i've seen buyers in places like austrailia pay $850 for a 300mm F4 (AF)
(i payed $390 for the minty one)
sometimes the best way to sell equipment there is to offer shipping to other countries, of the 10 or 15 photography things i've sold on there, almost everything had someone asking to ship to a different country.
other than that peoples first instinct in looking for anything to by used is to go to flebay, and they must find it easier to do than look through Bhphoto or Adorama.
I'd love to have a 28 f/1.4, but those prices are absurd. What did those things cost new? Of course, at the time I looked they also had no bidders. Notice the first one is 10% off - what a deal!
Man, Nikon could put a stop to this if they would just release an AF-S version of this lens that met or exceeded that one. Or maybe Nikon is fine with this type of price gouging - Lord knows they do enough of it on their own. (Anyone check out the price of a new F6 lately?)
I'd love to have a 28 f/1.4, but those prices are absurd. What did those things cost new? Of course, at the time I looked they also had no bidders. Notice the first one is 10% off - what a deal!
Man, Nikon could put a stop to this if they would just release an AF-S version of this lens that met or exceeded that one. Or maybe Nikon is fine with this type of price gouging - Lord knows they do enough of it on their own. (Anyone check out the price of a new F6 lately?)
p.1 #16 · eBay buyers have basically gone insane..
A good example of people who do not know what they are doing. It is insane to pay $400 for a 28mm f2.8 Nikkor AIS.
The most ridiculous biddings I have seen have to be those in Ebay. I agree with the gentleman that stated that these are usually individuals without good rating or newbies in bidding wars. The majority of the times the bidding winner simply ignores the auction and does not pay.
Ebay, in my opinion, would be the last place where I would look to get a used camera or lens.
p.1 #18 · eBay buyers have basically gone insane..
One thing that has always bothered me about ebay is know that winning an auction ( or buy now) means that I was willing to pay more than anyone in the world to get that item! Its hard to come away feeling bright about that kind of purchase. My two cents. Take care. Bob
p.1 #19 · eBay buyers have basically gone insane..
There are good things to be had on eBay but you do have to know how the system works & be knowledgeable about the item you are buying. Just as there are people who will let themselves be drawn into expensive bidding wars, there are sellers who either time or price their auctions poorly & consequently let things go for less than they're worth.
p.1 #20 · eBay buyers have basically gone insane..
I don't mean to create the wrong impression. I actually find ebay to be very useful and generally safe. I have several rare old lenses that even on ebay only come up a few times a year. Without ebay, there would be none for me to find.
What I see happening a lot is a temporary surge in the price of a particular lens because of a very favorable post at one of the larger photo forums. If I go to a DP Review forum right now and post a glowing review of a particular lens, with a few really nice images, ebay prices can jump as much as 50% for a couple of weeks. Especially if this is a lesser known lens that doesn't usually fetch a premium price. I think photographers as a group are pretty impulsive, where ebay is better suited for cool heads.
