That's ebay for you. You won't know the final price until the fat lady sings! ;-) Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:51:42 -0800, David Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I noticed the other day an SMC Pentax-FA 20-35mm f/4 AL on eBay. I > already own one of these, but know my brother-in-law would love one too. > Tonight the auction ended. An hour before the end of auction it was > going for $250, which seemed fantastic. ...15 minutes to go, $260. > There was no change until six seconds to go: $350, and in literally the > final second, $355. That's only 25% below Adorama and B&H pricing! > Ultimately my brother-in-law never ended up bidding on the lens, but > even if he had, he surely would have lost it to sniping. > > It's no wonder I can't seem to get my hands on a used FA 135 f/2.8 IF. > Things really seem to get driven up in the final seconds. > >