Rare Ilford Witness - You'll just have to see this...

[David Hughes]

Hi,

There's still time to bid.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191724417434?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Regards, David

 

[back alley]

$900. for shipping?

 

[daveleo]

Jees .... I thought the 450GBP was for the camera 😱

 

[harpofreely]

Nice. Out of those 350 made, how many still have that crazy bookmark for the manual?

 

[photomoof]

That one is a bargain at only $14000 USD, how about one for $23000 USD?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Ilford...195090?hash=item3a9dd6ad12:g:PH8AAMXQWnVR5Q9C

 

[jsrockit]

$900. for shipping?

Insurance?

 

[John E Earley]

Insurance?

Bubble wrap?

 

[jsrockit]

Bubble wrap?

Well, in all fairness, we are talking of shipping a $15000 camera via UPS or Fed EX ... it may not be this expensive, but it will be expensive to ship.

 

[ray*j*gun]

Too funny!

 

[photomoof]

Too funny!

It's not a camera one can show around like a motorized black Nikon SP, and have anyone say, "boy I wish I owned that?"

My response would be "they let you write checks from inside the institution?"

 

[David Hughes]

Hi,

Well, they're going to kill all those posts about Leica being too dear, I'm glad to say...

Regards, David

 

[aicardi]

That one is a bargain at only $14000 USD, how about one for $23000 USD?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Ilford...195090?hash=item3a9dd6ad12:g:PH8AAMXQWnVR5Q9C

Free shipping

 

[Dralowid]

When I saw this I thought the money was aimed far more at the Super Six lens more than the camera, they go for insane amounts for reasons I don't understand...but I know nothing...

 

[humberland]

And it ended.

 

[photomoof]

I will definitely put that on my mental list of cameras to buy.

That is a camera you buy for a dollar on a stoop, or for $18,000 at an auction, there is not likely to be much in between.

I would never have imagined.

 

[xayraa33]

Holy Peto Scott, that is a nice looking camera, pricey but nice.

 

[mfogiel]

So the paradox of paradoxes is that the "witness" title was meant to describe us witnessing an act of insanity on the part of this camera buyer.

 

[f16sunshine]

It's a cool little thing and someone(s) wanted it. This happens on eBay. Especially getting closer now to the silly season 🙂

 

[giganova]

How rare can they be if there are two on Ebay at the same time? 😀 True collector's items never hit the public domain, they are sold from dealers to collectors/museums directly.

 

[f16sunshine]

How rare can they be if there are two on Ebay at the same time? 😀 True collector's items never hit the public domain, they are sold from dealers to collectors/museums directly.

The difference ... it's a collectors item not a Museum item.
5 digit$ vs 6/7 digit$ 🙂