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Re: [Rollei] Gotta love EBAY

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At 12:59 PM 5/29/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>At 03:38 PM 5/29/2003 -0400, TrueBadger   wrote:
>
>>But I walked into a local shop, and there it was, about as mint as it 
>>could be, sitting in the display case.  I was resolute at first, and 
>>walked away, but when it was STILL there, two weeks later, it was simply 
>>too much.. I bought it.
>
>Why does Rollei/Leica have this effect on us (and I assume its true with 
>others on the list) ;-)  ... ??

I would guess it's the same reason we spend our hard-earned money on superb 
mechanical watches when we can only wear one at a time.  The rest of the 
time they sit in their original boxes, with original documents, except when 
we wear one to make sure it doesn't dry up.

I can't afford enough winders to keep them all running so I sort of work 
through them, wearing one (carefully) for a couple of days, then put it 
back in a safe place.



Don Williams
La Jolla, CA


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At 12:59 PM 5/29/2003 -0700, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>At 03:38 PM 5/29/2003 -0400,
TrueBadger   wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font size=2>But I walked into a
local shop, and there it was, about as mint as it could be, sitting in
the display case.&nbsp; I was resolute at first, and walked away, but
when it was STILL there, two weeks later, it was simply too much.. I
bought it.</blockquote><br>
Why does Rollei/Leica have this effect on us (and I assume its true with
others on the list) ;-)&nbsp; ... ??</font></blockquote><br>
I would guess it's the same reason we spend our hard-earned money on
superb mechanical watches when we can only wear one at a time.&nbsp; The
rest of the time they sit in their original boxes, with original
documents, except when we wear one to make sure it doesn't dry up.&nbsp;
<br><br>
I can't afford enough winders to keep them all running so I sort of work
through them, wearing one (carefully) for a couple of days, then put it
back in a safe place.<br><br>
<br>
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Don Williams<br>
La Jolla, CA<br>
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