Carterofmars
Well-known
Livesteamer
Well-known
Never seen one with a chrome nose. Joe
ssmc
Well-known
They obviously have a very different idea of what "good user condition" and "cleaning marks" are!
The Zeiss Contarex camera and lens used by Ed White on America's first space walk would be worth that much (or more) but an anonymous 35 'lux in such crappy condition?
Given the location perhaps they forgot to convert from Korunas to USD but that would still give it a BIN price of over $2200...
The Zeiss Contarex camera and lens used by Ed White on America's first space walk would be worth that much (or more) but an anonymous 35 'lux in such crappy condition?
Given the location perhaps they forgot to convert from Korunas to USD but that would still give it a BIN price of over $2200...
BNLee
Established
Obviously the seller thinks that the lens with a chrome front is rare, despite it being so roughed up, no?
Also, the mark on the front of the lens, ugghhh!!!
The seller must have been too weary, and typed an extra 0 at the back of 4400 dollars, or even 00 at the back of 440 dollars...
Also, the mark on the front of the lens, ugghhh!!!
The seller must have been too weary, and typed an extra 0 at the back of 4400 dollars, or even 00 at the back of 440 dollars...
finguanzo
Well-known
Its obvious... About 1k for each scratch..
peterm1
Veteran
There are always ignoramus's around who have no idea of the value of things. To some of these bananas as soon as they see the word Leica, its a kind of wet dream to them as they start imagining how they can buy themselves a holiday home in Mustique or a townhouse in New York.
68degrees
Well-known
Cleaning marks? That's a totally dishonest seller.
Carterofmars
Well-known
40K wouldn't get you the front door on a townhouse in a good neighborhood.
Given the rough overall condition, could the filter ring have been dented and then replaced with the chrome one? The price is nuts unless there's some provenance...
Erik van Straten
Veteran
It is a rare version (black) of an already very rare lens (the "steel rim" 35mm Summilux) but in this condition it is way too expensive.
Erik.
Erik.
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
peterm1
Veteran
I understand this.............my point was that they don't!
semi-ambivalent
Little to say
Outlandish BIN prices are very common on ebay, for all manners of things, not just Leitz lenses. I think the rationale is the seller doesn't want to lowball himself and thinks there might be a buyer who will just throw money at something. (There's a lot of people in the world for whom 44k is a rounding error in their checkbook.)
The regular bidding is a fallback; once there's a bid the BIN price is moot. The lens is beat, I'm looking forward to seeing the eventual sale price, which will be well below the BIN.
s-a