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  seanbaussie on 17/01/2012 - 18:05

  Looked through your site, but couldn't tell how to get the slides to you - do we pay postage, or can we drop it somewhere?

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    Store Repscancorner @ Scan Corner on 17/01/2012 - 18:15

    Thanks for visiting our site and for your queries too . We operate out of Brisbane so if you are around you can drop to our address otherwise you have to ship the materials to us . Here is the url that describes it :

    http://scancorner.com.au/photoscanning/howitworks

    Hope this helps

    Thanks again

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      Elijah on 17/01/2012 - 18:42

      I would rather airmail it, shipping it would take longer and I don't want my negatives to get wet…

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        Store Repscancorner @ Scan Corner on 17/01/2012 - 18:45

        Hello,

        We would suggest to use Australia Post for convenience :-)

        Thanks

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        Elijah on 18/01/2012 - 02:53

        No wonder he asked me to ship it… LOL

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      seanbaussie on 17/01/2012 - 19:47

      That being the case, it's not technically 'free', mb should be in title.

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  dorian_gray on 17/01/2012 - 18:42

  Sounds very good but what scanner do you use?

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    Elijah on 17/01/2012 - 18:47

    its a special magical scanner with rainbow sprinkles…

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    Store Repscancorner @ Scan Corner on 17/01/2012 - 18:48

    For Negatives and Slides we use Nikon super coolscan 5000 and 9000 series and Epson v700 for images . All are equipped with DigitalICe technologies and our technicians do all the post-scan optimization manually .

    Thanks

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  c64 on 17/01/2012 - 18:49

  if shipping is involved then surely it is just easier to buy a cheap slide scanner?

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    Store Repscancorner @ Scan Corner on 17/01/2012 - 18:54

    +2

    Yes, that is one of most frequently asked question that we receive all the time from our website visitors. Even you can have costly scanner but having just scanning equipment alone does not guarantee high quality results. This equipment must be paired with the knowledge and expertise to operate them correctly and requires a keen eye for editing these images.At the same resolution, even two different scanners may deliver vastly different results. The qualitative aspects are essential to obtain good results. They include the scanner's mechanical precision, optical quality, optical path (e.g. glass free or not), number of mirrors, dynamic range, colour calibration, software and last but not least: the trained professionals.

    and also please read here : http://scancorner.com.au/resources/scanphotosoneself

    Thanks

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  bbourizk on 17/01/2012 - 19:55

  this might be something im interested in
  just unsure of the negatives i have…between 200-300
  they are shot on KODAK 400NC film…each strip has 3 negatives at 5.5cmx5.5cm

  what sort of price would i be looking at?…on the site it says starting at .25c
  i'm interested in high quality scans
  thanks

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    Store Repscancorner @ Scan Corner on 17/01/2012 - 20:28

    Hi ,

    Thanks for your post . We do scan these kind of negatives using professional range of scanners that we have . Once scanned you can review your scans online and can only pay for what you want to keep so you can send us whatever amount of negatives you have .

    We have three kind of service level , described here : http://scancorner.com.au/pricing

    You are requested to place the order online and the concerned department will get in touch with you with all the details .

    Thanking you

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  molla22 on 17/01/2012 - 21:10

  -1

  1. Will you just scan one slide? - is there a minimum?
  2. For 16mm transfers what model is the machine you use, and the method?
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    ShortyX on 18/01/2012 - 10:10

    +4

    FYI - molla22 owns or works at a business in competition…see http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/61806#comment-732558

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  blitz on 17/01/2012 - 21:25

  +1 for a rep who's happy to answer questions

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  molla22 on 17/01/2012 - 21:52

  +7

  Can you confirm all work in carried out in Australia at that brisbane address..and that the items send never leave our shores?.. A bit of research shows everything tracing back to a base in India and websites are generally registered in various geographical locations to look "local" - google street view shows someones backyard as your brisbane location, and just a mobile phone number as contact doesnt instill trust in me either. The prices seem ridiciously cheap to be making any profit from…I think i would prefer to pay a little more and support a truly local business than sending items to a website that appears to be pretending to be local but is actually based in india, are we now outsourcing these things to there too? Apologys if i am way off the mark here but the alarm bells are ringing for me!

  Company Profile:
  "ScanCorner helps people preserve, restore and share precious memories by digitizing old photos, negatives, slides and other offline media. The company caters to customers in Switzerland, Spain and India with global processing center based out of Hyderabad, India" http://www.crunchbase.com/company/scancorner

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    Store Repscancorner @ Scan Corner on 17/01/2012 - 22:19

    -5

    Hello,

    Thanks for your queries , I would like to request you to send an email to [email protected] for a better insights as I do not represent the operations department . I believe that they can get back to you with all the information . and yes Scancorner Gmbh is founded in Switzerland and it has facilities in multiple location including India, Spain and we just have introduced services here in Australia .

    Thanking you

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      molla22 on 17/01/2012 - 22:51

      +6

      ozbargainers are a savvey bunch…i put it to you, you are actually in india - you blatantly avoided the question about if the items leave our shores..

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      jv on 18/01/2012 - 02:58

      -1

      What a crap response

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        Tal_Shiar on 18/01/2012 - 03:04

        +1

        What a crap response

        Did you forget to read the rules again jv?

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        Tal_Shiar on 18/01/2012 - 05:06

        so that a yes

        nice talking to you jv :)

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    [Deactivated] on 17/01/2012 - 22:36

    +3

    +1 for your detective work.

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    ShortyX on 18/01/2012 - 10:10

    +3

    FYI - molla22 owns or works at a business in competition…see http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/61806#comment-732558

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      [Deactivated] on 26/01/2012 - 02:40

      Moley Moley Moley

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  molla22 on 17/01/2012 - 22:37

  +3

  I am negging this, as you have not answered my question …its dis-honest and fraudulent - pretending to be australian, hoping people wont realise their precious family slides are being on-sent to india, and if thats not enough to ring alarm bells:

  1. Payment is only accepted as bank transfer.
  2. Invoices are only sent AFTER they have your photos, whats the bet shipping prices will be large and
     you may not get your photos back if you dont pay up? Once in india..not much you can do.

  You should be up front and say you are not australian and that items are going to india for processing/scanning - you are obviously hoping people do not realise and arre under the impression its a brisbane based business. There are plenty of local australians who do this at a reasonable price, to outsource this to india at cheap rates like we do with call centres is disgusting. I am sure most people if they realised would not be dealing with you for a second

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    ShortyX on 18/01/2012 - 10:12

    +2

    FYI - molla22 owns or works at a business in competition…see http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/61806#comment-732558

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  Store Repscancorner @ Scan Corner on 17/01/2012 - 23:05

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  Hello ,

  I am happy to answer all of your queries here . First of all calling us dishonest and fraudulent is not something that we enjoy here . Scancorner has a right to do business here and we do have ABN : 49797245564 and moreover if you do check our FAQ section carefully , you will see that we have clearly mentioned in "
  Can you explain in brief the entire ordering process?" section about what and how and where we do it .

  Now on your other queries , the payment mode is still as bank transfer as we just started our operations here and we are yet to introduce online payment services . We are working towards a merchant account and we will do it soon .

  Invoices are generated after we get materials for obvious reasons because unlike others we dont charge for everything that our clients send to us . Once scanned clients can review their scans online and can only pay for what they want to keep .Andfor return shipping charges, it involves shipping to client address from Brisbane so usually its a standard Australia Post charges and that also we do inform the clients in advance .

  Rest part of your last post includes mostly your personal prejudice and also about other companies so we restrain ourselves to make any comment on that !

  Thanking you

  Regards

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  molla22 on 17/01/2012 - 23:09

  +3

  But you still havent confirmed items are scanned at your brisbane address and not sent on to your global processing centre in india?

  Regarding security of clients photos your FAQ says: This includes multi-level access restriction to the scanning facility using 24 hour security personnel, RFID Access to the scanning facility and another level of access restriction to the actual scanning zone….. - I dont see that in the address you are listed as being located at, so they are obviously being on-sent somewhere, please enlighten me, its a simple question.

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    Store Repscancorner @ Scan Corner on 17/01/2012 - 23:13

    -1

    I would like to request you again to go through the following question in our FAQ :

    http://scancorner.com.au/faq

    "Can you explain in brief the entire ordering process?"

    Thanking you

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    ShortyX on 18/01/2012 - 10:13

    +2

    FYI - molla22 owns or works at a business in competition…see http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/61806#comment-732558

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  molla22 on 17/01/2012 - 23:15

  +6

  scratch that, the answer is on your FAQ page

  4. Your order is in process at our nearest processing center . ( in case of Australia it is in our main processing center in India )

  Question answered…my suspicion is proven right,

  this should be made crystal clear that the items are sent to india, I certainly wouldnt be happy to find this out later!

  Your reluctance to answer that question (directly) is interesting

  i stand by my comments that your leading people to beleive your a local brisbane business, that is considered dishonest

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    Store Repscancorner @ Scan Corner on 17/01/2012 - 23:22

    -3

    Hello,

    I have replied all the queries here with utmost patience because that is my job and i ma doing here . when some operational queries have come, I requested you to contact the concerned dept. through email . I am here to help and nothing to hide as to my knowledge .

    And I would like to mention again that we are a Brisbane based business , having a valid ABN and soon we are going to apply for GST and will also expand our facility here .

    And also we do have a online order tracking system where a client can track the order along with can see the various stages of scanning process ( we keep them informed in every stages ). We have served hundreds of happy customers in this couple of months and we are committed to serve better .

    I would like to request you to place at max 15 slides or negatives with us using 'TRYOUT' coupon and see the results yourself .

    Thanking you

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      andy19363 on 17/01/2012 - 23:27

      And I would like to mention again that we are a Brisbane based business

      Do you do the scanning in Brisbane??

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      scotty on 17/01/2012 - 23:33

      +1

      @andy19363 — from molla22's comment, he has already pointed out that ScanCorner is doing their scanning in India. Therefore the Brisbane-based business is just a shop-front for collection and dispatching. The bulk of the work would be done in India I believe.

      Moreover, @scancorner, your IP address says that you are from India. I understand that your business has setup a Brisbane shop-front with an ABN (a sole-trader??) but that along does not make you, a representative here, Australian. We have requested our overseas reps to correctly fill in their location field no matter where they are conducting their business.

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        andy19363 on 17/01/2012 - 23:36

        @andy19363 — from molla22's comment, he has already pointed out that ScanCorner is doing their scanning in India

        I know…. was just hoping for some clarification from the representative of the company :)

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        molla22 on 17/01/2012 - 23:36

        For the record they are based out of Hyderabad, India (easily verified on numerous reviews about their global operations via google searches)

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        andy19363 on 17/01/2012 - 23:45

        +1

        We transfer photos, slides and negatives into high quality digital images with high >resolutions upto 4000 dpi and TIFF file format using state of the art equipments in Australia.

        So this is incorrect?

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        Store Repscancorner @ Scan Corner on 17/01/2012 - 23:46

        Hello ,

        Please let me know the correct procedure of having representative here so that I can escalate it to my authorities .

        also I would notify have the concerned person to have further clarification on the services if any here .

        Thanking you

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        scotty on 18/01/2012 - 14:20

        @scancorner — I have assigned your account to be the Store Rep for ScanCorner and removed your location. As @seanbsydney has stated here, you might actually get some customers if you are up front about the nature of your business.

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      bargainhunter_dande on 18/01/2012 - 09:42

      As a rep I cant believe what a load of crap these people say, without answering a question properly.
      Big neg from me!

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    ShortyX on 18/01/2012 - 10:13

    FYI - molla22 owns or works at a business in competition…see http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/61806#comment-732558

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  molla22 on 17/01/2012 - 23:32

  +3

  Your services are no doubt wonderful, but not disclosing up front that peoples precious slides and films arent actually staying in brisbane but going onto to india is wrong, tell the truth and then nothing is wrong, but there is obviously a reason why you are reluctant to do that..

  I hope i have at least given some potential customers a dose of truth here they otherwise wouldnt have known and can now make an informed decision on what they decide to do.

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  battler on 17/01/2012 - 23:37

  I see this as being no different than a grey import of SLR cameras or the like.
  Some will go for it due to price, some won't because it is foreign and prefer to deal with a 'shopfront'.

  on another matter, on the www.scancorner.in site the raw scans (highest res) are 10% cheaper than the medium res, but on the .au website raw scans are 50-100% higher priced than medium scans.

  OP, care to explain this pricing difference for Aus?

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    andy19363 on 17/01/2012 - 23:43

    +1

    I see this as being no different than a grey import of SLR cameras or the like

    I agree…. but it's good to be informed about the 'grey-ness'…..

    We operate out of Brisbane so if you are around you can drop to our address
    We transfer photos, slides and negatives into high quality digital images with high resolutions upto 4000 dpi and TIFF file format using state of the art equipments in Australia.

    does not suggest the items are scanned overseas…..

    I have no problem with it personally….. but non disclosure, especially after a direct enquiry, is not reassuring….

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  andy19363 on 17/01/2012 - 23:38

  Review of our services in Switzerland :
  http://www.digitipps.ch/no_cache/kaufberatung/fotos-dias-dig…

  Written in German , please use Google translator to read it in English

  Is this for real?

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    Store Repscancorner @ Scan Corner on 17/01/2012 - 23:47

    Sorry for the typos : here is the correct url :

    http://www.digitipps.ch/kaufberatung/fotos-dias-digitalisier…

    Thanks

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      andy19363 on 17/01/2012 - 23:54

      +2

      Wasn't really the url that I was having difficulty with…..

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  DJ on 17/01/2012 - 23:45

  +6

  So it appears your two statements in your initial post above are actually entirely false:

  1) We transfer photos, slides and negatives into high quality digital images with high resolutions upto 4000 dpi and TIFF file format using state of the art equipments in Australia.

  2) Specializing in high end Video Conversion, we transfer VHS to DVD, Hi8,Super8 films & other video formats into high quality DVD in Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

  Sorry, you may be entirely legitimate, and I may not find my images on some website or used for fake facebook accounts etc., but given you're deliberately deceiving people here, there's no way I'd send you my photos for digitizing.

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  Housecat on 18/01/2012 - 00:08

  +1

  dodgy dealings here and dishonesty about where slides are actually scanned, beware…

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  ShortyX on 18/01/2012 - 00:22

  Thanks for the heads up guys. Need some negatives scanned but won't use this company.

  Anyone know of an alternative company?

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    molla22 on 18/01/2012 - 00:53

    I've used the Australian Television Archive previously for both video and slides, they are TRULY based in melbourne and have a good reputation. They do a lot of work for the television networks but recently started offering the same services to the public www.austvarchive.com

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      [Deactivated] on 18/01/2012 - 01:38

      +9

      Don't you own or work for the the Australian Television Archive? Your previous post to OzBargain as a rep for that company suggests that you do: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/39410

      Your comment above seems awfully like sockpuppeting to me, implying you've been a customer of that company while not disclosing your association with it.

      While most of the concerns you raise in this thread are valid, I think you should probably disclose if you work for a competitor company offering similar services. Your very vocal complaints in this thread now seem somewhat self-serving, and ironic considering your complaints are about lack of disclosure.

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        epicaricacy on 18/01/2012 - 02:35

        +5

        ahhh, irony….. there's more than one detective in these here parts it seems!

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        hfhf on 18/01/2012 - 04:38

        +2

        Busted!

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      ShortyX on 18/01/2012 - 09:25

      +3

      Ah, now we see why molla22 did all the detective work…it was the competition. :)

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        sev snape on 18/01/2012 - 11:48

        +3

        What a twist!

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  UFO on 18/01/2012 - 00:44

  +2

  Very interesting thread… thanks for all the comments.

  I'm interested in getting some old film/slides converted, but NO WAY am I happy about it leaving the shop I deliver it to- let alone it going all the way to another country.

  Most people going to the expense of converting old media obviously treasure it a great deal. When working with old video, its especially important on how well the reels are transported and then worked on- as they are very fragile…. if not done correctly by an expert, will pretty much disintergrate. I want the reels and the technician local… not overseas. No way I'd be willing to part with such valuable memories knowing that they will then be packed and shipped as cheaply as possible to an international destination and then returned the same way. Completely unnecessary travel and risk in my opinion.

  Big thanks to Molla22's detective work. Would have taken a long time to do and then post here. I completely agree with everything raised. Overseas processing is out of the question for me, and in my opinion this shoots this deal dead. Who's realistically going to risk it? No way I would. Sorry OP, big neg from me- this is definitely not a deal for me.

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  dorian_gray on 18/01/2012 - 07:30

  -6

  it seems a lot of people hate Indians here. I wonder if this will garner this number of negative reactions if the slides were shipped in the UK, for example.

  You are misleading yourselves if you think a fellow Aussie will actually protect your privacy.

  By the way, I am neither Indian nor Caucasian.

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    oz-dxer on 18/01/2012 - 09:33

    I think you may have missed the point here.

    It's the fact that the OP made misleading and fradulent claims to solicit oz-bargainers business that has got the reaction it has.

    If i was shipping my "prize posessions" overseas i would have a concern for "potential loss" (less so if it was done via DHL, Fedex, UPS etc.)

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    UFO on 18/01/2012 - 15:50

    youre WAAAAAYYYYYY off base dorian_gray…. its got nothing to do with it.

    india, uk, asia, usa…. doesnt matter. the fact that the processing is done off shore is the worrying part. far more risky proposition with valuables being lost/damaged.

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    Housecat on 19/01/2012 - 16:27

    didn't take long for someone to scream "RACIST"!

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  howser99 on 18/01/2012 - 07:50

  My bro in law has started a photo scanning business in Melbourne: http://flashscan.com.au/. Can confirm that all scanning is done here :) (although, the only downside I forsee of it being done in India is the chance that i may get lost in the post. We outsource everything else in this country….)

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    ShortyX on 18/01/2012 - 09:27

    +1

    Thanks mate - get him to post a deal on here!

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  tritorius on 18/01/2012 - 09:19

  +1

  What price do you put on my photo's?
  Say you were to lose 10 photo's in the mail on the way to India…how would I be compensated?

  What is your compensation price per 1 hour of video footage?

  Basically, what are peoples memories worth to ScanCorner?

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  quickling on 18/01/2012 - 10:20

  false services advertised: products not actually processed in australia. Rep deliberately obfuscating. Neg from me too.

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  jakentta on 18/01/2012 - 11:30

  Seemed like a good deal and I was willing to give it a go, possibly even using the service for all of the hundreds or perhaps even thousands of slides and negatives I have. But after learning about the clearly misleading information regarding the location of the actual work, I will give this a neg.

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  seanbaussie on 18/01/2012 - 11:56

  Revoked my +, oddly enough if the rep had been honest in the first place (even though scanned o/s) I would have used them, but now not likely.