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Theo Sulphate

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Not worth the trip or the shipping. Cameras haven't been used for 50 years, have been baking in hot sun, now covered in cosmic dust, and lubricants dried out. Also: as-is and no warranty. Does not have film back.

Who knows how cameras were treated. Astronauts could've removed film back and tossed cameras like football.

I suggest KEH instead.
 
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Free - just pay shipping and handling.
 

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I’ll go get them. I can hitch hike there, I have a guide book for that.
 

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MattKing said:
Free - just pay shipping and handling.
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Are they free?

Over here there is meanwhile some controversy on stuff by the owner deliberately put on the curb for the waste collection. Meanwhile some municipalities argue that the moment the stuff is placed on the curb ownership has changed to the municipality and the stuff must not be picked by anybody.
This weird argumentation one may apply on the Moon too...
 

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ruilourosa said:
No lubricants were added... they etherize in space...
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So they'll need a CLA upon return. Also: foam mirror-pads are probably dust by now.

I still think the astronauts chucked the cameras for fun. So: dents.

As for ownership, I'm astonished that artifacts from the U. S. space program are being auctioned off. To me, such items should always be the property of the U. S. Government and not be for sale.
 

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They may be unusable but I think you can sell them for much more money than working hassies but I doubt you can get enough for the shipping cost.
 

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A few weeks ago, I’ve read an article about a guy who purchased a lot at a NASA surplus auction in the mid 70’s. He acquired 1250 reels for 217$, hoping to make money selling them to T.V stations. Among the lot he found the original footage of the Apollo 11 moon landing. They’re going to be auctioned at Sothebys this month for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
 

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The day will come when rock-pieces from the Moon or Mars will become jewelry.
 

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