Heldur
Established
Seller only will ship to US and wont ship here so an opportunity here
Heldur
Established
Heldur
Established
It sold for $176, damn!
raid
Dad Photographer
I was one of the leading bidders, but I had to go grocery shopping and I returned too late to complete the bidding.
Highway 61
Revisited
Your wife may say thank you to the grocer.
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
The seller only shipped within the USA. That's what makes this cheap! When he would've shipped abroad as well, he could've gotten twice as much.
Highway 61
Revisited
Not too sure. It's a fairly common camera, and the uncoated collapsible 50/2 Sonnar is the more common from all the Contax mount Sonnars.
Plus, this Contax II has been fitted with an aftermarket flash PC socket. Contax connaisseurs tend to stay away from such modified Contax II bodies.
Selling to some € countries would have brought the price a bit higher because of the USD drop but not that much.
Plus, this Contax II has been fitted with an aftermarket flash PC socket. Contax connaisseurs tend to stay away from such modified Contax II bodies.
Selling to some € countries would have brought the price a bit higher because of the USD drop but not that much.
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
You're right. I didn't see the PC socket. That would indeed bring the price down.
However, following US Ebay and various Eur Ebays for quite a while now, I'm convinced that limiting access on US Ebay to USA bidders only, greatly reduces the final selling price. I wouldn't be surprised if this would be up to 30% for classic cameras.
Highway 61
Revisited
Many European people have family members or friends who live in the US.
raid
Dad Photographer
I also had this weekend an offer for $75 to get a Contax IIa that needed some shutter work. I thought about it, and waited again too long.