Most pathetic EBay purchase

[Jim Rice]

A broken Polaroid 8x10 processor right at the end of 'roid films.........the motor run capacitor is toast, and damned if I can find one. Oh yes, and the not crank handle version.

[neil poulsen]

The one time I took a chance on low feedback, I got nailed. I won the bid on a Nikkor sheet film developing tank. Since that time, I usually don't bid on auctioners with less than 75 feedback, and they must all be positive.

[Terence McDonagh]

Don't know about most pathetic (maybe it qualifies as that but I think it's kinda cool...) - but certainly the cheapest thing I've ever bought one bay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260066627310

Truly an eximious and wonderful purchase. I can't tell from here, but do you feel eleganced and exalted yet?

[domenico Foschi]

Truly an eximious and wonderful purchase. I can't tell from here, but do you feel eleganced and exalted yet?

[Paul Coppin]

This one's for John Kasaian... $500 for a Chu Berry vintage sax in good condition ,but needing an overhaul - finding out after I closed the bid that I had bought an alto (said so in the listing). Had convinced myself I'd been bidding on a tenor.

[Terence McDonagh]

"Rochester Portrait Lens in original case"

Turned out it was a diopter-like single element made to fit over the end of a some small and very specific Rochester lens. Including shipping it was only $18, so not much of a loss compared to some others, but it sticks in my craw more than any others. Stupid [smack forehead] stupid [smack forehead] stupid [smack forehead]

[Doug Kerr]

Hi, Cyrus,

Yeah, most of us didn't know about the 183-day half life of Polonium 210 until the recent "poloniumania" (term coined by my wife Carla as an entry in a contest for the best new term of 2006!).

Best regards,

Doug

[alec4444]

Don't know about most pathetic (maybe it qualifies as that but I think it's kinda cool...) - but certainly the cheapest thing I've ever bought one bay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260066627310

Yeah, the shipping is a bit pricey, though...

My most pathetic purchase on the bay was an 18cm B&L Protar that often requires two sets of pliers to set the aperture for roughly $200. Oh, and the rear element has a scratch. "In shutter, though" you say..... Nope.

--A

[Downix]

An arcade control spinner, but the guy forgot to mention that it was just the counter-weight. I spent $20 for a 45oz piece of lead.

[Michael Heald]

Hello! I just received my Gundlach antique camera. I thought it was an 8x10 for some reason, but it is 5x7. I think I got the auction confused with another one when I bid! (Now that is really pathetic!) The auctions described it as in "amazing" condition, and it sure is! probably worth about 1/4 what I paid for it. Oh well. Live and learn. Best regards.

Mike