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Don Wiss
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:41 am Post subject:
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These were taken over the past few weeks. Unfortunately I was only able to
get out on Sundays, and on days of the week that were Jewish holidays. So
some have their shutters pulled down. I will try to retake them when I get
a chance. (I was out taking pictures today, but again it was a Jewish
holiday.)
Pictures numbered 186-212 are new. If you just want to see the new ones
click on Number in the table heading. Then scroll down.
I have been spending a lot of time searching through the NY State corporate
entity database. Many pictures now have notes on what I've found.
Unfortunately the database cannot be searched by person's name or address.
So I don't know the entity name for many of my pictures. Then a few call
themselves a corporation, but I couldn't find them. So I removed the Inc
they were using. One non-camera dealer using two Inc's I e-mailed asking
what their corporate names really were. They did not reply.
This database was very handy. The Camera Source, Inc., d.b.a.
tcscamera.com, thecamerassource.com, put a lot of effort into hiding who
they really are. I found something to tip me off that it was really CCI,
but then the entity database had them right at CCI's address. Of course,
now that I disclose my use of the entity database all over my web page, for
their next company they will use some other address. So I will keep how I
was tipped off secret.
The link to the pictures: http://donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/
This is my only announcement. People are welcome to pass this on to other
forums.
Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).
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MarkČ
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Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:41 am Post subject:
Re: More Brooklyn Camera Dealer Pictures |
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Don Wiss wrote:
| Quote: | The link to the pictures: http://donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/
This is my only announcement. People are welcome to pass this on to
other forums.
Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).
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I appreciate your continued dedication to this very interesting series, and
I'm sure many newbies (and "old-bies) are quite enlightened by your little
"investigative" work. :)
I have a suggestion, though I hesitate to even mention it since you've
already put SO much work/time into this...
....But here it is. :)
-Would it be difficult to perhaps have a "Big 10" list (or some such
number), which could lead people directly to the most commonly-found sellers
in the photo rags? I think this would make it an extra useful reference for
those wanting to see the very shops they might be considering ordering from.
I'm think shops like Abe's, Beach, and any number of other more prevalent
advertisers.
What-a-ya-think?
Again...It's your time and your effort...
If you didn't mind, I'd be happy to use some of my pbase web-space to post
some of these if you were interested, though I don't know if that would
help.
....Just thinkin--
Thanks again,
M2 |
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Don Wiss
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
Re: More Brooklyn Camera Dealer Pictures |
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"MarkČ" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote:
| Quote: | Don Wiss wrote:
The link to the pictures: http://donwiss.com/pictures/BrooklynStores/
If you didn't mind, I'd be happy to use some of my pbase web-space to post
some of these if you were interested, though I don't know if that would
help.
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I don't like people taking pictures off my site. But as you have probably
noticed, I keep my deep links the same. So you are welcome to create a page
that deep links to specific vendors that you want to highlight.
Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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Don Wiss
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:41 am Post subject:
Re: More Brooklyn Camera Dealer Pictures |
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On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:04:32 -0400, Rich <none@none.com> wrote:
| Quote: | On Thu, 20 Oct 2005, John <jonjon.winn@TAKETHISOUTmail.utexas.edu> wrote:
Curious, anyone know why so many of these NY camera shops are run by Jewish
folks? Looking on line, I see many of them observe the holidays..Just
wondering what the connection is?
Probably like the jewellery and rag trade, it was easier to get into
early on than was banking, finance, etc, for obvious reasons.
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I don't know about easier, but there has been a long history of Jews being
merchants. So it doesn't surprise me that many have picked up on selling
over the web.
Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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Rich
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:41 am Post subject:
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On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:20:08 -0500, "John"
<jonjon.winn@TAKETHISOUTmail.utexas.edu> wrote:
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"Don Wiss" <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote in message
news:4opdl1p0u55htv1uonstt54gm0dbkf4oe6@4ax.com...
These were taken over the past few weeks. Unfortunately I was only able to
get out on Sundays, and on days of the week that were Jewish holidays. So
some have their shutters pulled down. I will try to retake them when I get
a chance. (I was out taking pictures today, but again it was a Jewish
holiday.)
Curious, anyone know why so many of these NY camera shops are run by Jewish
folks? Looking on line, I see many of them observe the holidays..Just
wondering what the connection is?
Thanks!
John
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Probably like the jewellery and rag trade, it was easier to get into
early on than was banking, finance, etc, for obvious reasons.
As to why so many of New York dealers are so "highly" regarded;
Competition and a huge market attracted the scum as well as the cream.
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Don Wiss
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Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:41 am Post subject:
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On Thu, 20 Oct 2005, John <jonjon.winn@TAKETHISOUTmail.utexas.edu> wrote:
| Quote: | Curious, anyone know why so many of these NY camera shops are run by Jewish
folks? Looking on line, I see many of them observe the holidays..Just
wondering what the connection is?
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Probably as a lot of them live in Brooklyn, and people that set up
businesses tend to set them up near where they live.
Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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Stewy
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:40 am Post subject:
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In article <dja6gj$7c6$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>,
"Malcolm Stewart" <malcolm_stewart@megalith.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
| Quote: | "Don Wiss" <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote in message
news:4opdl1p0u55htv1uonstt54gm0dbkf4oe6@4ax.com...
These were taken over the past few weeks. Unfortunately I was only able to
get out on Sundays, and on days of the week that were Jewish holidays. So
some have their shutters pulled down. I will try to retake them when I get
a chance. (I was out taking pictures today, but again it was a Jewish
holiday.)
Pictures numbered 186-212 are new. If you just want to see the new ones
click on Number in the table heading. Then scroll down.
Some interesting snaps.
Seems like someone's benefiting from a "free enterprise" and low regulation
culture. Could explain why prices in the US are so much more competitive
than in Europe - about which lots of us moan.
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Well, I think the higher prices are to do with taxation than competition.
Macintosh tends to market it's own products worldwide and the 20-25%
higher prices in Germany and Britain are a direct result of VAT rates.
Many US states have no sales tax at all and Japan is fixed at 5%.
A vast majority of Japanese photo dealers trade honestly. They tend to
shun non-Japanese customers simply because of potential language
problems and the perceived dishonesty among foreigners - eg returning
merchandise that has been mishandled or returning bogus merchandise
while claiming a refund.
It works both ways, sometimes.
Take a look at http://www.yodobashi.com/enjoy/more/index/index.html
One of the biggest stores in Osaka and Tokyo. While prices here are not
the cheapest (they give points on purchases for an extra discount on
your NEXT purchase) they are a good indicator of price levels.
Below the blue and red URL is, as follows.
DIGI CAMERA/CAMERA/COMPUTER/PERIPHERALS/PC CONSUMABLES? PC
SOFTWARE/BOOKS/AV/ELECTRICALS/GAMES/DVDS |
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