What a great price (although a tad upset i didn’t get in when she was selling for much cheaper a week or so ago), and no shipping. :)

I was fortunate that when i got the first email from the ebay seller about being out of town next week, i wrote back with a bit of useful information:

feel free to call me if there’s *any* possibility to meet today somewhere to pick it up. i’m going to pick up my brother in law at the airport today at 2 and will be out and about.

come to find out, she was flying out of town for the week, and would be at the airport at 2:30…perfect! she described herself i described myself, gave me her mobile #, and i was on my way!

i had to wrangle the kids together to head out–we left at about 10 minutes to 2–and i had NO batteries left on *my* mobile. I turned on my phone for a sec to let joel know we’re on our way “it’ll be about 25 minutes”. i learned something new today–we’re only 10 minutes from the airport.

long story short we made it there, joel drove in a circle with the kids after dropping myself and jaden off (i needed a heavy just incase). at the international terminal. in a few minutes we saw our pickup lady, and she gave us the package with a smile.

i received it with a smile.

this is a much lighter, and “complex” camera than i anticipated. much sturdier than the holga, but with that same basement smell. what character.

i have a roll of fuji 200 in there–the only one i had available. we’ll see…