mani
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I'm worried about the durability of the glassless 120 film-strip holder for the coolscan models, so I decided to buy a back-up.
A couple months ago someone in NY had ten of them for sale on eb@y for around $99 each, and I made a mental note to buy at least one and possibly two, but hesitated so long that I missed them altogether. At the time I wasn't too concerned, as they seemed generally available.
For the last couple weeks I've been searching everywhere for them, and I'm AMAZED that they only seem available from an extremely small number of sellers at prices starting at around $400 each and up.
Does anyone know of any store still selling Nikon scanner accessories without the rip-off exploitative pricing? This isn't a WTB as I don't want to buy a used film holder (I'm concerned about mine wearing-out, so I want to buy a new unit - not an old worn one).
If this post is a problem for the mods, I can buy a wtb ad-space on the site, but I'd really like to get some information instead.
From a selfish point-of-view I'd prefer a PM first if anyone knows - that way I won't be missing out again if I don't see the reply first. I promise to spread the word here afterwards if it can help others...
A couple months ago someone in NY had ten of them for sale on eb@y for around $99 each, and I made a mental note to buy at least one and possibly two, but hesitated so long that I missed them altogether. At the time I wasn't too concerned, as they seemed generally available.
For the last couple weeks I've been searching everywhere for them, and I'm AMAZED that they only seem available from an extremely small number of sellers at prices starting at around $400 each and up.
Does anyone know of any store still selling Nikon scanner accessories without the rip-off exploitative pricing? This isn't a WTB as I don't want to buy a used film holder (I'm concerned about mine wearing-out, so I want to buy a new unit - not an old worn one).
If this post is a problem for the mods, I can buy a wtb ad-space on the site, but I'd really like to get some information instead.
From a selfish point-of-view I'd prefer a PM first if anyone knows - that way I won't be missing out again if I don't see the reply first. I promise to spread the word here afterwards if it can help others...