Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And, don't forget that a prime EBay buyer strategy is to literally bid in the final one to two minutes of a multi-day auction...so as Kip says, It Ain't Over Till It's (REALLY) over. And on another subject... Dropped off some Tri-X shot at 800 with my new Nokton 50 mm 1.5 - with UV filter. So I'' be reporting late today or tomorrow on my first results with this under-$500 50 mm LTM lens with two aspherical surfaces.. Mechanical impression thus far... Good fit and finish...very smooth aperture ring with half-stop clicks...smooth focus....Knurling on the focusing ring could stand to be a good deal deeper or to have a rubber surface... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Kip Babington Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 4:11 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] leica bargains on ebay My experience with Ebay is that it ain't over 'til it's over. I have read some comments to the effect that as a matter of strategy, best results can usually be obtained with no reserve and a very low starting bid. Of course, sometimes you can get lucky as a bidder in these cases - which is what we all hope for. Cheers, Kip sam wrote: > Check this out. > > http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItems&userid=jb@truepict > ure.com > > The seller (with an excellent feedback rating) had a boxed Leica 24mm 2.8 > ASPH listed which DID NOT SELL AT $200! It has been relisted and is priced > at $405 with 2 bidders and no reserve. The seller lists other unbelievable > bargains: A Noctilux with a no reserve bid currently at $405. 35mm 2.0 ASP > at $459. . .a 75mm 1.4-M at $459. . . .is this for real? Have we hit a time > warp backwards (or maybe forward?). > > sam