http://absoluteclarity.com/evaluating-your-stereo-… On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 8:11 AM, Tim Eck <teck11@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Ellen wrote: > One wouldn't - there's the rub. In this case, I was assured it could be > returned if there were any problems. I wouldn't have bought it otherwise. > As with anything else you buy on eBay (plants, for sure) you take a chance. > What more can I say? > > > Actually, one of the reasons these usually fetch a good price on the used > market is that they are relatively abuse-resistant. It's nearly impossible > to crash the objectives since the working distance is several inches > instead > of microns and even if you actually drop it, not too much is damaged since > the optical path is relatively insensitive to misalignment. > You might want to examine your amber jewelry for minute arthropods that > may > have gone unnoticed - but don't look too closely at your other jewelry. > Tim > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >