HU: Leica M3 BIN $300

[Keith]

And if that one doesn't cause you enough grief maybe you could get this one! 😛

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Leica-M3-CHR...ryZ30030QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[raid]

I will NOT buy this messed up M3. It is not a good buy.

 

[Beemermark]

And if that one doesn't cause you enough grief maybe you could get this one! 😛

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Leica-M3-CHR...ryZ30030QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Sound like a description of the M4 I bought off ebay once. At least this guy is honest enough to describe the fact it's been submerged. I'd like to see what the lens looks like without the lens cap.

 

[colyn]

One would have to be insane to actually buy these cameras without even a clue to what the problems might be. I mean, $300 for non-working M3, when you can pick up a working one for $600? If the buyer is lucky, all that is needed is a CLA, but that would easilly set you back another $300 incl. the shipping costs. Add to this the time spent in CLA, and it would have to take a very special buyer to jump on this.

On the other hand that $600 M3 could cost you another $300 for a CLA..

 

[raid]

I just offered $???. Let's wait and see.

 

[raid]

I will not even be given the courtesy of a reply offer. You'll see.

 

[colyn]

Yes, but at least you would have a better chance at actually ending up with a usable camera. With an auction like this the risk is all left to the buyer. I can't see any incentives to buy either of these items.

I would ask very specific questions before committing to buy and only then if I was sure it was worthwhile.

I've bought 2 M3's that way. One for $200 and the other for $300. The $300 camera was the only one needing a CLA the other was a double stroke and the seller thought it was broken because it took 2 strokes to advance..

 

[bob338]

I will not even be given the courtesy of a reply offer. You'll see.

i don't know man, this seems like a paperweight to me. the seller has a bunch of photo gear for sale, so he obviously isn't a scavenger or junk salesman. if it were $100, it might be worth it to buy it for the body. but when you can buy a fully working camera for $600 or less, why bother? this camera also falls into a kind of no man's land void of rarity, it's not in the first 600, 10k or over one million. seems like junk to me.

two more of my cents.

bob

 

[raid]

$100 junk ...with potential

 

[raid]

I have a mint M3.
What I really need is a metered M3