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- From: liang@saul.cis.upenn.edu (Chuck Liang)
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- Subject: Re: Need Help Appraising Old Cameras
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- Date: 19 Nov 92 20:13:01 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.161838.9993@sctc.com> smith@sctc.com (Rick Smith) writes:
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- ...
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- >In regards to the list of old mass-market snapshot cameras... I'd be
- >surprised if any were worth much. They're the sort of thing I've seen
- >sell for a few dollars in antique stores and even less in estate
- >auctions. They're harder for most people to use as cameras since they
- >take the older, harder to find film sizes, and they often require
- >flashbulbs, which nobody wants to bother with any more.
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-
- All the cameras listed in the original posting except for the Kodak
- Brownie takes 35mm or 120 film - and they can still be useful. They
- were not just snap-shot models - especially the Yashica-Mat TLR and
- the Kodak 35 (if it's the rangefinder model). The lot listed could be
- worth up to $150-$175, depending on condition.
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- >
- >Now, if you had an old professional camera we're in a whole different
- >league. They're often worth a lot to collectors and even to pros who
- >might still use compatible equipment. Camera stores often stock old
- >equipment of this kind, and won't bother with old snapshot cameras.
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- Like what?
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- >Rick.
- >smith@sctc.com arden hills, minnesota
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