haha

[Pherdinand]

is this some "clever" money laundring scheme??
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rodenstock-Rogonar-50mm-f-4-Darkroom-Photo-Enlarging-Lens-in-Bubble-Case/202650562808?hash=item2f2eea30f8:g:myYAAOSwrMhcreLQ

 

[xavyr]

You think? I've often wondered about that very thing: some ordinary piece of kit that most are offering for, say, $50, with one two sellers asking several hundred.

 

[mcfingon]

Are they trying to drive up the average price in the Ebay system?

 

[Steve M.]

I contacted the seller, so let's see what happens. I suspect they just made a mistake on the pricing, but maybe not.

 

[davidnewtonguitars]

I never thought of money laundering as the reason one roll of gaffer tape was priced at over a thousand dollars on amazon.

 

[seany65]

I don't get it-the lens is being offered at $64.95, is this ten times what it's worth?

 

[Paulbe]

It was first listed at $6495.00--a tad too much!
Paul

 

[Steve M.]

I got a reply from the seller, after pointing out that it was a $25 lens and he probably made a listing error. Here's his reply

"Thanks for pointing this out will change it definitely!"

He's since lowered it to $64.95 or best offer. Don't you guys read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

 

[seany65]

@PaulBe: Thanks for the info.