Check this out:
http://cgi.ebay.de/BRAUN-Nizo-6080-Supe ... dZViewItem
Kind of makes me think I'm living in the wrong Super 8 place. Anyone have experience trading in the motherland of great equipment? Any guesses on what this setup will realize?
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Jim Carlile
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I've never had a bad experience with German eBayers. I've bought and sold to Germans and without exception I've had good deals. The most recent being the Nizo S560 I obtained late last year, which is a lovely camera for a great price packed and posted like a pro.
It helps that I speak a bit of German, for the same reason I look at French eBay too but they seem less willing to post abroad.
Funkiest deal I ever had was with a little Japanese R8 camera I sold to a guy in Japan living in the city that the camera was made in back in the early 50's. Almost like sending it home.
But to get on topic, I'd recommend ebay.de to anyone.
It helps that I speak a bit of German, for the same reason I look at French eBay too but they seem less willing to post abroad.
Funkiest deal I ever had was with a little Japanese R8 camera I sold to a guy in Japan living in the city that the camera was made in back in the early 50's. Almost like sending it home.
But to get on topic, I'd recommend ebay.de to anyone.
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yes i wish i spoke german. i read, write and understand quite a lot, but why is the most important aspect of a language always the hardest? same with my french... oh, this was not what you wanted to discuss? ;-)
anyway, i've bought things from ebay germany and it's always been painless. i always send an email first to check the sellers attitude towards foreigners. sometimes my mix of bad german and english causes them to not even reply, and then they won't get my bid.
/matt
anyway, i've bought things from ebay germany and it's always been painless. i always send an email first to check the sellers attitude towards foreigners. sometimes my mix of bad german and english causes them to not even reply, and then they won't get my bid.
/matt
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The main plus is that you get a UWL lens and a compendium with the camera. Unfortunately plus the other heavy goods which will make shipping to other continents somewhat expensive.
The camera comes from a first owner (pastor, not the seller) but is untested, the UWL is undescribed (scratches). Seller is selling on behalve of a church for the good cause. But has no knowledge of the camera.
Payment is through banktransfer. Which seems always to be a problem for outside EU buyers.
As discussed before there are plenty of ebay sellers who 'forget' to mention broken or missing parts under disguise of not tested or not knowing about the goods. Like transformers for an enlarger or batteryholders for cameras. And unfortunately this was all with german sellers (while I buy from al over the world). When asked these people say that they don't describe objects they are not selling. German sellers also seem to favor threatening with lawyers. Funny of course while these have hourly rates like Euro 250 and the goods are mostly below Euro 150. Gladly I receive lenghty letters from lawyers at the expense of such a seller. And it is good for excercising one's german reading skills.
The camera comes from a first owner (pastor, not the seller) but is untested, the UWL is undescribed (scratches). Seller is selling on behalve of a church for the good cause. But has no knowledge of the camera.
Payment is through banktransfer. Which seems always to be a problem for outside EU buyers.
As discussed before there are plenty of ebay sellers who 'forget' to mention broken or missing parts under disguise of not tested or not knowing about the goods. Like transformers for an enlarger or batteryholders for cameras. And unfortunately this was all with german sellers (while I buy from al over the world). When asked these people say that they don't describe objects they are not selling. German sellers also seem to favor threatening with lawyers. Funny of course while these have hourly rates like Euro 250 and the goods are mostly below Euro 150. Gladly I receive lenghty letters from lawyers at the expense of such a seller.
And it is good for excercising one's german reading skills.Kind regards,
André
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