head's up

[jnantz]

just a head's up for people who are following the vitax lens ( the big one )
selling on e-boo ... yes, the one selling for $2,000.00 ...

it is broken .. missing the defocus knob
i wrote the seller, and he knows, he just doesn't care ...

[William Whitaker]

Par for the course for Ebay sellers these days...

[Louis Pacilla]

Whats the auction # or can you provide a link? is it US eBay ? Having trouble finding the auction.

[ghostcount]

i think it's this one (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wollensak-Vitax-Portrait-3-8-No2-Soft-Focus-8x10-/280833843395?pt=US_Vintage_Cameras&hash=item41630060c3).

[Louis Pacilla]

Thanks for the link ghostcount.

The way the OP phrased the original post I thought this would be an auction and not a BIN listing. Let's face it, on eBay that's just not an unusual thing to see. Not to mention that this guy asks crazy prices for every thing he list. By my memory he's listed this lens a few times for the same asking price so he must not care if he sells it.

[Richard Rankin]

Since Ebay started letting you have the first 50 listings a month free, these kinds of listings seem to have multiplied. There is no fee at all if it doesn't sell (for the first 50), so these people can list them at silly prices and wait for someone to send them an offer on it or hope someone is uneducated enough to pay the price. Doesn't cost them a cent (Note: cent - an archaic, useless, and valueless monetary unit still used in the USA...)

RR

[jnantz]

sorry, i didn't provide the link! i am kind of forgetful these days 8D
.. but yes, that is the one ...

and i am in 100% agreement, ebay is getting to be a real drag i have to say ...

[numnutz]

And don't forget the seller wants you to pay an additional 23% VAT if you are in the E.U.

nn :)