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Old 04-Jul-2006, 07:08
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Originally Posted by Eamonn
Pretty much the same experience here - took the camera into Jessops, had to pay £35 inspection fee, and then advised £160 to complete the repair.

Having had it fixed (about a year ago) its now broken again with a diffferent problem and found its only worth £200 max. So it will get thrown away - seems a ridiculous state to be in, but it really is becoming a throw away society....

Don't throw it away - I sold mine in it's broken condition on ebay - with a full description of what the fault was... made a decent enough price, think the buyer wanted to cannibalise it for spares, either that or he knew it was only a cheap/easy fix..
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