[LargeFormat] Selling a Deardorf 4x5/5x7 special

[Les Newcomer]

Most of the people rating stuff are aware of Shutterbug Magazine's 
rating system, where mint has never seen the light of day and Ex- means 
its been stored in the basement of the outhouse. I suggest you pick up a 
copy and see what things are going for in the classified, and you can 
also read their description.

When I sell lenses I try to write my ad so that "Leicaphiles-- those 
people that are so picky about condition that mark only seen with a 10x 
loupe knocks the camera down from Mint to EX+ and the price down $300-- 
run away.  Lenses are usually tested for cleaning marks by shining a 
small flash light in from the back and then looking slightly off axis to 
see the marks show up.  This is the extreme test and if you have a lens 
that passes this test (no marks) then say so.

I usually say something like "Glass looks good to the naked eye, those 
with 10x vision will problably find some marks somewhere"

Take a look on ebay and it's completed auctions for the lenses you are 
selling. Find a store with an opened edition of McKeown's Price Guide 
and look in there for ideas (The book's $100+ new)

or you can trust me when I tell you everybody has gone digital, these 
old wood cameras are flooding the market and nobody want them any more, 
I'll take the camera , lenses and the Durst off your hands for $500.  
Say yes and I'll charter a jet from Detroit to San Fran, so that I can 
be there in the morning..


On Thursday, February 28, 2002, at 09:35 PM, Ahimsaprincess@aol.com 
wrote:

> Been out of the loop for a decade and want to sell my Deardorf 4x5/5x7
> Special, Bogan tripod, bag and lenses. I live in the Bay Area, CA and 
> don't
> have a clue as to how to go about selling or pricing. I notice some ads 
> on
> the web include a condition rating but don't know how to rate my 
> equipment.
> Any ideas out there? I also have a Durst enlargerto sell, but I'm 
> taking it
> one thing at a time.
>
> Kathleen
> ahimsaprincess@aol.com
>
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