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<p>[QUOTE="spartcom5, post: 1952924, member: 5213"]What a bummer. Well where to start.... There was a decent amount of white mold growth and a moldy smell coming from the case. The image isn't actually tinted.... it is just tarnished overall giving off an allusion of being tinted. The image plate itself is actually quite bent and reflects light in an odd way. Also, there are some deep scratches on the image. I suppose I will be returning it because at the price I paid it just isn't worth it. OH and the brass preserver is broken into two pieces!</p><p><br /></p><p>I would love to work on it and make it nice but at a cheaper price. I brought this up with the seller and was told I got a good enough of a price already. Therefor it is going back...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]246318[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]246319[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]246320[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]246321[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="spartcom5, post: 1952924, member: 5213"]What a bummer. Well where to start.... There was a decent amount of white mold growth and a moldy smell coming from the case. The image isn't actually tinted.... it is just tarnished overall giving off an allusion of being tinted. The image plate itself is actually quite bent and reflects light in an odd way. Also, there are some deep scratches on the image. I suppose I will be returning it because at the price I paid it just isn't worth it. OH and the brass preserver is broken into two pieces! I would love to work on it and make it nice but at a cheaper price. I brought this up with the seller and was told I got a good enough of a price already. Therefor it is going back... [ATTACH=full]246318[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]246319[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]246320[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]246321[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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