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To: docpaul who wrote (20722)	8/14/2001 7:34:39 AM
From: orkrious	Respond to of 60323

Mr. Flash USA high speed 128MB Compact Flash CompactFlash Wow! I can't believe how much prices have come down. Does anyone know who Mr. Flash is? Do they pay royalties to SNDK?

To: docpaul who wrote (20722)	8/14/2001 5:07:25 PM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

Paul, I have not heard of NewEgg or "Mr. Flash" before. I don't know what kind of retail/e-tail presence an operation like this has and would not have been able to find the website had you not posted here. Have you purchased items from them before? I did a web search and found that they are listed on pricewatch.com's site. I could not find "Mr. Flash" on the CompactFlash Association site, so perhaps they are manufactured by a CFA member, but under this brand name. I would also be possible that these were cards purchased for resale after an inventory liquidation or something of that nature. The pricing is tantalizing. I am somewhat suspicious of prices this low. Some of the on-line camera dealers have deeply discounted items that are listed as factory refurbished. There is also a "gray market" for items which are reportly constructed with generic components of lower grade/quality. I am not saying that this is true of this particular brand.