----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 5:51 PM Subject: Re: Re: Re: EOS Barrel wobble in 28-135 IS
> "Skip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: > > >It's very hard to tell that a box has been opened and the lens shown, or if > >it is bought and returned. I have no qualms about buying a lens in a box > >that may have been opened, since there is no seal on Canon boxes. > >How do you know that the box you receive from an online dealer hasn't been > >opened and returned? If all the books and packing are present, you don't, > >do you? > >I didn't intend to start an argument here, I was just pointing out an > >advantage of supporting your local retailer. Geez. > >Skip Middleton > > Weird, they got seals on anything Canon here in Japan. I've heard this > mentioned before too in America. Personally, no seal does not make me > happy when I'm buying brand new. > > "take every day as a gift, > never get angry at the idiotic mass of humanity, > delight in the craftsmanship of BMW and nature" > Jim Davis, 2002 > My local dealer doesn't have many of the lenses on display in their counter, so they pull one off the shelf to show. Happens all the time, I'm certainly not going to buy a lens without looking at it. I'll bet those stores in Japan have an extra supply of seals, just in case! ;-) (Just kidding! I think...) Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
