And you thought the M8 was pricey...

[Bill Pierce]

Check this out

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370087338041

Comments?

Bill

 

[erikhaugsby]

There's already a rather healthy thread on this same auction, here.

 

[capitalK]

It would be nice if people just used reasonable titles, like "$140K for Salgado's M7 on eBay"

 

[Bill Pierce]

There's already a rather healthy thread on this same auction, here.

Thanks.

One added thought - Salgado, in addition to being an exceptional photographer dealing with important issues and a singularly decent person, has family members with health problems that are going to require money. I hope he gets/got a lot for the M7 set and that his assignments and print sales bring in good money. No photographer deserves it more.

 

[shimo-kitasnap]

i wonder if those photo arsenel guys actually make any money......

 

[jack palmer]

i wonder if those photo arsenel guys actually make any money......

No. They are strictly non profit and interested in historic preservation.

 

[Chuck Albertson]

Thanks.

One added thought - Salgado, in addition to being an exceptional photographer dealing with important issues and a singularly decent person, has family members with health problems that are going to require money. I hope he gets/got a lot for the M7 set and that his assignments and print sales bring in good money. No photographer deserves it more.

I would hope so, too, but he seems to pour a lot of the proceeds from his projects into charitable efforts, like his Amazon reforestation project.

 

[haagen_dazs]

3 years later and its still not sold
his letter to the buyer is dated 2005 !

 

[shimo-kitasnap]

are there some sort of underground camera museums that buy this stuff? It's just like those "artist series" electric guitars and basses made by the likes of fender that are copied in such a way to resemble every nick and scratch and patina of the original version then sold with a signed certificate and exorbitant prices.