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Excerpt from a Humor Page:
TERMS
Antique.................older than the dealer
Old.......................as old as the dealer
Early.....................younger than the dealer
Classic..................as old as the dealer's oldest kid
Collectible..............for sale
Modern..................used by the dealer's kid, too complicated to explain
User......................not completely broken
Sophisticated.........too complicated to use, too hard to hold
Ergonomic.............too complicated to use, but easy to hold
Interesting.............ugly
Unusual.................ugly
Uncommon............one of the few the dealer has left
Acquire.................to pay way too much, see also "temporary insanity"
Find......................to pay less than you expected
Buy......................to pay more than you expected
Temporary insanity....a purchase wich results in instant regrets, see also
"acquire"
CONDITION CODES:
New, in the box ................almost new, with a box
New..................................almost new without a box
As new.............................used, but sold "as new"
Like new...........................used, but not engraved
Mint..................................not heavily used or engraved
Ex+++..............................not heavily used, may be engraved
Ex+..................................heavily used and engraved
Ex....................................still recognizable as a camera
Ex-...................................no longer recognizable as a camera
Very good.........................may not be a camera
C10...................................anything Ex or above
C9 or less..........................anything below Ex
Repairable.........................broken
Restorable.........................badly broken
Restored............................cleaned by dealer
Brassing............................worn out
Ding..................................bashed repeatedly
Cleaning marks..................any scratch, gouge, or chip in the lens
Fungus..............................mushrooms growing between elements
Hazy, foggy.......................lens cleaned with steel wool and abrasives
Inop..................................badly broken
Sluggish............................something moves, but not in a useful manner
CATCH PHRASES
Daguerrean equipment.............any wooden camera, pre-1900
dry-plate camera.....................any other wooden camera
wet-plate camera.....................any other wooden camera found in the
Pacific Northwest
Museum piece........................owned by the dealer's parents
Early Polaroid..........................film no longer available
Collectible Polaroid..................a lie
Leica copy..............................not a wooden camera
TERMS
Antique.................older than the dealer
Old.......................as old as the dealer
Early.....................younger than the dealer
Classic..................as old as the dealer's oldest kid
Collectible..............for sale
Modern..................used by the dealer's kid, too complicated to explain
User......................not completely broken
Sophisticated.........too complicated to use, too hard to hold
Ergonomic.............too complicated to use, but easy to hold
Interesting.............ugly
Unusual.................ugly
Uncommon............one of the few the dealer has left
Acquire.................to pay way too much, see also "temporary insanity"
Find......................to pay less than you expected
Buy......................to pay more than you expected
Temporary insanity....a purchase wich results in instant regrets, see also
"acquire"
CONDITION CODES:
New, in the box ................almost new, with a box
New..................................almost new without a box
As new.............................used, but sold "as new"
Like new...........................used, but not engraved
Mint..................................not heavily used or engraved
Ex+++..............................not heavily used, may be engraved
Ex+..................................heavily used and engraved
Ex....................................still recognizable as a camera
Ex-...................................no longer recognizable as a camera
Very good.........................may not be a camera
C10...................................anything Ex or above
C9 or less..........................anything below Ex
Repairable.........................broken
Restorable.........................badly broken
Restored............................cleaned by dealer
Brassing............................worn out
Ding..................................bashed repeatedly
Cleaning marks..................any scratch, gouge, or chip in the lens
Fungus..............................mushrooms growing between elements
Hazy, foggy.......................lens cleaned with steel wool and abrasives
Inop..................................badly broken
Sluggish............................something moves, but not in a useful manner
CATCH PHRASES
Daguerrean equipment.............any wooden camera, pre-1900
dry-plate camera.....................any other wooden camera
wet-plate camera.....................any other wooden camera found in the
Pacific Northwest
Museum piece........................owned by the dealer's parents
Early Polaroid..........................film no longer available
Collectible Polaroid..................a lie
Leica copy..............................not a wooden camera
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