HuubL
hunter-gatherer
This lot on ipay: unexperienced bidders...., or does this indicate the end of the financial crisis...
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ruby.monkey
Veteran
I think this indicates that the one born this minute is going to wind up poor and hungry.
Pickett Wilson
Veteran
Sure is a pretty IIIG, though.
John Robertson
Well-known
There is obviously more than one born every minute.
Sparrow
Veteran
About 2.28 a minute I’d guess, and they were all bidding on that
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
Crikey! 😱
LeicaTom
Watch that step!
Everyone should see this was just a SHILL BID and nothing else.........(note 0 feedback on winner)
Tom
PS: I sold a Mint Boxed/Cased IIIG w/f2.8/50 and a Leicavit for $4,500 in 1992! ~ People will ALWAYS be crazy for the IIIG, it was made to be crazy about, everyone knew from day one that it would become the collectible that it is today, while it was the LAST Screw Mount Leica 😉
Tom
PS: I sold a Mint Boxed/Cased IIIG w/f2.8/50 and a Leicavit for $4,500 in 1992! ~ People will ALWAYS be crazy for the IIIG, it was made to be crazy about, everyone knew from day one that it would become the collectible that it is today, while it was the LAST Screw Mount Leica 😉
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HuubL
hunter-gatherer
Tom's right. There was even a question from a bidder:
Q: What is cause you relist this item ? Thanks
A: the buyer could not pay,
suggesting the seller tried this before...
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
crazy bidding for a not so rare camera and common Leitz lenses.
something is kind of fishy.
When I bought my late and non lamented IIIg in 1978, I missed getting the rare rigid Summicron on it by a day.
something is kind of fishy.
When I bought my late and non lamented IIIg in 1978, I missed getting the rare rigid Summicron on it by a day.
dexdog
Veteran
the bidding history on this one is scary- two zero-feedback noobs bidding the thing up, up and up. I would definately steer clear of this,because even is there is not a shill bidder, noobs tend to bid way to high on items.
We will have to see if it gets relisted again, either because winner bidder came back down to earth, or because it was of a shill
We will have to see if it gets relisted again, either because winner bidder came back down to earth, or because it was of a shill
> and refund the money when people bid too high?
I kept the money, but did not charge for shipping and insurance. I had bidding for some items get "really high", and the bidders carried through. Sometimes I'd ask why- and got some reasonable answers. Some were: I had one as a Kid; it was my first camera; I'm a pro and they are hard to get...
I kept the money, but did not charge for shipping and insurance. I had bidding for some items get "really high", and the bidders carried through. Sometimes I'd ask why- and got some reasonable answers. Some were: I had one as a Kid; it was my first camera; I'm a pro and they are hard to get...
John Shriver
Well-known
Very fishy inded. Igor's Camera sold a IIIg for $850 Buy-It-Now (no lens) recently. That was a fair price.
George S.
How many is enough?
I've done the same as Brian. When an item of mine goes really high I give the buyer free shipping and maybe throw something else in that wasn't in the auction like body/lens caps, batteries or something. Really nice IIIgs used to be in the $1000 to $1500 range a few years ago, body only. Just when I think I see a trend with prices either up or down, recent sales will surprise me. I think its more or less normal fluctuations in the marketplace probably tied to the overall health of the economy and not the rarity of an item per se. But then again, IIIgs seem to be in a crazy buying/collecting category all by themselves.
