KEH low on stock

[PatrickT]

Anyone notice that KEH is a bit low on stock recently?

I was perusing the site to see what was out there (I love KEH) and realized that they don't have ANY Contax SLR lenses, only a couple bodies, and their Olympus OM stock (lenses and cameras) is pretty small. Those are just a couple of examples.

Anyone know what's going on?

 

[Brad Bireley]

Anyone notice that KEH is a bit low on stock recently?

I was perusing the site to see what was out there and realized that they don't have ANY Contax SLR lenses, only a couple bodies, and their Olympus OM stock (lenses and cameras) is pretty small. Those are just a couple of examples.

Anyone know what's going on?

I was wondering the same thing. They always had a couple pages of Canon fd bodies. They have not one F1 body now.

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

i find keh.com a huge candie store....you never really know what you're gonna find...

a couple of weeks ago, it was a m7 at m6 prices

i then found a Leicaflex SL2 at SL prices

recently a BGN serenar 35/f2.8 with finder which was $30 more than a one UG without finder.

virtual window shopping for vintage camera collectors...

 

[Calzone]

I noticed that at one point they had literally only one Nikon F3 body available. WTF???

Recently tried to secure a DE-2 viewfinder (non HP) and the two available at B&H were beat. Tried securing a Nikon F3 non HP at Adorama, but I had to return it because I jammed the shutter.

It seems like something big is going on. I know that Nikon built about a million F3's over a 14 year period, and it is likely that perhaps 800,000 of them are still working, but only the dregs remain it seems. What happened?

Cal

 

[Kenj8246]

Dunno if it's got anything to do with anything but I received an email yesterday apologizing and stating they've been having 'server and network' issues.

Stranger things have happened.

Kenny

 

[daveleo]

😕

Right now, they have more Nikon wide angle lenses (my window shopping addiction) than I can ever recall. So I don't see any shortage.

Maybe it IS a software / server glitch in some categories ?

 

[t.s.k.]

I seem to remember not too long ago someone posting here (or maybe APUG?) that they noticed some very good pricing on Contax gear at KEH.
Within a couple of days it was all gone.

The power of the innerweb, eh?

 

[Noll]

Maybe sellers have figured out that people regularly pay more for inferior gear (along with film, and may other things) on ebay, and are skimming a slim margin off of KEH by reselling it.😱
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=128817

Or maybe it's something completely different.

 

[zsas]

Maybe the holidays depleted their supply?

 

[dogberryjr]

Yeah, the FD selection right now is abysmal. Good thing I don't need anything.

Need. Heh. I crack myself up.

 

[taemo]

yeah I saw couple of days ago that they had a newer P67 TTL prism, called them and ordered.
Then they called me this morning saying that they actually dont have it anymore.

 

[Sunti]

They might have a good Christmas sales and now low on the inventory.

 

[Nokton48]

Don't they have to pay taxes on their inventory soon? Maybe after that they will stock back up.

 

[Landshark]

Don't they have to taxes on their inventory soon? Maybe after that they will stock back up.

+1 lower inventory would tend to decrease their obligations. Went through it every year at Helix.

 

[Nokton48]

Jimmy A at Midwest Photo Exchange has told me the same thing in years past.

 

[PatrickT]

I want to buy some things dammit! 😛

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I noticed that at one point they had literally only one Nikon F3 body available. WTF???

Recently tried to secure a DE-2 viewfinder (non HP) and the two available at B&H were beat. Tried securing a Nikon F3 non HP at Adorama, but I had to return it because I jammed the shutter.

It seems like something big is going on. I know that Nikon built about a million F3's over a 14 year period, and it is likely that perhaps 800,000 of them are still working, but only the dregs remain it seems. What happened?

Cal

There are lots of good F3 bodies around. There are at least two very nice ones in the classifieds here on RFF, one of them mine 😀

 

[zsas]

Their road shows are in full force this winter too...I bet by March we shd see more goods to test out will....
http://www.keh.com/forms/KEH_Shows.pdf

 

[zuiko85]

Noticed OM lenses and bodies in super slim supply. I'm not looking, have just about all I want. I thought the real end of film is when all these older bodies finally wind up in someones sock drawer and get cleaned out for pennies at some estate sale in 10~50 years time.

 

[driver]

I've noticed the same - WTF? 😕

Ammo is getting hard to find as well.