Re: Tripods for CHEAP !!

[wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Bob Wier)]

>At 1:41 PM 1/11/96, CJMCE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>      TM95MIS2845.............................................$29.95
>>                         (Visa, MasterCard, Discover)
>>
>>This is the outfit that sold me an aluminum screen a number of years ago for
>>a similarly ridiculous low price for brand-new stuff.  No, they are sold out
>>of screens, but this price for the tripod(s) is for real!
>>
>>I just purchased 3 Bogens similar to the above but at a cost of $500.00...!
>>
>
>So what's the catch?  How can they manage to do this?
>
>-Jim C.
>
>
>------------------------------------------------
>Jim Crowell
>U.C. Berkeley School of Optometry
>360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
>(510) 642-7679
>jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

They are kind of like Damark - they deal in surplus/cut merchandise.
It's a bit of the roll of the dice in my experience. Sometimes you get
really good stuff for cheap - sometimes not. For example, I bought some
electronic switch boxes which were retailing for about $50, from them for
$6.95 (or something similar). They were brand new. On the other hand, I was
looking for a very strong magnet, and the one they carried which appeared
identical to the one in the Edmund Scientific catalog was actually priced
MORE than Edmund. There is a line drawing of the tripod in the catalog.
I'll bring it in tonight and scan the ad if anyone want to look at it.
I have to admit - I'm thinking of buying one...

THANKS

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