Who Wants a Great Enlarger deal in Philly?

[CameraQuest]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Beseler-23C-II-Dual-Dichro/164328242076

I don't even want it, but if I was in Philly I could not stop myself

 

[Phil_F_NM]

Back in 2011, I had to move out of the place I was renting and didn't have the space in the new apartment for my darkroom, so I sold a Beseler 45MXII with a set of masks from 35mm to 4x5, several easels, a print washer, an old print dryer, and 5 enlarging lenses (EL Nikkors, a Rodenstock, a Wollensak) all for the huge price of $270. It was so sad. When you posted this, I thought it may have been for my old enlarger, 'cause someone got a great deal back then.

Phil Forrest

 

[nikon_sam]

I bought my Beseler 23C-II with a Colorhead and three boxes of misc parts and darkroom gear at a yard sale for $50...
I sold the things I didn't need and that paid for the enlarger and then some...
A few years ago I bought the Beseler 45 MCRX (Baby-Blue) for under $100...
The deals are out there...
The Vivitar VI with Colorhead I bought new in the 1980's...I've been able to print since high school...

 

[Doug]

Back in 2011, I had to move out of the place I was renting and didn't have the space in the new apartment for my darkroom, so I sold a Beseler 45MXII with a set of masks from 35mm to 4x5, several easels, a print washer, an old print dryer, and 5 enlarging lenses (EL Nikkors, a Rodenstock, a Wollensak) all for the huge price of $270. It was so sad. When you posted this, I thought it may have been for my old enlarger, 'cause someone got a great deal back then.

Phil Forrest

Similar sad story here... when moving house I took my Beseler 23C with dichro color head (and original condenser head) and accessories down to the local camera shop (now out of business) and set it aside for anyone to take for free. I had bought the enlarger from the distributor at wholesale when I worked at a camera shop in Rapid City SD, 1966.