
of the time.
http://www.mcafee.com
or
http://www.snopes.com
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Feroze Kistan wrote:
Now I feel like a baby, I was born in 1971.
You are a baby... I graduated high school the year before you were
born! ;-)
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zoomshot wrote:
Where are you? Are you shooting for gain or pleasure?
Yes! I gain pleasure from shooting :-)
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has anyone gotten his hands on a BG-20 battery grip for the *ist?
Pentax USA says they've shipped; B&H, Adorama says they have not received a unit.
Yup, my wife received hers Friday from OpticsPlanet.
It makes the *ist extremely nice to hold and the vertical release is gr
Gary L. Murphy wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has anyone gotten his hands on a BG-20 battery grip for the *ist?
Pentax USA says they've shipped; B&H, Adorama says they have not
received a unit.
BTW... Go to, http://store.yahoo.com/opticsplanet/peaavegrbgfo.html
It's $79.99
tom wrote:
I'll take a sprained ankle and weepy assistant over that sort of thing
any day of the week!
You got that right! I don't think they could pay me enough to go through
that again. :-)
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Doug Franklin wrote:
As one of the people who spent months fixing old code, I can tell you
that in at least some areas, it was _not_ a non-problem. Had it been
You be preaching to the choir, Doug Been there, done that ;-)
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Mark Cassino wrote:
The other day I noticed that the mondo-super-ulta-one-stop store
Wally World? :-)))
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This will go on eBay if no one here wants it. Email OFF-LIST for photos.
MZ-50 with strap and FG battry grip. In KEH (EX+ ) condition.
$100.00 plus actual shipping
Will accept PayPal, Cashiers Check, or Postal Money Orders.
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Bob Blakely wrote:
life he loves. Rehabilitation will take about a year. Surgery for his
amputation is scheduled for Tuesday. I'll be there with him.
Bob,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
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William Robb wrote:
Allow me to demuddify the waters for you
The lack of a DSLR afects my photography.
The apparent removal of K-mount lens compatability affects my photography.
."and that sports fans, is telling it like it is". :-)
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Mike Ignatiev wrote:
... Get a job. Get a career. Get a family. Get a $%^& big television...
Got one, got one, got one, got one Still don't want a Mac :-)
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Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
I see UPS finally delivered your sense of humor.
It was FedEx... Get it straight! :-)
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You have been very well behaved and tolerant considering your son's hardships.
Yeah! What he said
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Mike Ignatiev wrote:
To Gary L. Murphy
-
I don't have tons of believes. OTOH, if you want a piece of me...
Bring it on, asshole!
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William Kane wrote:
Price: 2,499.99 USD . . . body only
P.S. Something tells me that this price won't stick when they begin
'official sales.'
Well, if it does stick, Pentax just shot themselves in the foot. IMHO
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Lukasz Kacperczyk wrote:
Well, if it does stick, Pentax just shot themselves in the foot.
With a bazooka :-)
I was thinking more in line with a Howitzer, but that's close enough. :-)
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Rob Studdert wrote:
Unfortunately this is not the case, in most instances you will find that 'End
Process' will have no effect after the RPC has been compromised. Nor can you
move/delete or edit/copy/paste whilst it's running, nasty.
Yes it works very well. You just need to run the removal tool
This worm is getting a lot of press-- with good reason; it can infect
computers across the
Internet without using email. To check whether you're infected
(WinNT-style OS's only):
you can see if the worm program is running.
Press Ctrl + Alt + Del
Choose Task Manager
Choose the Processes tab
Clic
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 19:01:57 -0500, Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote:
>Do those specs include maximum aperture? I didn't see this vital spec in the
>original article. That should be a red alert. I'll bet it's something like
>f/4.5 at "35mm" to f/6.7 at "105mm".
Where can you find "street" pricing
Hey, Mark!
What happend to this site? :-)
Acoustic Photographer's Guild
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On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 21:18:01 -0500, Bill Owens wrote:
>What about the old FA28-105 Power Zoom?
I'm with you, Bill. This lens is my all around "normal" carry lens on my PZ-1p
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On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:35:21 -0800, Keith Whaley wrote:
>Pentax USA site says MSRP is going to be $425, and admit 'street
>price' will most likely be somewhat lower.
>Go To:
>http://www.pentax.com/products/cameras/camera_overview.cfm?productid=18263
Damn, Keith. Don't know how I missed it. Was al
On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 18:44:32 -0500, frank theriault wrote:
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4688&item=3001377071&rd=1
>
>How cool would that look on my little MX?
Naw, Frank... It would look much better on mine... Can I borrow your credit card? :-)
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On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 19:16:30 -0500, David Chang-Sang wrote:
>I love lenses that come with their own metal case...
>makes you feel like you're carrying around a thermonuclear device :)
from the size of that lens you might as well be... :-))
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On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 05:22:19 -0800, Keith Whaley wrote:
>I can't access the page...
>It seems to have been 'removed' according to the window that comes up. Odd.
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3003302028&category=15240
I accessed it without a problem
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Has anyone had to send in their PZ 28-105 to have the button and slide housing on the
side of the lens repaired? Mine just broke and was wondering what to expect in the way
of repair charges from Pentax USA...
Thanks!
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On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 12:55:31 -0800 (PST), Steve Pearson wrote:
>What is the difference between these two camera
>bodies? Seems like the SE (or Special Edition) body
>goes for less than the original?
The main difference is the split prism focusing screen. Some also have brown leather
rather tha
On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:47:37 -0600, Stan Halpin wrote:
>I did mine a few years ago but it was still under warranty . . .
Sure wish mine was!
Thanks,
Gary
>on 1/26/03 2:40 PM, Gary L. Murphy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Has anyone had to send in their PZ 28-105 to have
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 07:02:26 -0800 (PST), Albano Garcia wrote:
>But my first camera was a plain K 1000 and it had
>split screen, I'm pretty sure of it. It was the latter
>chinese version.
Can't answer that... I guess anything is possible... :-)
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On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 15:54:38 +1100, Paul Ewins wrote:
>Same here. My K 1000 was bought new (with M50 f2) in 1982 and had a
>horizontal split with a microprism surround. Otherwsie it was the standard
>all metal with black leatherette K1000.
Maybe the China made K1000's had this?
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On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 23:18:08 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I don't think the hardware is inherently any better,
The only way it's "better" is because Apple controls all the components that go into
it. They work better together because the hardware is matched so to speak.
> it's the software
Test
Gary
Mark,
Been trying to send you private email but it keeps getting bounced. I'm sending to the
below address:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Is that correct?
Thanks!
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On Mon, 03 Feb 2003 18:40:23 -0500, Mark Cassino wrote:
>One was a Fotomat 24mm f2.8 macro. It was a pretty decent lens and focused
Hum, wonder if the brand was related to the FotoMat chain of processing stores that
was around in the 70-80's. If so, that lens was made by Konica as that is the
On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 19:28:22 -0500, Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
>You are a know-nothing, f**king, idiot.
Don't mence words, Bruce. Tell us how you really feel.:-)
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On Wed, 5 Feb 2003 20:53:23 -0600, Dan Scott wrote:
>http://www.letsgodigital.nl/webpages/firstlook/pentax/optioS/
>pentax_OptioS_uk.html has a first up on the Optio S. Haven't read it
>yet, but that's what I'm doing after I hit send.
I REALLY loved the comment telling Canon to start packing.
Steve Pearson wrote:
Is this really for sale? I have seen so many auctions
where you are only buying a "program" that tells you
how to get electronics for free. This looks like it's
for real? Would you buy one?
I'll let you know when I receive mine. I couldn't pass up that! (Kepping
finger
Stan Halpin wrote:
Me as well. They show themselves to be here in my area - I can bring some heat to bear if there is a problem.
So, you bought the other one, eh?
Nice to know you are "close" to the seller... Just in case
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What, other then the guide number increase, would be a good reason to
purchase the AF500-FTZ over the AF360-FTZ? It would be used on the PZ-1p
and PZ-20
Right now I'm using the AF330-FTZ but would like a bit "more" flash
including bounce capability.
Thoughts?
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Sid Barris wrote:
It is too good to be true-- I checked the guy's feedback and the very
first negative feedback I came across was a disgruntled buyer who
negged him for "not honoring the deal."
I suspect anyone else who thinks they have a deal have got a dud...
That would be myself and Stan...
Your email has been deleted un-read. I have better things to do then waste my time
with your drivel.
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On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 17:03:17 -0500, frank theriault wrote:
>I have no idea if they're still around, and I've never held one, but
>there are/were a bunch of Chinese K1000 knock-offs around - Mingca was
>one of them. IIRC, they were made in factories that Pentax used to
>source K1000's at the end o
Lasse Karlsson wrote:
One thing that keeps puzzling me is how some people seem to be in such
a total lack of selfrespect that they don't hesitatet to, or obviously
don't care if they
even show the whole world what an extraordinary asshole they are.
Why thank you, Lasse. Of course, you have neve
Mark Roberts wrote:
Probably he's just in a bad mood because of being hit on by a gay
florist. And because Pentax is about to switch to a
totally-non-backwards-compatible lens mount and send special agents into
all our homes to confiscate all our old-style k-mount gear.
Yeah, and they just lef
frank theriault wrote:
And, what are they like in terms of sturdiness, etc.? Pretty much like the last few years of K1000's?
To quote Bob Segar, "Like a Rock".:-)
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William Robb wrote:
Sure, and without wanting to sound homophopic, I wouldn't trade my woman for
a member of the other team either.
Touche' :-)
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Bojidar Dimitrov wrote:
Hi,
it seems that the some PZ-?? bodies have the panorama switch but not the
small "p" at the end of the designation. Is the PZ-20 one of them?
Boz,
I have a PZ-20 and no, it does not do panorama.
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On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 08:55:34 +1000, Rob Studdert wrote:
>Looks like more Pentax gear will hit eBay :-(
Cool, and at current prices, I'm going to love picking up all those bargains... :-)
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Cotty wrote:
http://www.bwayphoto.com/product.asp?id=pnfa43
What the heck..?
A typo?
No typo, Cotty. Just a 43mm Limited from a "shady" dealer :-)
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Mike Johnston wrote:
A Nikon 43mm Limited isn't a typo? Look again.
Damn, did it say Nikon? Guess we see what we want too, eh? :-) It's
been a LONG day.
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Chris Brogden wrote:
"Oh, you want the *Pentax* version? Well, that costs $80 extra. Grey
market of course, so no lens caps or manual. Or box. We can include
those for a nominal charge of $60. We sell our own warranty for just $120
more, so you're covered as long as we remain in business.
Noticed on a used photo equipment site they have a "Grip FE". They list
is as for the "Z10" but will it also fit a PZ-20? Where can I find a
picture of this grip? I never knew Pentax made a grip for the PZ-10 or
20 Is it like the grip-strap for the PZ-1p?
Thanks!
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Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote:
PayPal does not allow its Premium or Business members sellers to require the
customer to pay the 3% fee.
Who's going to tell them?
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Chris Brogden wrote:
It's true that they don't allow it, but, realistically, all the seller has
to say is that it's not a PayPal fee but a handling fee... and it's now
raised to 5%. :)
Yup, I've done that several times on eBay auctions. I figure the seller
is taking a big enough "beating" wit
This is worse than those sleazy Brooklin outfits that charge premium
for credit card transactions.
Why?? Would you rather Tom just jackup the prices to cover =HIS= lose
for your benefit of using a CC? That's exactly what merchants do that
take your plastic. Or do you think they just take the l
On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:34:57 -0500, smiley beetle wrote:
>Is it?
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2912521659&category=4688
When was the last time you saw a "screw k-mount" lens?
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On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:38:08 -0500, Peter Alling wrote:
>You know these guy's, (the computer stores), are violating the agreements they
>have with the credit card companies. They can lose the right to accept them,
>(well more of a privilege I guess). This can be a major threat to a store here
>i
Chris Brogden wrote:
Who's Ed?
A famous TV horse? :-)
Other then that, I havn't a clue
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Shaun Canning wrote:
Include the 3% in your original price, then offer the discount.
With the auction process of eBay that is a bit hard to do. What I
normally did, when I allowed PayPal, was flat out state there was a 3%
"service charge" when using PayPal. Of course, this is the same as
Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote:
If it's within their agreement, I applaud merchants who would offer a
two-tier pricing policy, offering a discount to those who pay by cash or
money order.
Exactly. It works at more merchants then people realize too. :-)
What makes the "Brooklyn" practice sleaz
Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote:
This sounds like the rationale that many use to illegally copy software:
"Bill Gates is rich enough." Hey, I'm a PayPal Business member. I became one
in order to be able to accept payments from overseas. I don't like giving
PayPal 3% of my selling price, but those
David Chang-Sang wrote:
Not if it's an international purchase.
Did I say anything about international buyers? ;-)
For international purchases, BidPay seems to work well as everyone, for one
reason or another, seems to deem that Western Union Money Orders are on the
"up and up".
Yup, that'
Paul Stenquist wrote:
When those of us in Detroit want to buy something in Canada -- like say
Cuban cigars -- we head sout toward Canada, drive through the tunnel,
buy the cigars, put them somewhere where they're hidden but it doesn't
look like we were trying to hide them, and drive back through t
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