Moneys worth

[farlymac]

Just curious as to what the bidders were thinking. But then, it does have an Argus meter.

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=9361429

PF

 

[FrankS]

Sounds like too high to me.

 

[Jack Conrad]

It seems that people frequently and permissively overbid items
at Goodwill simple because the $ goes to charity.

 

[Tom A]

It looks like a M version, synched and with a 50f2 Tokyo lens. Fairly scarce package and if the condition is as good as it looks - not badly priced at all.

 

[NIKON KIU]

Tom is right, that's not a Nikon S.
It has an M before the serial number.
It's a fairly early Nikon M synch. Along with a 5008xxxx series 5cm F2.0 lens(the earliest rigid version).

Darn, that thing looks clean.
Someone got a good deal.

Kiu

 

[Mackinaw]

As Tom and Kiu have said, this is actually a Nikon M, or as some collectors call it, the MS (S for synch). The lens is fairly rare too, a "5008" series F2.0 Nikkor. Only about a thousand of the "5008" series Nikkor's were made before they changed the serial number sequence. $1,700 is actually low for this camera, most go for over $2,000. If it has the Nikon "quality assurance document" tucked away in the camera case someplace, it may be worth even more.

Jim B.

 

[farlymac]

Well then, somebody knew what they were doing. I never would have known it was an M. Kinda like the Yashica GL I got for $30 because no one else (including the folks at Goodwill) seemed to be able to tell the difference from a GSN. I didn't bother to delve into the other photos they had of the 'S', so I might have seen that number. But then, it was already over my meager budget when I first saw it posted, so I just put it on the watch list to see where it wound up at. Learn something new every day here.

PF

 

[Stefcuoz]

Last time i have sold an outfit like this i have take in a few days 3000 USD...
1700 USD is a really good price, also in Usa i suppose...