[LargeFormat] G-Claron 210mm for 8x10?

[Joseph O'Neil]

>The most practical way to buy these kinds if things is used, on ebay.  The
>G-Claron in barrel is a particular bargain.

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         I love ebay, shop & sell there all the time myself.  Been burnt a 
couple times on minor items (usually non-paying bidders), but if you do 
your homework,a nd trust your instincts, you do okay.

         My big beef is the majority of Ebay sellers are "Ship to USA 
only."  The amount of large format items on Ebay Canada is pretty 
slim.   Every once in a while I see something I really like in the LF 
section of Ebay, I contact the seller, offer to pay in US funds, pay extra 
for shipping, and never hear back.   Even when I point out that the USA & 
Canadain post offices have reciprocal agreements to honour each other's 
money orders (so in effect, you can cash a Cdn postal money order at any US 
Post Office in US dollars with zero hassle), I still get no reply to my 
offer to bid.

         So I can imagine, if I have that much trouble, and I live only an 
hour's drive from the US boarder, what is it like for LF shooters in 
Europe, Asia, South America, etc, etc, who cannot find what they need at 
all locally, see exactly what they want on ebay, but are stymied?    While 
I realize this is mostly a USA dominated list, it can be a real problem 
outside the USA to get good equipment.  And as I said before, I am an 
hour's drive from the USA boarder, I live two hours drive form the largest 
city in Canada, and my company has a commercial UPS account, and i have my 
own customs broker, and even with that setup, whereas I should be sitting 
pretty, I run into walls all the time.  Must be a real pain in the butt for 
many other people too.
anytime
joe



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