Re: Vintage Polaroid - you are missing the point

For@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

> 
> What you are doing with your camera is indirectly you are
> trying to sell something that goes for $1 at a garage sale but are
> trying to milk more out of it by leaving out the fact that the film
> used for it to work is discontinued. 

First of all, I asked for offers on it. As I already stated, film is
still available for the camera if someone wants to actually use it to
take pictures.  Your claim that it goes for $1 at a garage sale has no 
bearing.  As I've already stated, value is determined by the buyer.

As I have also mentioned, film is still available for the camera.  While 
Polaroid has discontinued manufacture of the film, other companies have 
not.  A quick Google search brings up http://www.sx70blend.com/,
for 
example, where the film can be purchased.

> Vintage:Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal;
> classic.

For 30 years this has been a camera that has been characterized by
excellence. 30 years is "mature" for a camera, and the fact that it's
still in use shows that it's appeal has endured for the past 30 years.
Vintage is the appropriate word.

> Your camera is a newer camera made from plastic, it is not vintage and
> you got caught by the sharks on your actions.

Before mouthing off, you should do a little research into the item being
sold. My original post has a link where you can view pictures. Maybe 
check those out.  Oh, and beware those sharks digging their teeth into 
your rear as you try and back-peddle.

> When you post on the internet, don't be a sucky baby !!!  You are a
> small fish swimming in the ocean and if anything looks "fishy" about
> what you are doing, there are 1,000 sharks ready to pounch on you.

There's absolutely nothing fishy about what I'm doing. I have an item
I'm trying to sell. I've been open about what exact model it is. even 
have pictures. I've been responding honestly to all comments an 
inquiries.  As for comparing yourself to a shark, I think you really 
need to reconsider your analogy.

> This is why when someone tries to post a used Pentium-4 computer for
> sale at $1,100 it becomes a feeding frenzy with the sharks.  People
> have the power and if you are not man enough to be completely clean in
> what you are selling, they will devour you.

I still don't see how you think I've not been "clean".  And the marine 
life analogy is not only poorly done, but wearing thin.

> Do you really think that anyone now will buy your plastic discontiuned
> camera now with 30 bad posts against it?  Mark this down as a lesson
> for future use.

Nope, no one is going to buy a "plastic discontiuned [sic] camera" from 
me at all as I'm not selling one.  I'm selling a vintage Polaroid SX-70, 
that is in good working order.  Pictures can be found at:

http://pebakk.blackapplehost.com/SX-70/

And all questions/comments/offers can be directed to my email, shown
below.

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