coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
Unfortunately, it is still waaaayyy out of my league 
, but if there is anyone looking for an M9, I just saw this on SF Bay Area Craigslist.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/pho/1975318912.html
(Disclaimer: No connection to the seller.)
, but if there is anyone looking for an M9, I just saw this on SF Bay Area Craigslist.http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/pho/1975318912.html
(Disclaimer: No connection to the seller.)
bob338
Well-known
D you want to carry $6k to Bernal Heights?
Not me.
Not me.
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
Hehe. I don't want to carry $6k cash anywhere. Seriously, how do people deal with a huge purchase like this? (assuming the seller is legit)
Only way I can think of is going to a bank together and do the transaction there in front of cameras and guards...
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
If I had 6K I'd take a trip to Europe with my family and my film Leicas. That'd be a heck of a lot more fun!
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
If I had 6K I'd take a trip to Europe with my family and my film Leicas. That'd be a heck of a lot more fun!
In my case, it will be a long solo-trip. Been thinking about Barnack only trip to Europe for a while...
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kdemas
Enjoy Life.
Sug- Ive done just that. Gone to the bank with the buyer/seller and had a cashiers check made out. Next, cash it at the same bank. That way you have the cash and a paper trail.
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
Ah! That's a great point. Never thought of the paper trail part with cashiers check. I shall try that when I do any high amount transaction on CL. (unfortunately, not M9.
) Thanks for the tip!
bob338
Well-known
I've done transactions in my bank a couple of times. If you're a regular customer they don't seem to mind. They seem to be used to it, a lot of people do car deals there too.
Many years ago I met a guy at the showroom of Ellis Brooks on Van Ness to buy a Summilux. Everyone looked at us like we were crazy, I handed him $900 and he handed me a square white box...
Bob
Clancycoop
Established
I always fear I look like a drug dealer when doing CL deals. Rolls of cash handed off between people just meeting for a moment...
leicashot
Well-known
Collectible cameras has a demo model for $5895 last week, which sold pretty fast
LChanyungco
Well-known
when i lived in SF i sold a lens at the food court of the Westfield mall. under the watch full eye of Beard Papa
dof
Fiat Lux
Hey! Some us live in 94110!
Mister E
Well-known
B&H even had a black M9 the other day for $6,100. Meanwhile I've dumped more in a stupid M2 and film, processing and scanning than that so far this year.
swoop
Well-known
When I had my M8 on craigslist I had a stipulation that if someone wanted to pay cash the exchange had to be done in front of a police station.
bluepenguin
Established
I had my M9 at 6K long time ago.
sanmich
Veteran
For me it is an issue of time. It is easy to shoot and process a half dozen rolls of film, making a couple hundred scans is another proposition. Shooting film for scanning is beginning to become a folly for me, shooting film for printing is still a logical endeavor. Knowing in advance what I want to do with the images is not always a given.
I don't know what scanner you use, but there are solutions that allow for quick scanning.
for a full roll, the Nikon 5000 is great.
Once the film is cut, the Epson V700 would be the quicker solution.
Of course, scanning lots of film in a dedicated scanner six frames stripes after six frames stripes would drive nuts a Buddhist Monk.
ramosa
B&W
If the seller's legit, I would meet him/her at my bank. I could see the camera and transfer the cash to the person. But, man, I'd be wary of spending $6K on a used camera, no matter what type. Just my nature ...