Orion -15 28mm for Kiev / Contax

[clarence]

I've seen ridiculous prices from this seller before, but this one takes the cake:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7616031697&fromMakeTrack=true

I know it's a rare lens, but surely it couldn't be worth that much.

Clarence

 

[Paul T.]

Don;t forget the 16% tax!

I'm working in Berlin right now, enjoying it hugely but I CANNOT believe the prices I'm seeing for used cameras and lenses in s/h shops. There's an obvious recession compared to London, and some retailers seem to respond by putting their prices up. Meanwhile the stock is covered in dust and the shops are empty.

 

[reagan]

Ahhh, yes. Yet another fine seller on the Bay, driven amuck by believing his own advertising... it's either that or the whacky weed. :angel:

 

[RML]

Don;t forget the 16% tax!

I'm working in Berlin right now, enjoying it hugely but I CANNOT believe the prices I'm seeing for used cameras and lenses in s/h shops. There's an obvious recession compared to London, and some retailers seem to respond by putting their prices up. Meanwhile the stock is covered in dust and the shops are empty.

I still reckon Berlin prices are better than those in Holland. 🙂 New gear is priced to the limit but second-hand gear is just as expensive. And trade-in prices are nearly zero. Some time ago I asked what I'd get back for my Eos 3000. 30 euro, but only if I'd bought a new Canon dSLR with it. Otherwise they wouldn't even want it if I paid them. Yet, buying a second-hand Eos 3000 could cost you 100 euro. Stinkers! 🙂

 

[santino]

omg that lens is overpriced like hell. that seller usually sells stuff for much

 

[VinceC]

And, for that price, it's not even mint.

They can't be THAT rare. The serial number shows there were more than 500 made in 1971.

 

[Mark Wood]

On the rare occasions that they have appeared on sale in the UK over the last couple of years, they've been around the £200 mark. I picked one up for £150 which I thought was a bit overpriced, even when he rarity is taken into account but despite poor mechanics, it's optically very good.

 

[kbg32]

Arsenall is always overpriced.

 

[zhang xk]

Arsenall is always overpriced.

I wonder if he ever sold anything? His list serves as a good catalogue for some rare items.