Luckiest Guy in the Whole World
Oct 18, 2012 08:29:23 #
I have to be the luckiest guy in the whole world....of course starting with the great wife I have..
Secondly....One of the local business went under and I went to the sale of their equipment yesterday afternoon. Low and behold, they had a 7D that was still in the box and they were asking $500. i offered $350 (as that was all I had) and THEY TOOK IT!!!!!
When they gave it to me they put it AND THE LENS in a bag. I figured it was just the kit lens...IT WAS THE 24-105MM F4 L LENS!!
I couldn't even sleep last nite I was so excited.
Now I have 2 7D and 2 D800
Wow!!! I have to keep pinching myself!!!
And that lens is great!!!
Secondly....One of the local business went under and I went to the sale of their equipment yesterday afternoon. Low and behold, they had a 7D that was still in the box and they were asking $500. i offered $350 (as that was all I had) and THEY TOOK IT!!!!!
When they gave it to me they put it AND THE LENS in a bag. I figured it was just the kit lens...IT WAS THE 24-105MM F4 L LENS!!
I couldn't even sleep last nite I was so excited.
Now I have 2 7D and 2 D800
Wow!!! I have to keep pinching myself!!!
And that lens is great!!!
Oct 18, 2012 08:31:40 #
Oct 18, 2012 08:34:01 #
Step in s*it and come out smelling like a rose!
Congrats! :thumbup:
Congrats! :thumbup:
Oct 18, 2012 08:35:54 #
jimberton wrote:
I have to be the luckiest guy in the whole world..... (show quote)
It was good you went. You never know with a business that's closing down.
Oct 18, 2012 08:48:55 #
traveler90712 wrote:
Step in s*it and come out smelling like a rose!
Congrats! :thumbup:
Congrats! :thumbup:
hahahahahaha....it doesn't usually come out this way. no one was interested in the camera. i went to the sale 6 hours after it started and the camera box was sitting right by the sale moderator in open sight.
i don't think this 7d was ever shot once.
Oct 18, 2012 08:51:20 #
jerryc41 wrote:
quote=jimberton I have to be the luckiest guy in ... (show quote)
yeah but i felt bad for the business...70 people lost their jobs. they had all their eggs in 1 basket...the auto industry.
here, where i work...they hired about 25 of them. we are getting ready to get into Christmas season.
Oct 18, 2012 09:48:21 #
jimberton wrote:
yeah but i felt bad for the business...70 people lost their jobs. they had all their eggs in 1 basket...the auto industry.
here, where i work...they hired about 25 of them. we are getting ready to get into Christmas season.
here, where i work...they hired about 25 of them. we are getting ready to get into Christmas season.
What kind of auto business was it? Unusual for an auto business to have that camera, and employing 70 people makes them a pretty big business.
Oct 18, 2012 12:44:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
What kind of auto business was it? Unusual for an auto business to have that camera, and employing 70 people makes them a pretty big business.
jimberton wrote:
yeah but i felt bad for the business...70 people lost their jobs. they had all their eggs in 1 basket...the auto industry.
here, where i work...they hired about 25 of them. we are getting ready to get into Christmas season.
here, where i work...they hired about 25 of them. we are getting ready to get into Christmas season.
What kind of auto business was it? Unusual for an auto business to have that camera, and employing 70 people makes them a pretty big business.
was a manufacturing company that made parts for GM. work is heading to china
Oct 18, 2012 18:57:37 #
jimberton wrote:
quote=jerryc41 quote=jimberton yeah but i felt b... (show quote)
Going to China, doesn't that figure. Great find for you. Wish I could find a deal of the century like that. Congrats. Get out and use the heck out of it. :)
Oct 18, 2012 20:31:29 #
WildBill wrote:
quote=jimberton quote=jerryc41 quote=jimberton ... (show quote)
wages at that plant were the highest around. manufactured products get their costs from labor, materials, etc...
in the place where i work we have close to 200 people working. we manufacture about 10% and import about 90%. no choice. it was a tough decision for the guy that owns our company. but because we get most of our stuff from china, we can stay in business. sad, but true. we do have a new line of made in america clothing..hope it goes well. stuff is priced above my pay grade.
as far as the deal of the century....i got that back some years ago. i found a fender strat aluminum harley davidson guitar at a garage sale for $200. it was like new. that guitar sold for $10k new and there was only 100 of them made.that was one of the guitars i just sold to buy my nikon stuff.
i did buy a lottery ticket this week!!!! maybe my lucky week!!
Oct 18, 2012 20:54:08 #
lighthouse
Loc: No Fixed Abode
jimberton wrote:
I have to be the luckiest guy in the whole world..... (show quote)
HAHA well done Jim.
I love hearing good luck stories.
The 7D is a great story but when I read about the Fender that took the cake.
Gotta love that!
Oct 18, 2012 21:08:03 #
Oct 19, 2012 00:03:41 #
Sometimes people get what they deserve. You must have been very good lately. As a Nikon user yourself, give us dark- siders your opinion on the 7D. I know it feels good in my hands.
Oct 19, 2012 00:05:25 #
I suspect this good luck couldn't have happened to a nicer person. Enjoy!
Lou Ellen
Lou Ellen
jimberton wrote:
I have to be the luckiest guy in the whole world..... (show quote)
Oct 19, 2012 00:06:22 #
Sometimes people get what they deserve. You must have been very good lately. As a Nikon user yourself, give us dark- siders your opinion on the 7D. I know it feels good in my hands.
I hate hearing of businesses closing but someone else would have bought that camera. Give it a good home.
I hate hearing of businesses closing but someone else would have bought that camera. Give it a good home.
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