Issy
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At first it was a simple request... to replace a damaged black ring around the cable release of my G1 prior to sale. The thought being that a $5 replacement was better than loosing $50 in re-sale value because of appearance.
Despite a half dozen attempts via email and phone to ToCAD since August, 2005, I still don't have a part, and I still don't have a clear indication of whether the part is available in the U.S. (unreturned calls and email after initial contact, and no one will say "sir, the part is no longer available"). To their credit, they did send me a free rubber eyepiece for a G2 that was missing it, but the minuses have long since outnumbered the pluses. At this point, despite being very patient and reasonable and polite, I am at a dead-end with ToCAD.
So I have the following request for someone outside of the US (outside the support area covered by ToCAD). Please send me a private message to confim first, so I don't have 50 people doing this.
If you are willing to...
Call your local Contax support
Order the part (the black ring that goes around the cable release port of the G1) Have them ship it to you.
Ship it to me
I will...
pay for your costs (the part, shipping, VAT, shipping to me)
and slip you a few extra bucks to buy a few pints on me, as my thanks.
You will remain anonymous.
I can provide payment via paypal, and can provide a 400+/100% ebay reference if you think this is some sort of scam.
A little over the top for a small part? Maybe. Maybe it will make me feel better knowing that if push came to shove, I really don't have to rely on ToCAD.
Despite a half dozen attempts via email and phone to ToCAD since August, 2005, I still don't have a part, and I still don't have a clear indication of whether the part is available in the U.S. (unreturned calls and email after initial contact, and no one will say "sir, the part is no longer available"). To their credit, they did send me a free rubber eyepiece for a G2 that was missing it, but the minuses have long since outnumbered the pluses. At this point, despite being very patient and reasonable and polite, I am at a dead-end with ToCAD.
So I have the following request for someone outside of the US (outside the support area covered by ToCAD). Please send me a private message to confim first, so I don't have 50 people doing this.
If you are willing to...
Call your local Contax support
Order the part (the black ring that goes around the cable release port of the G1) Have them ship it to you.
Ship it to me
I will...
pay for your costs (the part, shipping, VAT, shipping to me)
and slip you a few extra bucks to buy a few pints on me, as my thanks.
You will remain anonymous.
I can provide payment via paypal, and can provide a 400+/100% ebay reference if you think this is some sort of scam.
A little over the top for a small part? Maybe. Maybe it will make me feel better knowing that if push came to shove, I really don't have to rely on ToCAD.