Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/06

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Subject: [Leica] So do I sell the darkroom?
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Sat Aug 6 08:37:02 2005

> 
> I was in a similar situation when I had bought my first film scanner in 
> 1998 (that was also the year I began using Leica). I had moved from New 
> Jersey to Belgium in 1995, and while I had set up my darkroom in the 
> basement (plenty of space), I found that I had made perhaps 5 prints 
> during those 3 years. So one Sunday I put the enlarger, trays and 
> everything else in the car and went to a second-hand photo equipment 
> market in Brussels. My then 9-year old son went with me, and he minded 
> the shop when I wanted to take a break. For keeping me company he earned 
> 10% of the revenues. We sold almost everything and pulled in about 1000 
> Euro--my son's 10% cut was the most money he had ever laid his hands on!
> 
> I say -- if you are not using it, sell it. It is not going to become 
> more valuable by sitting around.
> 

2005 is not 1995 and its not going to get worth any less sitting around 
either.

I'd store the stuff until you are *absolutely certain* that you want to sell 
it.

The fact that you're uncertain enough to ask the question on the list 
suggests that you are not.

Regards,

Greg