Thanks for the KM info Bill.
I had a bid on a camera that sat at $56 for around 2 days. All of the
sudden now it has jumped up to over $107. It's hard to believe that no one
else had bid on it for that long. I realize that can happen and be totally
legitimate.
When I see it shoot up like that after little action, it makes me suspect.
Just call me paranoid.
Tom
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From: "Peifer, William [OCDUS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 2:13 PM
Subject: RE: Wanted K1000/MX
> Tom C. wrote:
> > Hi Group,
>
> > I'm in the market for a K1000 or MX for my son. I have found numerous
> > items on ebay but am constantly outbid to the point where I think I
> > would be paying to much. I bought my MX with eveready case and an
> > M 50/1.7 for $75 dollars in 1990. Both in excellent condition.
>
> > Several questions.
>
> > 1. Does anyone have an MX/K1000 in great condition that they are
> > willing to part with for a reasonable price? Let me know the price
you're
> > thinking of.
>
> > 2. Am I crazy to ask such a question?
>
> > 3. What are peoples perceptions on the frequency of fraudulent bidding
> > on ebay?
>
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> In addition to the K1000, you may want to consider a KM. The self-timer
and
> DOF preview of the KM are nice features to have. I got a K1000 with SMC-M
> 50/2 lens and wide strap last year on eBay for about $90 IIRC. The
shutter
> curtains and foam were in very good condition, the outside body was in
very
> good condition except for some retouching in a couple spots on the back
> where the black paint had worn, and the lens had a minor ding in the
filter
> ring which I fixed pretty easily. At about the same time, I got a KM body
> on eBay for about $35. The body was in good condition with the exception
of
> a noticeable dent above the prism on the top plate, and the hotshoe was no
> longer "hot". I removed the top plate, smoothed out the dent as best I
> could, and repaired the electrical connection to fix the hotshoe. Both
> camera bodies work just fine, the meters are dead on (or at least they
match
> the reading on my light meter to within better than half a stop), and the
> shutter speeds seem to be accurate throughout the range (judging from the
> negatives from rolls I've shot). I think complete K1000 kits are
currently
> running in the neighborhood of $100 on eBay, but you might be able to get
a
> better deal on a body. Neither of mine are for sale, by the way. :-(
> Since the KM doesn't (yet) seem to enjoy the cult status of the K1000, you
> may be able to get a KM body for a bit less. However, I think our own
Mark
> Roberts recently sold a KM with SMC-M 50/2 on eBay for $175, so you can
> never tell how the prices will go.
>
> I've had reasonably good luck on eBay. I think you can spot the most
> egregious cases where the bidding looks suspect -- just look for the sales
> where the price runs up very quickly in the first couple days of the
> auction, and there are multiple bids on multiple days by one bidder (or a
> couple bidders) with zero feedback. You can do a search by bidder (the
> suspect zero-feedback shill) and see if this individual has a long history
> of bidding heavily but never winning. You may also want to look at the
> seller's recent sales and see if the same zero-feedback bidders are
bidding
> on, but never winning, other items offered by any sellers. Finally, check
> the seller's feedback and check to see if his positive feedback appears to
> be inflated by these same zero-feedback individuals. The bigger problem,
in
> my experience, is the occasional bidder or seller who is just -- well,
lazy.
> These are the ones who take an awfully long time responding to e-mails,
> don't get to the post office as quickly as they promise they will, and
> always have one excuse or another for not paying attention to meeting
their
> end of the deal. I've only had one really unpleasant case out of about 20
> total transactions, so my experience has been pretty favorable.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Bill Peifer
> Rochester, NY
>
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