Michael Graves
12-Jan-2008, 07:23
There is a listing for some Riteway 4x5 film holders on ebay with photos of these nearly new pristine holders. It is exactly the same listing I won over a week ago. Instead of getting the pretty holders that look nearly new....no writing in the panels, completely unmarked hoders....you know the story....
The ones I got were trashed. I can live with the magic marker in the note panels, but the shot tape, cracked dark slides and loose joints were completely unacceptable. The seller responded that he didn't see the point in replacing the ones I have because all the others are as bad or worse then the ones he sent me. In his defense, he's offering a refund (less the fifteen bucks he gouged me for shipping, of course). However, if any of you folks are bidding on the holders listed by greatstuff_2954 on listing http://cgi.ebay.com/LARGE-FORMAT-4X5-RITEWAY-FILM-HOLDERS-GROUP-OF-5_W0QQitemZ230210480258QQihZ013QQcategoryZ29979QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem, you might want to reconsider. These are restoration projects, not users.
The ones I got were trashed. I can live with the magic marker in the note panels, but the shot tape, cracked dark slides and loose joints were completely unacceptable. The seller responded that he didn't see the point in replacing the ones I have because all the others are as bad or worse then the ones he sent me. In his defense, he's offering a refund (less the fifteen bucks he gouged me for shipping, of course). However, if any of you folks are bidding on the holders listed by greatstuff_2954 on listing http://cgi.ebay.com/LARGE-FORMAT-4X5-RITEWAY-FILM-HOLDERS-GROUP-OF-5_W0QQitemZ230210480258QQihZ013QQcategoryZ29979QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem, you might want to reconsider. These are restoration projects, not users.