Really cool looking and rare M3

Unusual camera ... a few burred looking screws etc but ultra rare I guess! I love that advance lever! 😱 😀

It will be interesting to follow the auction and see the final price! 😛
 
pretty cool. That button looked to me like it could do one of three things.

a> etrigan's answer of checking that the film is in the tracks.
b> mark a frame with a dent/pinprick so you can reference it later.
c> hold the film in place so you can wind on without advancing for double exposure.

I'm betting b.
 
digitalintrigue said:
Anyone want to wager on what the highest bid will be?
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With the standing bid already around $1600, and with a whole 8-days-and-change to go, all I can think of is a tag-line for a certain horror movie of recent vintage: "Oh, yes, there will be blood.". 😱

Think I'm going mark this one under "watch" and make some popcorn to sit back and witness the last 45 minutes of bidding.


- Barrett
 
It's going to be expensive, thats for sure...

I like this part. "Therefore if this camera will be used the certain has to be replaced." Do you think it'll ever leave the bank vault once the buyer recieves it??? 🙄
 
I wonder what the chances of buying something like this and having it go backwards in value are ... and will paypal insurance cover the sale? 😛
 
Really interesting....I haven`t seen one of these since like 1992 in Germany!!!!

I say it doesn`t reach reserve, or if it does the reserve`s around, hmmmm well I`d say $20,000+ maybe even as high as $30k? (prototyoe prices are hard to fix really depends if the right person sees this and it`s gone)

Tom

PS: Rare M3 anything is a soild investment, not like the IIIG was back in the late 80`s and 90`s, they have fallen back considerably.....rare M stuff has remained stable
 
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Keith said:
I wonder what the chances of buying something like this and having it go backwards in value are ...
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Pretty good, actually. Two reasons: Firstly, old cameras are like old stamps - worth something because people are willing to pay something. It's a buyer-dependent market. Secondly, the eBay effect of irrational bidding behaviour and price jumps during the last twenty seconds is almost going to guarantee a price over the market value on highly-coveted items.

Philipp
 
If it is so rare and unusual, and can command such a High price, I find it surprising that the seller would put it on the Bay. Surely there are a finite number of people who would be willing to pay for such a rare specimen and they would go through registered dealers???.

Although I guess if you put a reserve that you are happy with then it's a low risk option.
 
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