Thanks everyone. I will be keeping an eye out for his contact information so
I can get replacements from him.
> My source for the Bargman 99 is indeed out of pocket at Disney Land with
> his kids. He returns Sunday and will call me on Monday. I kept the
> conversation very short. I will pass his direct contact information to the
> list as I have no interest other than my own end-use. I need to verify his
> contact info and allow a requested brief time to catch up from vacation. I
> expect to post his info on Monday.
>
> The good news is that I was able to contact him, you will be able to
> directly contact him, he is still typically about half the cost of what you
> have been seeing, and has plenty of remaining stock. I expect to pay a
> little more than before and I expect shipping cost will be more than before.
> He knows the market then and now, but is still not greedy. I know from past
> interactions he likes email communication to keep phone expenses at a
> minimum.
>
> I have already given a detailed description of what he has, what I bought,
> and how pleased I am with what I purchased. I found this person to be very
> nice, very generous, very professional and extremely honest. Be sure to read
> my description about a defect. It cannot be seen without removing the lens,
> looking inside, and even then has to be purposely looked for. He has been
> very concerned about that defect.
> -Eddie-
> Houston, TX