Re: B&H puts another local camera store out of business (with my help, unfortunately)

"David Dyer-Bennet" <dd-b@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Michael Meissner wrote:
>> David Dyer-Bennet <dd-b@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>>
>>> Harvard Camera (that had a thread a while ago in one of the groups I'm

>>> in)
>>> once told me they paid more for that model slide projector than the
>>> advertised price at Caldor, and I should definitely buy it there.
>>
>> And if memory serves they went out of business within the last year. 
It 
>> was
>> always somewhat sad when I went in there, where they didn't usually
have 
>> stuff
>> that I wanted.  So now, if I want to try stuff out or talk to a
salesman, 
>> I
>> drive into Melrose to go to Hunts.
>
> I was living in Hudson MA from 1981-1984, and used Harvard Camera then. 
> Back at that point they were looking fairly healthy.  I've still got the

> darkroom stuff I bought from them, including a 4x5 enlarger that will 
> probably never be set up again (I think we're past the point where I can

> sell it to somebody who really wants to use it).
>

I really want to use it, David--I'm following several on Ebay right now. 
Please contact me off list, if you'd like to continue the conversation: 
mattclara (at) mattclara.com

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