About ebay: Olympus USA is definitely selling overstocks and
refurbishes -- I've bought from them, and it can be a great deal. (I
got a small Domke lead bag, for carrying about 9 rolls of film
through airport Xray machines, for $2.99.) Their ID is
"olympusauctions":
http://stores.ebay.com/Olympus-Auctions
*>UncaMikey