Leica LTM On Ebay: G.I. brought-back WWII vintage Leica IIIc Set

[Brian Legge]

And it looks like the sale fell through after all:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/G-I-brought...884440952?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item3cbdeca778

Obviously the price wasn't high enough?

 

[Vince Lupo]

And it looks like the sale fell through after all:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/G-I-brought...884440952?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item3cbdeca778

Obviously the price wasn't high enough?

Those pesky buyers with 0 feedback!

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Here's your chance to offer a 1000 bucks 😉

 

[Vince Lupo]

...so how much does a WWII era map go for? And how much of a premium does it add to the sale of a Leica? 😉

This is the thing -- the cigarette case is the item that the seller is using to tie everything together. I'd think that cigarette case would go for about $75-$200 on its own (depending upon the desperation of the buyer). A few years ago I bought a cigarette and match case pair that was hand-decorated, and marked 'Staumuhle 1945' (a German POW camp, I believe) from Spitalfields antiques show, and I think I paid 45 GBP for the pair. So if we put our Antiques Roadshow hats on and forget the story, let's say the case with the map is $150, then the camera body is maybe $250, Summitar is $300 (if it's as nice as the seller says it is), Steinheil is $250, Elmar w/box is $150, camera case is $20, filters are $60, meter is $5, other stuff isn't worth anything, we'd have a total of $1185. Of course, some items may be a bit more, some a bit less, so we could give a range of $1000-$1200. The value of a non-documented story? Guess that's in the eye (or mind!) of the beholder.

 

[LeicaTom]

The seller is going to have a hard time selling this period!

Most hardcore WW2 era Leica collectors don't buy anything that's been scribed with service numbers, that camera is worth tops $300 b/c of the scribe, if the scribe was not there, that would be a $650+ camera (without lens).

I've seen those cigarette cases many times, they were mass produced in Germany at the end of the war, PX novelities, maybe worth $50 to $75 no more than that.

The lenses are the best thing in this grouping, also only about $700 worth of them, complete this unit is worth maybe $900 to $1,000 no more, no less......

Tom

 

[Livesteamer]

This makes me even happier with the IIIc stepper I bought from e bay last year. #385204. It and the Summar it came with were very clean altho it needed service and the vulcanite was hopeless. The seller was kind enough to tell me its history, also a GI bring back, then given to an Uncle who traveled the world with it and took good care of it. It has now been serviced and covered in Griptac and is a joy to use. Joe

 

[LeicaTom]

It finally sold for $697 .............the lenses were the nicest part, if that camera was mint, it would have brought double that, just that scribe damage took over $650 away from the value.

Tom

 

[Vince Lupo]

$697? A far cry from $1700!

 

[LeicaTom]

$697? A far cry from $1700!

Yeah, it would have been way worth that price if the metal scribe damage wasn't there, according to my records that camera had a "K" shutter 😉 - Someone got a badass great shooter camera and some clean lenses 🙂

Tom