P3D eBay

[BK Nowlan <bknowlan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gary writes:
> I'm sure most will agree that because of eBay, we have seen and purchased
> items which we had longed to acquire, and in many cases found items which we
> didnt even know existed - often rekindling or magnifying our interest in
> stereo.

I agree.  I have found out about 3-D items that had not been discussed
on P3-D.  If the seller gives a great discription, I get educated. 
Recently, I wanted to try medium format stereo.  My neighbor gave me a
camera he was no longer using.  I looked on ebay to find this camera and
found that it was a nice camera and definitely worth getting another to
try medium formatt.  I learned about this camera not only from the
discriptions I read on ebay, but also from e-mailing the sellers and
asking them about the camera.  ebay sellers are very helpful! :^)  I had
thought at first that the camera my neighbor gave me was broken.  I took
the camera to the camera store and was told in fact that it was broken
and in need of repair.  That night, unable to accept the bad news, I
kept playing around with it and noticed I could get it to fire and
advance sometimes.  Hmmm, was there some weird way (unfamiliar to me
anyway since I had no experience with medium format) that the camera had
to be advanced?  I emailed a seller on ebay and was told YES!  There was
a certain way the camera had to be advanced.  I tried it and it
WORKED!!!  HA!  No more broken camera!!!  :^)  Now, I could get the
second camera and make stereo pairs.  ebay also provides me with info on
price range.  Recently, I had to get new batteries for my Gossen Luna
Pro that had been working until the batteries died.  It worked right
before I needed new batteries.  I took it in, got new batteries and it
doesn't work.  It is frozen!  The camera store just told me my light
meter was broken.  Hmmm...  

Brenda


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