Re: [Leica] The M6 and 75 'Lux Repair/ Wide open lenses.

["Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net>]

Jem,

Remember that your bid can trigger a higher bid that's already been entered.
For instance, let's say that opening bid is $5.00 with .50 increments.
Another bidder bids $10.25, but his bid is entered at the minimum, or $5.50.
Every time you place a bid above the entered bid but below $10.25, a new bid
is automatically entered from the other bidder and he remains the high
bidder. If you bid $9.00, his bid of $9.50 is entered. If you bid $10.00 at
the last second, he still wins because his bid was $10.25. If you bid
$10.25, he still wins because earlier bids take precedence. The only way you
can win is to bid higher than $10.25.

Bryan


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jem Kime" <jem.kime@cwcom.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 1:09 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] The M6 and 75 'Lux Repair/ Wide open lenses.


> The first auction I lost to an increase of a mere 30 cents, which was less
> than the increment so that seemed a little starnge.
> the second auction ended with me watching the screen and seeing his last
> bid appear just one second before the end. Perfectly legitimate I'm sure,
> but leaving no time (as he'd have rightly anticipated) for me to return a
> better bid!
> I'm not sure about the software theory, but I am suprised that those two
> lenses didn't make more than they did.
>
> Jem
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Dernie [SMTP:Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com]
> Sent: 21 December 2000 19:08
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] The M6 and 75 'Lux Repair/ Wide open lenses.
>
> I reckon there must be some underground software to automatically bid on
> e-bay. I have been outbid by 1$ during the last minute of auctions for it
> to
> be coincidental.
>
> cheers Frank
>
>
> Jem Kime wrote
>
>
> > Folks,
> > I nearly ended up with a couple of Leitz (Canada) lenses that would have
> > made the focusing of those 75mm F1.4 lenses (et al) mere child's play.
> > On a couple of ebay auctions I was pipped in the last 5 seconds to a
90mm
> > F1 lens and a - wait for it, this hard to believe -  a 65mm F0.75
lens!!!
> > Of course they weren't designed for Leica cameras, M or R. They were
made
> > for X-Ray use but that wouldn't have stopped me finding a way of letting
> > them create some masterpieces(?) on one of my cameras...
> >
> > I'm hoping soon to have some of my work up on the web at last, as it's
> part
> > of a wider (society) site, so I'm waiting on a few nods from other folks
> > before I announce the site.
> >
> > best regards,
> > Jem
>