Is this a joke??

[kuzano]

That does not speak well for your photoblog

That does not speak well for your photoblog

That's insane...I'm selling a black one that was CLA'd by Mark Hama and getting no buyers for $185..then again I haven't really been advertising it (other than my own photoblog) and it does have a few scratches on the rewind knob.

And what's really insane is that someone will snap that up and easily double their money on eBay. Mark Hama is a known name and would easily be a draw. But, you don't have to really worry about someone making money on your decision if the only place you have it is a blog. Not picking on you, but advertising on a blog.... Please!

I've been watching these black cameras get triple bucks on eBay for about 3-5 years now, and the gap is much larger now than 3 or 4 years ago.

 

[agi]

And what's really insane is that someone will snap that up and easily double their money on eBay. Mark Hama is a known name and would easily be a draw. But, you don't have to really worry about someone making money on your decision if the only place you have it is a blog. Not picking on you, but advertising on a blog.... Please!

I'm fully aware how much these go for and frankly I don't care. I wanted people who visited my blog to have first dibs on it and I wanted discretion on who I sold it to as I wanted the camera to be used - not sit on a shelf like what it's been doing. I'm also on the fence on selling it (the black body) so if it doesn't I may just keep it. I'm not in it to rip people off but I guess people are dumb enough to fall for it. So please.

 

[kuzano]

My apologies if I offended.

My apologies if I offended.

I'm fully aware how much these go for and frankly I don't care. I wanted people who visited my blog to have first dibs on it and I wanted discretion on who I sold it to as I wanted the camera to be used - not sit on a shelf like what it's been doing. I'm also on the fence on selling it (the black body) so if it doesn't I may just keep it. I'm not in it to rip people off but I guess people are dumb enough to fall for it. So please.

Please forgive me. I am a Capitalist first and foremost. When someone tells me they are selling something, I tend to expect to see real efforts to sell. And, I can surely respect your "on the fence" reckoning about a reluctance to sell.

I guess I come from a place where something is for sale, or it's not for sale. If it's for sale, it's for sale for the most money I can get for it.

I used to restore and collect old cars. My thinking on selling unfinished or unstarted projects was that I would make a good price to someone who assured me they would take on the project, or finish a started project. You know what I found. They always lied, every last one of them. They would take my favor and resell it for the most the market would bear. It always made me feel the fool.

So, my point on your camera, and I apologize either for my harshness, or your mistaken interpretation, was that when we try to do monetary favors for people, they most often take advantage of us. If you sold your Black camera for $185, I would hate for you to see it on eBay for $600 and snapped up at that price on a Buy It Now.

But, maybe you're not a capitalist, which is all well and good. But also keep in mind that I only apologize for offending you, not for my opinions. I spent a long, rewarding life forming them.

 

[NickTrop]

Yeesh, this guy isn't even giving you a break on shipping! Dude, if you're selling a Minolta Himatic 7SII for nearly 600 clams, give the buyer a break on the shipping at least.

Funny that some will get bug-eyed that an old, rare, serviced good condition RF will go for - say, $200 but will think they got a "good deal" on a $250 digital point-n-shoot. If I had $200 to spend and my only choice was a classic RF made by a proper camera company or a "Casio", my $200 is going for that Oly RD.

 

[ruben]

Comparatively Arsenal photo looks like a homeless.

 

[jayfixit]

Hey, in the Leica forums, everyone is probably trying to decide who should buy this $203,000 prototype.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370009071916&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RCRX_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=370009107849&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=active_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget


😀

 

[FallisPhoto]

Seller is somewhat proud of this camera..

http://cgi.ebay.com/MINOLTA-HI-MATIC-7S-II-BLACK-RANGEFINDER-40MM-ROKKOR_W0QQitemZ310011617323QQihZ021QQcategoryZ15234QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

What do you mean? Of course it's worth that much; it's black, isn't it?

How about this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/Kodak-Duo-Six-20-Very-Rare-Rangefinder-camera-MINT_W0QQitemZ280196621057QQihZ018QQcategoryZ11717QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ... and it isn't even black...

 

[FallisPhoto]

Seller is somewhat proud of this camera..

http://cgi.ebay.com/MINOLTA-HI-MATIC-7S-II-BLACK-RANGEFINDER-40MM-ROKKOR_W0QQitemZ310011617323QQihZ021QQcategoryZ15234QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Awwwww, nobody bid on it. I wish they had; now that would be funny!

 

[Hacker]

It is not sold and the auction has ended.

 

[januaryman]

Don't you guys read the entire ad???? !!! He notes that BATTERIES ARE INCLUDED! Duh!!!

And with the Canonet, I see he has also included a few rolls of rare FILM!!!!! Ready to shoot!

You pay for the extras. Period.

 

[Clark.EE]

GTN Boxed, MINTYYYYY

GTN Boxed, MINTYYYYY

Sorry had to use the word we all hate MINTY MINTY MINTY.
Anyone interested in a boxed, complete Yashica Electro 35GTN.
Box is a bit tatty, a little brassing on battery cover. Cant be many in better nick.
It really is a good one, Fixed the shutter on it, dont think it worked from new. Certainly doesnt look like there has been a film through it.
Whats it worth?

 

[FallisPhoto]

Sorry had to use the word we all hate MINTY MINTY MINTY.
Anyone interested in a boxed, complete Yashica Electro 35GTN.
Box is a bit tatty, a little brassing on battery cover. Cant be many in better nick.
It really is a good one, Fixed the shutter on it, dont think it worked from new. Certainly doesnt look like there has been a film through it.
Whats it worth?

I've bought several like that over the years -- for about $15 each (maybe $35 with a CLA, a battery adapter, and POD replaced). Sorry, but Yashica sold those by the boxcar load and there are just too many of them for them to have any collector value. Their true value is as shooters; they are just very good cameras that don't cost a lot.

 

[januaryman]

Two black GIII's, A black Petri Color35, A black Minolta 7S and a black 7sII. I never noticed any appreciable improvement in my photography, but I sure sold all of them for a lot of money.

My favorite black camera, and it only comes in black is the Canon EF "Black Beauty". What a pretty 70's classic. The only known camera with circuitry to compensate for the NLA 1.35v batteries. You can use 1.5 contemporary batteries and the camera automatically adjusts to 1.35V... no adjustment by a camera technician needed.

I also find that my black Canonet shoots exactly the same as the chrome... But it does make me happy knowing I've got a black one and I tend to carry it around more than the chrome. I just like looking at it.

The Canon EF is also my favorite SLR, but NO ONE ever talks about it! I have two. One has a sort in the circuitry, I believe, as it eats batteries for lunch. Ti fix it would have cost over $100, so I bid on and won a perfectly function EF for under $70. Heavy as a block of lead, built like a tank (pardon the tired cliche) and just a great camera to use. I slap on a Canon 50/1.4 FD lens (that cost me $76) and I'm cookin' man! Glad to meet another fan.