Author Topic: Something for the impatient camera collector. (Read 4614 times)

stevesegz · « **on:** February 15, 2013, 07:57:16 AM »

Saw this and thought someone here may have deep pockets.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Huge-lot-of-old-cameras-collection-for-Sale-1-000-Pieces-of-SLR-RF-Medium/190796013023?ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1&ih=009&category=15230&cmd=ViewItem

Aksel · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:00:36 AM »

$3000 shipping? Forget it!

Francois · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2013, 02:54:44 PM »

Mom would just give me sh** for the rest of my life if I brought so many cameras in the house!

Ezzie · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2013, 03:14:19 PM »

Quote from: Francois on February 15, 2013, 02:54:44 PM

Mom would just give me sh** for the rest of my life if I brought so many cameras in the house!

Put it this way, you bring this home - you need a new house - if Mom/Wife/Better half says so or not.

mcduff · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2013, 03:18:48 PM »

Hey Aksel, it is only $1,000 shipping if we get it shipped to a friend in USA! What do you say we all chip in??? I can throw in my lunch money for today, that only leaves $35,990.00 to scrape together.

But seriously, the price per camera of $35 is not even that attractive, for unknown cameras of unknown condition. I think this is the case of the classic spousal maneuvering: "Honey I tried to sell them but no one is interested -- I will just hold on to them a little longer and try to sell them again."

LT · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2013, 03:44:04 PM »

'OW MUCH?

Poliweb · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2013, 04:11:07 PM »

I live only 45 miles from Alameda. Shipping could be a simple as borrowing my friends truck!

I wonder if there's money to be made there - it would be a huge undertaking to sell them all on ebay to try and turn a profit!

Richard

Aksel · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2013, 04:11:43 PM »

Quote from: mcduff on February 15, 2013, 03:18:48 PM

Hey Aksel, it is only $1,000 shipping if we get it shipped to a friend in USA! What do you say we all chip in??? I can throw in my lunch money for today, that only leaves $35,990.00 to scrape together.

But seriously, the price per camera of $35 is not even that attractive, for unknown cameras of unknown condition. I think this is the case of the classic spousal maneuvering: "Honey I tried to sell them but no one is interested -- I will just hold on to them a little longer and try to sell them again."

Good thinking mcduff!
RO-RO shipping from the US to Europe is a bout $1000 - that leaves us with money to spend for a road trip machine.
Fancy a beaten up full size, stuffed with cameras?
$35 a pop for something of unknown condition sounds optimistic at best. Lunch money or not. I`ll pass.

Aksel · « **Reply #8 on:** February 15, 2013, 04:12:43 PM »

Quote from: Poliweb on February 15, 2013, 04:11:07 PM

I wonder if there's money to be made there - it would be a huge undertaking to sell them all on ebay to try and turn a profit!

Richard

One way to find out

LEAFotography · « **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2013, 08:20:22 PM »

Well, these look a bargain (at current bid price) for anyone with space and disposable cash. Personally I don't think I could cherish (or use) that many cameras in my personal collection

It might take a year or so, trying a few different cameras each day to work through these. Who would want that pleasure/hardship?

I do think someone could 'easily' make their money back taking it on as a sales/investment project. There looks to be some awesome models there!

I wonder who the collector was and whether these will be kept together or divided/sold on? It has the making of a media story!

calbisu · « **Reply #10 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:31:10 PM »

The listing has ended, wether it is due to cold feet or to a some philantropic buyer I do not know, but just imagine dusting all those cameras or trying to choose which one to shoot with..

tani.P · « **Reply #11 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:39:40 PM »

I need to know the story behind this! The seller has no other items up, either.... I wonder how he/she/they came into such an extensive collection, and who was the original owner?

Francois · « **Reply #12 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:40:20 PM »

Quote from: LEAFotography on February 15, 2013, 08:20:22 PM

It might take a year or so, trying a few different cameras each day to work through these. Who would want that pleasure/hardship?

At using a camera a day, you'd have well over 3 years of work...
Just imagine trying to find enough subjects to keep it interesting!

Poliweb · « **Reply #13 on:** February 15, 2013, 11:10:05 PM »

The description says the seller collected them over 50 years.

It looks like there was a bid from a zero feedback buyer but now it's been relisted.

What I like best is the fact that it was posted using eBay mobile! So was the seller standing in line at Starbucks?

Richard

Terry · « **Reply #14 on:** February 16, 2013, 03:10:47 AM »

No, he was in the room with all the cameras laid out and couldn't get to the computer on the other side.

I have to say, I feel much more sane having seen this.

LEAFotography · « **Reply #15 on:** February 16, 2013, 04:40:50 AM »

Quote from: Terry on February 16, 2013, 03:10:47 AM

No, he was in the room with all the cameras laid out and couldn't get to the computer on the other side.

I have to say, I feel much more sane having seen this.

Likewise! I have plenty for my needs now and the next few years. I'll buy no more until I've had it out with the one's I've still not tried, and while I can still bet them all in my car boot, lest the baliffs call

Jack Johnson · « **Reply #16 on:** February 16, 2013, 05:07:20 AM »

I may have suffered from arrhythmia for a moment there.

Francois · « **Reply #17 on:** February 16, 2013, 02:20:54 PM »

When I think that the poor guy probably hasn't even tried more than 5 or 6 of them over all this time!

Terry · « **Reply #18 on:** February 16, 2013, 03:39:47 PM »

Ditto that, Francois--what fun is it to set them on shelves like that? Wouldn't you be itching to go shoot with them?

ambaker · « **Reply #19 on:** February 18, 2013, 03:45:00 AM »

Well there are four bids on the relisted group. KEH maybe?... ;-)

I have a hard time picturing anything but a reseller picking them up. Without a list of the cameras, how would a collector have any idea if there were enough matches to needs to make it worth while?

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mcduff · « **Reply #20 on:** February 18, 2013, 02:50:56 PM »

Wow. That auction is now at over 50 grand - and the bids look like they are real (as they are from folks with quite high ratings - like the current bidder has a rating of 1800 points). Weird.

stevesegz · « **Reply #21 on:** February 23, 2013, 07:55:44 AM »

Well somebody is going to be buying alot of film.

It sold for $60,000 around £40,000

gothamtomato · « **Reply #22 on:** February 23, 2013, 12:24:53 PM »

Looks like the lot sold for 35K. I'd think that whoever bought it is going to make a lot of money reselling them one-by-one! But what I wonder is, if the seller can't even be bothered to list them, how will he pack them? So will they be damaged in transit?