08-14-2012
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Originally Posted by hendriphile
You could turn that kit around overnight for a fifty-fold profit... but WILL you? Naahhh... 
Congratulations and enjoy! |
No way, I can always make more money, I could never get this camera back. |
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Sweet! Man, I thought my $7 Canonet was a score.
Portland GWs are cool. I found some great funk records last time I went, which would never be put out in Seattle.
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08-14-2012
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Wow! Congrats!!
I'm in Portland as well and visit pretty regularly. Just so I can continue to hate myself for not finding this... may I ask what Goodwill it was?
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08-14-2012
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Originally Posted by pdexposures
Wow! Congrats!!
I'm in Portland as well and visit pretty regularly. Just so I can continue to hate myself for not finding this... may I ask what Goodwill it was?
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It was one of the stores out in Gresham near Division I think. I was working out there for a few days, it isn't one I've ever been to before. |
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08-14-2012
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Originally Posted by Mattco26
It was one of the stores out in Gresham near Division I think. I was working out there for a few days, it isn't one I've ever been to before.
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Ah yeah I never go out that deep unless I'm out there for something. In July I had great luck in Beaverton. But August has been crap for me repeatedly.
Again congrats on the score! That's a find of a lifetime!
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08-14-2012
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<--- M3, 50mm f2.8 Elmar... Mine is a 1959.
Congratulation on your find, and use it a lot 
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08-14-2012
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Congratulations on your find!
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08-15-2012
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Originally Posted by George Bonanno
LeicaFan...
Is that your personal opinion ???
Or are you just trying to be smart ???
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I'm not trying to be smart. Sorry if I came off that way.
The reality is that Goodwill cannot price every item at its true value. Like tstermitz said, Goodwill receives items as donations. Every sale is a profit.
The buyer cannot be faulted for the mistake of the seller. He paid their asking price. Everybody is happy.
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Great find ... well done.
Those type of shops in the UK are usually very price aware so there are few bargains like that to be found.
The financial concessions which such stores receive (in the UK) makes competition increasingly difficult for any small retailers.
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08-15-2012
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Why does this never happen to me?! 
Seriously though, congratulations on finding such an awesome deal!
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08-15-2012
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Congratulations on the great find...
Ignore the haters....You have nothing to be ashamed about 
Happy shooting! |
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08-15-2012
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Antique shops used to be good places to find premium gear but haven't seen anything but junk in several years.
Over the past few years I found two like new Nikon F with standard prism & 50 f1.4 lenses and one had the late model coupled meter that still worked. They were very cheap. Also found a "BABY" Deardorff 4x5 with case, 210 Tessar in an Ilex, 4 new wood holders in the original packing. All were as new for $800. This doesn't sound cheap but only 500 were made and tge last was in the 40's and theyre very rare. I used the camera for several and sold it for 5 times what I paid. Also found a major find of a like new IIIG with 50 Summicron, M2 Ex+ and mint 50 elmar 2.8 and 7 more Leica lenses including a like new 8 element 35 Summicron, Elmarit 90, Zeiss Sonnar pre war, two visoflexes I & II adapters, filters, table top tripod etc all in near new condition for $1200.
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08-15-2012
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Congratulations - go forth and photograph !
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08-15-2012
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Congrats and greetings from down under! I bought a Leica CL with Summicron-C for $10 from Salvos, but I wasn't that lucky with the body. The shutter was jammed, but I bought a working CL from Youxin Ye and sold the defect body for $125. I keep checking them and hope I will find something precious again
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08-15-2012
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Wow you lucky lucky person!!!
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08-15-2012
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OP: Buy a Powerball ticket.
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OP Please Please tell me you are leaving the goodwill sticker on the camera?
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08-15-2012
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Originally Posted by LeicaFan
He has nothing to be ashamed about. Your reasoning makes no sense.
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+1.
Especially since, in the last several years, "Goodwill" has turned into a money-making entity.
Ya, ya, I know it is for a good cause, but it also doesnt necessarily give back to the local community shppers when,
Eg. either 1) not selling the generous donations at the store, but instead posting them on eBay, and
2) absurdly jacking up prices: it is no longer a "thrift" store, but prices often rival and exceed those of consignment shops,
at least on the California coast. I see many prices of used items that is similar or same as new prices. And have seen several $70
Polaroids for sale. What a bargain!!??
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08-15-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by N.delaRua
OP Please Please tell me you are leaving the goodwill sticker on the camera?
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Haha no. I did stick it to the reciept and I plan to frame it with a nice photo of the camera and hang it on my wall.
I did however leave the $2.99 pricetag on the Leica Z2X I found last year. |
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotomeow
it is no longer a "thrift" store
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I agree with that comment.
I always looked at Goodwill as...
1.) A place to give a second life to unwanted items rather than burying them in the ground.
2.) A place where people can get good prices because of #1.
3.) A place where the proceeds from a sale benefit needy people.
Well done OP. We ALL wish we had found it.
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08-15-2012
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i deleted the original rude comment and then anything attached to it.
first one to continue in this vein gets banned...
let's just enjoy the op's good luck!
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08-15-2012
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Bummer... I would have left the sticker on as a badge of honor. If someone tried to steal it you could just yell, "Chill out man, its only worth $12... "
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This is a shocker for Goodwill. They never put anything in their stores which are of value. They were the first to go online with auction sales. They list everything as working to the best of their knowledge. I purchased a few items from their auction site. Nothing from them worked out of the box and several items went from the mail to the garbage. You are very lucky.
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Congrats from a fellow thrift store hunter. You've bested my finds by far, enjoy it!
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08-15-2012
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Nicely done. Best thrift find I ever had was a Yashica Electro 35 GSN for twice what your M3 cost.
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