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GRAFLEX CROWN GRAPHIC TOP RANGEFINDER 4X5 W/ OPTAR 135MM 4.7 & RH8 FILM BACK For Sale


GRAFLEX CROWN GRAPHIC TOP RANGEFINDER 4X5 W/ OPTAR 135MM 4.7 & RH8 FILM BACK
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GRAFLEX CROWN GRAPHIC TOP RANGEFINDER 4X5 W/ OPTAR 135MM 4.7 & RH8 FILM BACK:
$126.63

PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS BELOW &READ THE ITEM DESCRIPTION, SELLER POLICIES & INFORMATION


THIS IS AN EXCELLENT WASHINGTON DC AREA ESTATE ATTIC OFFERING FOR A LARGE FORMAT ENTHUSIAST. IT'S A GRAFLEX CROWN GRAPHIC TOP RANGEFINDER LARGE FORMAT 4X5 CAMERA WITH A GRAFLOCK BACK. IT COMES WITH AN OPTAR 135MM 4.7 LENS ON A GRAPHEX SHUTTER WITH SPEEDS UP TO 400. THE CAMERA HAS A SINGER RH8 120 ROLL FILM BACK (A DESIRED LATER MODEL WITH THE ADVANCE LEVER INSTEAD OF A KNOB.)
THE CAMERA IS NOT ROTTED OUT, CHOPPED UP OR MODIFIED. THE LENS DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES PERFECTLY. THE BELLOWS ARE CLEAN & SHINY. THEY ARE NOT CRUMBLING OR SPLIT UP. THE RAIL BED TRACKS MACHINE SMOOTH. THE LENS FRAME ASSEMBLY IS NOT MODIFIED, STRIPPED OUT OR BROKEN. THE LENS FRAME IS FULLY ADJUSTABLE. I TESTED THE LENS BY FIRING THE SHUTTER ONCE AT ALL SPEEDS. THE HIGH SPEEDS SNAPPED. THE LOWER TIMED SPEEDS ALL BUZZED THROUGH W/O STOPPING. THE CAMERA BODY IS TIGHT & SQUARE. THE LEATHER CARRY HANDLE IS INTACT & SOLID. THE BACK OF THE BODY HAS SOME CHALKING TO THE BLACK METAL FINISH - SEE PHOTOS. THE ROLL FILM BACK LOCKS ON TIGHT. THE FILM BACK IS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER ALL AROUND. THE LEVER TRACKS THROUGH SMOOTH. THE AIMING LIGHT UNIT IN THE TOP RANGEFINDER HOUSING STILL WORKS & IS NOT ACID ROTTED OUT - SEE PHOTOS. THE ONLY ISSUE IS SEE IS THAT THE RANGEFINDER ASSEMBLY IS STIFF AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT MOVE WHEN THE LENS IS FOCUSED.
I HAVE NOT POLISHED UP OR TAMPER WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO INSTALL 2 AA BATTERIES IN THE LIGHT UNIT. THE CAMERA IS BEING OFFERED WITH NO WARRANTIES AS VINTAGE PRE-OWNED LARGE FORMAT CAMERA EQUIPMENT FROM AN ESTATE. IT'S BEING OFFERED DIRECTLY FROM THE ESTATE & AS PICTURED HERE.
DUE TO VALUE, THE INDICATED USPS PRIORITY SHIPPING COST INCLUDES SIGNATURE DELIVERY FOR SAFETY IN TRANSIT.

** NEVER A RESERVE **


ALL ITEMS I OFFER ARE FROM NUMEROUS EAST COAST ESTATES (MOSTLY FROM MARYLAND, WASHINGTON DC, VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA). THEY ARE OBTAINED THROUGH CONSIGNMENT OR ESTATE LIQUIDATION PURCHASE. I HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL ESTATE PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSIGNMENT & LIQUIDATION LLC FOR 15 YEARS. I AM NOT A "YARD SALER" OR A "PICKER". YOU ARE SEEING ITEMS BROUGHT TO ME RIGHT OUT OF THE ESTATES. I DO NOT TAMPER WITH ITEMS, OR ALTER THEM IN ANY WAY. I WANT buyers TO VIEW THEM AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO WHEN THEY CAME FROM THE ESTATES. I DESCRIBE ITEMS AS I AM LOOKING AT THEM. I DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT I SEE. IF I TEST THE FUNCTION OF A MECHANICAL ITEM, THE DESCRIPTION ADVISES OF WHAT THE ITEM IS DOING IN FRONT OF ME WHEN TESTED. ALL ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED AS FINAL SALES FROM ESTATE LIQUIDATION WITH ALL WEAR DAMAGE OF A USED VINTAGE ITEM. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM MINT IF I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IT'S IN MINT CONDITION. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM RARE OR SCARCE IF I TRULY BELIEVE IT TO BE SO.
THE ITEMS LISTED HERE ARE NOT BEING OFFERED LOCALLY AT THE SAME TIME. I WILL NOT END AN sale EARLY TO GET MORE MONEY FOR AN ITEM LOCALLY. ONCE AN ITEM IS UP & RUNNING, IT STAYS RUNNING UNTIL THE sale ENDS (UNLESS I MAKE A BAD DESCRIPTION ERROR & HAVE TO END THE sale TO FIX THE PROBLEM & THEN RE-LIST IT.)ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD TO THE WINNING buyer AT THE AMOUNT THEY WON IT FOR. I NEVER REFUSE COMPLETION OF A TRANSACTION BASED ON WHAT AN ITEMS SELLS FOR. (IE:IF A VALUABLE ITEM HAPPENS TO GO SUPER CHEAP, YOU GET IT CHEAP.)
MY sales ARE STRAIGHT FORWARD. MY DESCRIPTIONS ARE CLEARLY WRITTEN & PLAIN TO UNDERSTAND. I TAKE NUMEROUS EXCELLENT CLEAR CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF THE ITEMS. I USE PLAIN WHITE BACKGROUNDS AND SIMPLE PLAIN FONTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN FLUFFY BORDERS, FANCY BACKGROUNDS, OVERBLOWN HYPE WORDING OR CONFUSING FANCY LETTERING FONTS TO PROMOTE HYPE IN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN ITEM APPEAR MORE SPECTACULAR THAN IT REALLY IS. I WANT BUYERS TO SEE SOMETHING AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO WHAT I AM SEEING WHEN THE ITEM WAS ACQUIRED. I DO NOT USE THE DISTRACTION OF OVER-FLUFFED ADVERTISING IN AN ATTEMPT TO CAUSE AN EMOTIONAL REACTION TO IMPULSE offer & THEN HAVE BUYER'S REMORSE.
COLLECTORS PLEASE DO NOT WORRY. MY ITEMS WILL NOT DISAPPEAR PART WAY THROUGH THE sale. I CANNOT END sales EARLY FOR THE "WHAT WILL YOU TAKE FOR IT NOW" OR "WHAT IS YOUR BUY IT NOW PRICE" EMAILS. THE ESTATES USUALLY PREFER STRAIGHT sales TO FOLLOW THROUGH. SOMETIMES ITEMS DIE AND SOMETIMES THEY DO MUCH BETTER THAN ANY OFFER. THAT'S THE FUN OF AN sale. PLEASE NOTE:OCCASIONALLY, IF THE ESTATE REQUESTS, I DO USE THE "BUY IT NOW OR BEST OFFER" FORMAT. ALSO,I NEVER PUT A RESERVE ON ANY sale.RESERVESARE JUST A PHONY WAY OF TRYING TO SELL SOMETHING BY GIVING THE ILLUSION OF AN sale.
I HOPE ALL OF MY ITEMS WILL GO TO PEOPLE WHO WILL ENJOY THEM.I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT A RETURN AND/OR TAKE CARE OF A PROBLEM IF I DO MAKE A GROSS ERROR IN DESCRIPTION. IF I MADE NO GROSS ERRORS, THE ITEM IS AN ESTATE FINAL SALE. THIS IS MERELY DUE TO THE ITEMS BEING ANTIQUES / VINTAGE / PRE-OWNED.I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS FOR: BUYER'S REMORSE, FALSE or FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINTS MADE IN AN ATTEMPT TO MASK BUYER'S REMORSE OR FALSE RETURN DEMANDS USING response INTIMIDATION.
PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE THE ITEM ENDS. I CANNOT CANCEL A TRANSACTION FOR QUESTIONS ASKED AFTER THE ITEM HAS ENDED. I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS FOR ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN BY THE BUYER, TAKEN APART BY THE BUYER, ALTERED OR TAMPERED WITH IN ANY WAY BY THE BUYER. I CAN OFFER NO WARRANTIES OR RETURNS ON MECHANICAL ITEMS OR WATCHES IN REFERENCE TO HOW LONG THEY WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AFTER RECEIVED BY THE BUYER. I TEST ALL WIND UP TYPE ITEMS & WATCHES AS BEST AS POSSIBLE BEFORE LISTING THEM. I DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT I OBSERVE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NO WAY TO PREDICT HOW LONG A VINTAGE/ ANTIQUE / PRE-OWNED MECHANICAL ITEM OR WATCH WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AFTER IT IS SHIPPED.
PLEASE NOTE: MANY OF MY ITEMS COME FROM BEING STORED IN OLD ESTATES FOR MANY YEARS. JUST TO BE SAFE WHEN offerDING, PLEASE ASSUME THEY POSSIBLY DID NOT COME FROM SMOKE FREE HOMES. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SMELLS "OLD" TO SOMEONE, OR WHAT "SMELLS LIKE TOBACCO SMOKE" TO SOMEONE. I CANNOT OFFER ANY RETURNS FOR AN ITEM THAT A BUYER SAYS "SMELLS OLD" OR "SMELLS LIKE SMOKE". MOST OF THE ITEM I OFFER ARE OLD. JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY SMOKED BACK THEN. SOME OF MY ITEMS SAT FOR DECADES IN OLD ESTATE HOMES WHERE THERE WAS PROBABLY TOBACCO SMOKING GOING ON AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.
PLEASE REMIT PAYPAL PAYMENTS WITHIN 3 DAYS OF sale'S END. I AM VERY FRIENDLY & ACCOMMODATING, BUT NON-PAYING / NO CONTACT buyers DESTROY THE VALUE OF ITEMS. IF A WINNING buyer DOES NOT PAY FOR AN ITEM, I WILL HAVE TO FILE AN NON-PAYMENT CASE TO RECOUP THE FEES. I SHIP WITHIN 5 DAYS AFTER CLEARED PAYMENTS ARE RECEIVED.
I ALWAYS TRY TO PACK MULTIPLE SMALL PURCHASES IN ONE BOX TO SAVE THE WINNING buyer A BIT ON THE SHIPPING/PACKING COST (AS LONG AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO W/O RISK OF BREAKING ITEMS BY JAMMING THEM IN ONE BOX.)I NEVER STACK FULL SHIPPING COSTS FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER UNLESS THEY HAVE TO BE PACKED IN SEPARATE BOXES FOR SAFETY IN TRANSIT. (MOST LARGE & HEAVY ITEMS SHIPPED VIA UPS WILL HAVE TO BE PACKED IN SEPARATE BOXES FOR SAFETY.) I SHIP ALL SMALL ITEMS IN THE USA VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL W/ DEL CONF. ALL ITEMS OVER $200 ARE SHIPPED WITH SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION. I DO NOT SHIP VIA USPS PARCEL POST, USPS 1ST CLASS OR FED-EX AT ALL, NO EXCEPTIONS. I SHIP ALL LARGER & HEAVY ITEMS IN THE CONTINENTAL USA VIA FULLY INSURED UPS GROUND.
PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO UPS GROUND SHIPPING TO ALASKA, HAWAII OR APO ADDRESSES. ALL ITEMS SHIPPED TO ALASKA, HAWAII OR A U.S. APO WILL HAVE TO BE SENT VIA AIRMAIL. THIS WILL COST A GOOD BIT MORE THAN NORMAL UPS GROUND IN THE LOWER 48 STATES.THE UPS SHIPPING COST SHOWN IN MY LISTINGS IS FOR INSURED UPS GROUND IN THE LOWER 48 STATES, PRO PACKED BY THE UPS STORE. PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT ANY LARGE ITEM AIRMAIL COST BEFORE THE ITEM ENDS. I ONLY SHIP ITEMS. I DO NOT DO PICK-UPS AT ALL DUE TO A HORRIFIC BUSINESS SCHEDULING.
I SHIP ALL ITEMS INTERNATIONALLY VIA USPS GLOBAL PRIORITY FOR TRACKING & SELLER PROTECTION.I DO NOT SHIP INTERNATIONAL ITEMS VIA USPS 1ST CLASS AIRMAIL DUE TO LACK OF TRACKING. ONLY GLOBAL PRIORITY TRACKS THE BOX TO YOUR DOOR & PROVIDES SELLER PROTECTION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE USPS OVERCHARGES FOR THIS SIMPLE TASK, BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY I SHIP DUE TO RAMPANT INTERNATIONAL BUYER FRAUD. I DO NOT USE UPS OR FED-EX FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AT ALL. I CAN ONLY OFFER EXTREMELY LARGE & HEAVY ITEMS TO USA buyers. I DO NOT SHIP EXTREMELY LARGE OR HEAVY ITEMS INTERNATIONALLY. PLEASE NOTE: THE SHIPPING COST TO CANADA WILL BE A BIT LESS THAN INDICATED INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COST FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD. THIS WILL BE REFLECTED ON THE INVOICE EMAIL I SEND. ( DOES NOT HAVE A SEPARATE BOX FOR SHIPPING COST TO CANADA.)
FOREIGN BUYERS USING A USA 2ND PARTY MAIL FORWARDING COMPANY TO GET AROUND MY PROHIBITED COUNTRIES LIST TAKE CAREFUL NOTICE:THE INDICATED USA SHIPPING LOCATION IS THE BUYER'S ADDRESS, NOT THE OVERSEAS 2ND PARTY LOCATION THE BOX WILL EVENTUALLY BE FORWARDED TO. I DO NOT PROVIDE ANY DISCOUNTS FOR FALSE / TRIVIAL / FRIVOLOUS "ITEM NOT AS DESCRIBED" COMPLAINTS MADE IN A FRAUDULENT ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE SHIPPING COSTS AND/OR CUSTOMS FEES PAID FOR BY THE SELLER.

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