Only 3 hours left!!! BIN! At 3-4x the going rate!

[rich815]

eBay at it's finest:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150233290947

BIN at $1250! Wrongly described as from the "30's" (looks like a T type 1 from early 60's) and according to Dan Colucci's price guide they usually go for $ 275-475, and this one does not look all that great either.

To top it off: "The camera is sold "as is" with no warranty."

Could be why no has even put in a bid....

On the other hand....who knows?

 

[raid]

What a super buy! I mean, what a strange auction!

 

[oscroft]

BIN at $1250! Wrongly described as from the "30's" (looks like a T type 1 from early 60's) and according to Dan Colucci's price guide they usually go for $ 275-475, and this one does not look all that great either.

If I was sure of that I'd report it to eBay as being fraudulently described.

 

[rich815]

If I was sure of that I'd report it to eBay as being fraudulently described.

Well, based on the serial number he gives it's a Rolleiflex T type 1.

See here:

http://members.aol.com/dcolucci/rolleitlr.htm

and here:

http://www.rolleiclub.com/cgi-bin/pop/card.pl?4.14.114920.08

Aw, heck here too:

http://home.worldonline.dk/rongsted/Rolleisn.htm

and here:

http://www.rolleirepairs.com/models.htm

 

[Pherdinand]

It is definitely not from the thirties.

 

[Steve Bellayr]

Check his other auctions. He has a 1950's Rollei at BIN: $2500.

 

[oscroft]

Well, based on the serial number he gives it's a Rolleiflex T type 1....

Actually, what I meant was to suggest that if *you* are sure, then you might consider reporting it to eBay

 

[rich815]

Check his other auctions. He has a 1950's Rollei at BIN: $2500.

Yikes! According to Dan's price guide that one's an Automat and usually goes for even less than the first one!

 

[rich815]

I emailed the guy and politely showed him the links to serial number websites but he replied: "My father bought this Rollei in Austria before 1932 and used it during WWII." Must have one of those time machine Rolleiflexes.

 

[rbiemer]

Then all you have to do is buy it and take photos of the stock market pages for your grandfather to see in 1932 so he can become a billionaire and leave you a big pile o' dough.
Then you'l have enough money to BIN this.
Oh, wait. The auction ended with 12 bids to a whopping 26 bucks and the camera is unsold. And I couldn't find any other current auctions from this seller...
But there was this one:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150225918643
This line in his description caught my eye: "The pictures were borrowed but fairly represent the camera visually."
Rob

I emailed the guy and politely showed him the links to serial number websites but he replied: "My father bought this Rollei in Austria before 1932 and used it during WWII." Must have one of those time machine Rolleiflexes.

 

[Wayno]

The seller was correct - it's a 1930's Automat. The serial number he gave was for the lens, not the camera body. The BIN price was most optimistic...

 

[rich815]

I've been communicating with him a bit and he's realized now he was using the lens serial number. It is an Automat 2, and the other one an Automat 5 (MX-EVS). Both not worth much more than $150-300 USD it seems...

 

[rolleistef]

Automat 1 I think, with the silver aperture/shutter speeds dials... usually around 200$ for a perfect condition camera...