Did anybody see this (in time)?

Is this generation of the 50/1.4 thought to be particularly desirable? Certainly with the hood and case and unmarked looks it is possibly in collector condition but other than that?

Generally non-Ai lenses go for less than Ai and Ai go for less than AiS on eBay but that might be ignorance more than anything else.
 
I bought a 50/1.4 ai in nearly mint condition for $50 a couple of months ago, then picked up the hood for another $14, locally, so I guess I did OK.

The secret, I think, is to look for things people don't bid on because the info is inadequate--in this auction the hood obscures what's under it. My lens had only one blurry photo, of the underside of the barrel, and said nothing about focal length or speed--I just happened to recognize the 50/1.4 proportions, and trusted that the filter it had on it meant the person who owned it cared enough to take care of it. I recently picked up a clean 55mm micro for the same price, and similar situation, and an insufficiently-described N90 for around $25. No other bidders on any of these.
 
I saw that, but lack of budget space kept me out of the mix. And I've already got one, except for the case.

PF
 
I sold my 50mm/1.4 SC for the older 5.8cm/1.4. I'm still not sure I like the 5.8cm more than the lens it replaced however. That is a good deal on a 50/1.4 that looks to be in nice shape, and those hoods are hard to come by. I sold my beat to hell 50/1.4 for $90 but it had nice pictures and a good description.
 
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