HU: Canon 50/1.8 LTM only $610

[kermaier]

I had no idea the RFF hype machine had been so successful in raising the value of the lowly 50/1.8!!!

Ebay item: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150539765260

I'd sell mine for only $500.... 🙄

::Ari

 

[jsrockit]

Well, that's a buy-it now price i.e. wishful thinking.

 

[raid]

Has anyone contacted the seller about the asking price?

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Well, that's a buy-it now price i.e. wishful thinking.

I've seen some photo items on ebay posted for months and even years with buy-it-now prices that are double and even triple the prices that the items sell for at legitimate dealers like KEH. One would think that eBay's fees for repeatedly listing an item that never sells would be killing these greedy sellers financially. Seems like damn near everything in the photo categories there is like that now, so eBay is making good money, but how are the sellers doing?

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

That Canon lens comes with a close-up accessory that is probably rare. I would guess that's the basis for the high price, not wishful thinking?

 

[jsrockit]

Ah, see ... I just assumed and didn't look hard enough.

 

[raid]

A clean Canon Auto-Up goes for $30-$50.

http://cgi.ebay.com/EXCELLENT-Canon...66596?pt=Lens_Accessories&hash=item33634f31e4


http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-Auto-Up-1...2229448?pt=Camera_Filters&hash=item5ad813bf48

The lens set is overpriced by several hundred dollars. I would say that a good price is $180-$200.

 

[kermaier]

Nah, that auto-up attachment is not rare -- $25-$85 value depending on condition, case, box, etc. And the hood is about a $40 item. So, all included we're looking at about a $350 set, IMO, if the lens is valued at top dollar of around $250.

 

[raid]

This lens is selling for $135-$150 in clean condition. It is very much underpriced.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

There are a lot of sellers on Ebay that are clueless about the value of their items, and probably just as many buyers that are clueless about what to pay.

Ebay makes money on both types.

 

[venchka]

I have an Auto-Up in the original case with the original instructions. Do I hear an offer?

 

[venchka]

There are a lot of sellers on Ebay that are clueless about the value of their items, and probably just as many buyers that are clueless about what to pay.

Ebay makes money on both types.

Have these folks never heard of ebay completed transactions? KEH? B&H? Adorma? RFF?

 

[Sonnar Brian]

At one point, I believed you could list used kitty litter on Ebay and get more for it than fresh kitty litter at the Pet Store.

 

[venchka]

LOL! Probably right.

 

[kermaier]

I have an Auto-Up in the original case with the original instructions. Do I hear an offer?

Aren't those dedicated to a particular camera range, anyway, like the Canon 7 series?

 

[kermaier]

At one point, I believed you could list used kitty litter on Ebay and get more for it than fresh kitty litter at the Pet Store.

Hah! Well, I suppose once the used litter is old enough to be considered collectible, it's actual physical properties and usability become secondary.

 

[venchka]

Aren't those dedicated to a particular camera range, anyway, like the Canon 7 series?

The one I have belonged to a Canon 50/1.8 lens (early all chrome version) and IV-S2 camera body. I've had it since the late 60s. Never used it.

 

[kermaier]

The one I have belonged to a Canon 50/1.8 lens (early all chrome version) and IV-S2 camera body. I've had it since the late 60s. Never used it.

Yeah, but do you have a IV-S2? 🙂 (Is that the same as a IV-SB?)

 

[ZeissFan]

Actually, this contributes to inflated prices. Other sellers see the high prices being asked by certain eBay sellers, and that leads them to believe that this is the true value of an item.

Pretty soon, even more people are putting their items up for sale at these higher prices.

However, I do see certain vendors having items for sale for years.

 

[Bingley]

I sure hope you're right, Raid, b/c I'm looking for this lens, but not at that price! I've also noticed that prices on the Canon 35/2 are creeping up towards $500... 😱