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    Leon Aslan SocalAstro's Avatar
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    Platinum plated Burke & James ?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-ORBIT-BU...item4aa4694f14

    Unless this camera is platinum plated or has bits and pieces made of Osmium, the seller is smoking rope!

    -Leon

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    Re: Platinum plated Burke & James ?

    Yeah, I see things like this on ebay from time to time. Some of them try high prices just to see if it'll fly. THIS one is so out there that it's hard to imagine what he's thinking though!

    Quote Originally Posted by SocalAstro View Post
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-ORBIT-BU...item4aa4694f14

    Unless this camera is platinum plated or has bits and pieces made of Osmium, the seller is smoking rope!

    -Leon

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    Re: Platinum plated Burke & James ?

    Quote Originally Posted by SocalAstro View Post
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-ORBIT-BU...item4aa4694f14

    Unless this camera is platinum plated or has bits and pieces made of Osmium, the seller is smoking rope!

    -Leon
    But the ad states Vintage!

    Don Bryant

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    Re: Platinum plated Burke & James ?

    It must be those sumptuous red knobs!

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    Re: Platinum plated Burke & James ?

    Never afraid to ask too much for one of his prize collectibles, he says. Rare and one of a kind, he says. Desperately hoping for that one prize sucker, I says...

    Mike
    Politically, aerodynamically, and fashionably incorrect.

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    Re: Platinum plated Burke & James ?

    Man I sure am glad you guy's pointed this out. I was just about to use the Buy-Now feature for the VERY RARE Orbit . You sure $3797.00 is to high??? Really? The hell with I'm going Buy Now

    You'll all be so envious. Yea man.

    BTW- WTF. Really? why $3797

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    Re: Platinum plated Burke & James ?

    Hey!!! I called dibs last week!

    http://www.largeformatphotography.in...12&postcount=9


    Just need to sell some prize collectibles to afford it...I have a Magic 8 Ball I'll let go for a mere $1355, if anyone's interested.


    Edit: to shy away from the sarcasm for a brief moment, the seller's other items don't seem as outlandishly priced, so maybe he is genuinely confused about the value of his stuff? Then again, his embedded disclaimer (not afraid to ask for too much, prize collectible, etc) tends to indicate he knows he's pulling a fast one...

    Edit II: At least the stuff he was selling last week wasn't overpriced. But if he wants that much for a "vintage" Fossil leather bag, I guess he's just a wishful thinker or skilled scammer.

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    Re: Platinum plated Burke & James ?

    But it is in, what do they call it... 'Minty' condition!!!?

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    Re: Platinum plated Burke & James ?

    Misplaced decimal point?
    Real cameras are measured in inches...
    Not pixels.

    www.photocollective.org

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    Re: Platinum plated Burke & James ?

    Silver-plated Calumet cc400--only $1100!

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Calumet-CC-400-V...item5194eaaff7

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