I had the same thought, to be honest. This is more of a "going out of business" sale.
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > Why does a good sale price on a discontinued scanner mean that "film > is not dead"? it just means that medium format film scanners are > becoming scarce because there isn't enough demand to keep them in > production and used prices are rising as a result, even parts are > becoming valuable to the remaining niche community that still uses > them. > > > On Friday, June 17, 2011, Gasha <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Proof of this is recent eBay auction: >> >> Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED Film Scanner 8000ED 166220 >> Item condition: For parts or not working >> Ended: Jun 16, 201112:57:31 PDT >> Winning bid: >> US $1,072.00 [ 28 bids ] >> Shipping: >> $49.95 UPS Worldwide Expedited >> Seller: >> Member id shutterbladeoutlet >> >> I was shocked... >> >> Gasha >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
