Re: FA* lens selling advice?
On Feb 1, 2006, at 5:55 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: Anything photographic is rarely cheap in Britain. Probably one of the most expensive European countries for photographic equipment - next to Skandinaiva, naturally. I still remember selling my RB67 kit in London for slightly more money than I'd bought it for here in NZ. I'd had it for a couple of years so I was pretty pleased about that :) Then I blew it all on a secondhand FA*400/5.6 from B+H. Cheers, - Dave http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/ http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
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>On 29/1/06, Mark Erickson, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>FA* 85/1.4: $500 to $800 depending on condition > >ROTFL > >I'd say $500 to $1500. > >Really. Apologies Mark, I was thinking of the A* 85, not the FA*. (my excuse: moving house and living amongst 75% of the world's cardboard supply). Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
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On 31/1/06, Mishka, discombobulated, unleashed: >??? >b&h lists it for 800 new (back ordered at the moment). Sorry - I thought he was referring to the A* 85 Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
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Anything photographic is rarely cheap in Britain. Probably one of the most expensive European countries for photographic equipment - next to Skandinaiva, naturally. Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 30. januar 2006 23:09 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: FA* lens selling advice? Jens Bladt wrote: > The FA* 28-70mm is (still??) sold new in Germany (Foto Palme) for 1279 Euro > = 1547 USD, including the 17 % German MwSt). > Plus shipping of course - probably 100 Euro on top of it. Last time (about three years ago) I looked, in the UK it was ~£1400. > > European buyers may want a new one and pay a few hundreds more. > > (Sigh: Why doesn't Pentax make lenses like that anyore?) > > Regards > Jens > > http://www.jensbladt.dk > > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 30. januar 2006 08:03 > Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Emne: Re: FA* lens selling advice? > > > Mark Erickson wrote: > > >>The Buy It Now prices seem steep to me, but, hey, people out there are >>paying that much for them (except for that really high GBP 1300 listing). > > > You've got it the wrong way round, Mark. USA prices are really cheap. > Just ask people to put in offers, using the BIN price as a base. I can > almost guarantee you will sell them abroad. > > Would be buying one of them myself if I wasn't liable to end up without > certain body parts, courtesy of my darling spouse. > > mike > > > > >
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??? b&h lists it for 800 new (back ordered at the moment). best, mishka On 1/30/06, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 29/1/06, Mark Erickson, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >FA* 85/1.4: $500 to $800 depending on condition > > ROTFL > > I'd say $500 to $1500. > > Really. > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty
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On 29/1/06, Mark Erickson, discombobulated, unleashed: >FA* 85/1.4: $500 to $800 depending on condition ROTFL I'd say $500 to $1500. Really. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _
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I've used to look the UK prices for Pentax photo equipent published in Practical Photography in 1997-2001 as being the same as those in US, but only in pounds as opposed to $$. >From the what I heard recently on PDML, they became even higher. However, I also see a sudden price increase on "good" mid-level priced Pentax lenses on E-Bay in January. It might be a fluctuation though. There is not enough statistics yet to make any conclusion yet. Igor
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- Original Message - From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: FA* lens selling advice? good job, too. Otherwise we'd have nothing to whinge about! You still have Tony Blair. William Robb
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> > Last time (about three years ago) I looked, in the UK it was ~£1400. > > Unfortunately you guys have been ripped off for years good job, too. Otherwise we'd have nothing to whinge about! Bob
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On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:09:03 -, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jens Bladt wrote: The FA* 28-70mm is (still??) sold new in Germany (Foto Palme) for 1279 Euro = 1547 USD, including the 17 % German MwSt). Plus shipping of course - probably 100 Euro on top of it. Last time (about three years ago) I looked, in the UK it was ~£1400. That was a long time ago. Look at this: http://pentaxuser.co.uk/pages/pricelist/pl_afslrlns.htm But Rob is right. We've been ripped off in this country for years. My latest enablement (the 12-24) came from Germany, at a saving of around 20% on the lowest UK price. John European buyers may want a new one and pay a few hundreds more. (Sigh: Why doesn't Pentax make lenses like that anyore?) Regards Jens http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 30. januar 2006 08:03 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: FA* lens selling advice? Mark Erickson wrote: The Buy It Now prices seem steep to me, but, hey, people out there are paying that much for them (except for that really high GBP 1300 listing). You've got it the wrong way round, Mark. USA prices are really cheap. Just ask people to put in offers, using the BIN price as a base. I can almost guarantee you will sell them abroad. Would be buying one of them myself if I wasn't liable to end up without certain body parts, courtesy of my darling spouse. mike -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/243 - Release Date: 27/01/2006 -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
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Rob Studdert wrote: On 30 Jan 2006 at 22:09, mike wilson wrote: Jens Bladt wrote: The FA* 28-70mm is (still??) sold new in Germany (Foto Palme) for 1279 Euro = 1547 USD, including the 17 % German MwSt). Plus shipping of course - probably 100 Euro on top of it. Last time (about three years ago) I looked, in the UK it was ~£1400. Unfortunately you guys have been ripped off for years, about the only photo kit that has been good value in the UK over the last five years at least was Mamiya Zenits were good value. About twelve years ago, the bare LX was over £1600.
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On 30 Jan 2006 at 22:09, mike wilson wrote: > Jens Bladt wrote: > > > The FA* 28-70mm is (still??) sold new in Germany (Foto Palme) for 1279 Euro > > = 1547 USD, including the 17 % German MwSt). > > Plus shipping of course - probably 100 Euro on top of it. > > Last time (about three years ago) I looked, in the UK it was ~£1400. Unfortunately you guys have been ripped off for years, about the only photo kit that has been good value in the UK over the last five years at least was Mamiya Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
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Jens Bladt wrote: The FA* 28-70mm is (still??) sold new in Germany (Foto Palme) for 1279 Euro = 1547 USD, including the 17 % German MwSt). Plus shipping of course - probably 100 Euro on top of it. Last time (about three years ago) I looked, in the UK it was ~£1400. European buyers may want a new one and pay a few hundreds more. (Sigh: Why doesn't Pentax make lenses like that anyore?) Regards Jens http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 30. januar 2006 08:03 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: FA* lens selling advice? Mark Erickson wrote: The Buy It Now prices seem steep to me, but, hey, people out there are paying that much for them (except for that really high GBP 1300 listing). You've got it the wrong way round, Mark. USA prices are really cheap. Just ask people to put in offers, using the BIN price as a base. I can almost guarantee you will sell them abroad. Would be buying one of them myself if I wasn't liable to end up without certain body parts, courtesy of my darling spouse. mike
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The FA* 28-70mm is (still??) sold new in Germany (Foto Palme) for 1279 Euro = 1547 USD, including the 17 % German MwSt). Plus shipping of course - probably 100 Euro on top of it. European buyers may want a new one and pay a few hundreds more. (Sigh: Why doesn't Pentax make lenses like that anyore?) Regards Jens http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 30. januar 2006 08:03 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: FA* lens selling advice? Mark Erickson wrote: > The Buy It Now prices seem steep to me, but, hey, people out there are > paying that much for them (except for that really high GBP 1300 listing). You've got it the wrong way round, Mark. USA prices are really cheap. Just ask people to put in offers, using the BIN price as a base. I can almost guarantee you will sell them abroad. Would be buying one of them myself if I wasn't liable to end up without certain body parts, courtesy of my darling spouse. mike
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Mark, I was just wondering if a promise of sending Christmas cards (from me and on behalf of your beloved lens(es)) to you every year for the next 20 years would count as a half of the requested price. If not, I can throw in a promise for birthday cards every other year as well. :-) Igor Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:45:05 -0800 Mark Erickson wrote: All, There seems to be some interest on the list regarding my FA* lenses, so here's a quick review of the prices that they seem to be commanding these days. J.L. Colwell's SPLOSdb info shows the following numbers from the 2004 time frame: FA* 85/1.4: $500 to $800 depending on condition FA* 28-70/2.8: $560 to $980 depending on condition FA* 80-200/2.8 $945 to $1350 depending on condition Prices seem to have risen since then, however. In the last 30 days, two FA*28-70/2.8 lenses sold on eBay via Buy It Now for An FA* 80-200/2.8 lens sold on eBay via Buy It Now for ~$1499 and another was sold via competitive bid at ~$1981. There is currently another one listed on eBay via Buy It Now from a seller in Edinburgh for GBP 1,300.00 (Approximately US $2,305.29). That one hasn't sold yet. The Buy It Now prices seem steep to me, but, hey, people out there are paying that much for them (except for that really high GBP 1300 listing). The 85 and 28-70 were purchased new by me, and the 80-200 was purchased in near-new condition around 1999. All are in really clean condition and I've got their original boxes. Anyone on the list interested at the recent eBay Buy It Now prices? The way things are going, you may be able to buy a lens, use it for six months, and make a profit selling it. --Mark
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...sell the FA* 2.8 28-70mm to me for 100 USD :-)) No, I do wnat this, but my available funds went to the FA* 80-200mm :- Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Mark Erickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 30. januar 2006 01:07 Til: 'pentax-discuss' Emne: FA* lens selling advice? All, The recent "what is your most-used lens" thread got me thinking, so I took an equipment inventory and thought about where my photography is and where it is going. Turns out I have a few (too many) FA* lenses that I accumulated over the last 7 or 8 years. In particular, I have the 80-200 and 28-70 FA* F2.8 lenses and the 85mm F1.4 lens and they haven't seen the outside of my camera bag for quite some time. So I'm planning to sell them. Pentax apparently does not make them anymore and the influx of digital Pentax SLR enthusiasts seems to have boosted their value (on eBay at least). The eBay novelty ias worn off for me, however, and I'd be happy to sell them via alternate means. I've had really good luck with buying and selling transactions via the PDML, but there are only so many of us here. Any suggestions regarding other places advertise these lenses? Photo.net classified page? Thanks in advance, Mark
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Mike, Thanks for the advice on selling. Regarding your other comment, I believe that there are some equipment junkies out there who would make the trade between certain body parts and the right piece of high-end glass. :-) --Mark mike wilson wrote: You've got it the wrong way round, Mark. USA prices are really cheap. Just ask people to put in offers, using the BIN price as a base. I can almost guarantee you will sell them abroad. Would be buying one of them myself if I wasn't liable to end up without certain body parts, courtesy of my darling spouse. mike
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Mark Erickson wrote: The Buy It Now prices seem steep to me, but, hey, people out there are paying that much for them (except for that really high GBP 1300 listing). You've got it the wrong way round, Mark. USA prices are really cheap. Just ask people to put in offers, using the BIN price as a base. I can almost guarantee you will sell them abroad. Would be buying one of them myself if I wasn't liable to end up without certain body parts, courtesy of my darling spouse. mike
RE: FA* lens selling advice?
All, There seems to be some interest on the list regarding my FA* lenses, so here's a quick review of the prices that they seem to be commanding these days. J.L. Colwell's SPLOSdb info shows the following numbers from the 2004 time frame: FA* 85/1.4: $500 to $800 depending on condition FA* 28-70/2.8: $560 to $980 depending on condition FA* 80-200/2.8 $945 to $1350 depending on condition Prices seem to have risen since then, however. In the last 30 days, two FA*28-70/2.8 lenses sold on eBay via Buy It Now for ~$999 and a third was sold via competitive bid at ~$1132. An FA* 80-200/2.8 lens sold on eBay via Buy It Now for ~$1499 and another was sold via competitive bid at ~$1981. There is currently another one listed on eBay via Buy It Now from a seller in Edinburgh for GBP 1,300.00 (Approximately US $2,305.29). That one hasn't sold yet. The Buy It Now prices seem steep to me, but, hey, people out there are paying that much for them (except for that really high GBP 1300 listing). The 85 and 28-70 were purchased new by me, and the 80-200 was purchased in near-new condition around 1999. All are in really clean condition and I've got their original boxes. Anyone on the list interested at the recent eBay Buy It Now prices? The way things are going, you may be able to buy a lens, use it for six months, and make a profit selling it. --Mark
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I second that. Lets have a PDML auction. Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The eBay novelty ias worn off for me, however, and I'd be happy to sell them via alternate means. I've had really good luck with buying and selling transactions via the PDML, but there are only so many of us here. Any suggestions regarding other places advertise these lenses? Photo.net classified page? Why not start right here, I am interested if the price is right. Kind regards Kevin
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This one time, at band camp, "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The eBay novelty ias worn off for me, however, and I'd be happy to sell them > via alternate means. I've had really good luck with buying and selling > transactions via the PDML, but there are only so many of us here. Any > suggestions regarding other places advertise these lenses? Photo.net > classified page? Why not start right here, I am interested if the price is right. Kind regards Kevin -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
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Mark, Send them all to me. I'll make my "best effort" to sell them at the highest price possible and send you the proceeds. Free of charge, no less! CW - Original Message - From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'pentax-discuss'" Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 7:07 PM Subject: FA* lens selling advice? All, The recent "what is your most-used lens" thread got me thinking, so I took an equipment inventory and thought about where my photography is and where it is going. Turns out I have a few (too many) FA* lenses that I accumulated over the last 7 or 8 years. In particular, I have the 80-200 and 28-70 FA* F2.8 lenses and the 85mm F1.4 lens and they haven't seen the outside of my camera bag for quite some time. So I'm planning to sell them. Pentax apparently does not make them anymore and the influx of digital Pentax SLR enthusiasts seems to have boosted their value (on eBay at least). The eBay novelty ias worn off for me, however, and I'd be happy to sell them via alternate means. I've had really good luck with buying and selling transactions via the PDML, but there are only so many of us here. Any suggestions regarding other places advertise these lenses? Photo.net classified page? Thanks in advance, Mark -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/243 - Release Date: 1/27/2006
