M9reno Posted May 3, 2012 Share #1 Posted May 3, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) 48 hours ago a guy selling farm equipment on eBay put up the following as "old Leica camera", starting bids at £0.99. Leica M3 35mm Rangefinder Film Camera Rare Black Model (0799429605018) | eBay Since then, the lucky man has discovered that he is sitting on a gold mine (the camera has a sister for sale in the current Westlicht auction). £7,100 as I write, with more than six days left to go. An interesting and on-going story that seems to show that, once in a while, some things are NOT too good to be true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 3, 2012 Posted May 3, 2012 Hi M9reno, Take a look here Black M3 1038971 discovered. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Inspector Clouseau Posted May 4, 2012 Share #2 Posted May 4, 2012 I bid 11000.00 usd on it and was outbid instantly. I want to keep going or maybe throw in that "last 6 second bid" but Mrs. Clouseau would make me sleep on the couch if I go any further. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted May 4, 2012 Share #3 Posted May 4, 2012 I bid 11000.00 usd on it and was outbid instantly. I want to keep going or maybe throw in that "last 6 second bid" but Mrs. Clouseau would make me sleep on the couch if I go any further. You mean 1,100.00 right? It is currently at 8,200. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Clouseau Posted May 4, 2012 Share #4 Posted May 4, 2012 I bid 7000.00 GBP which is 11309.90 in USD ..... Its currently at 8200 GBP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted May 4, 2012 Share #5 Posted May 4, 2012 should have "buy it now" when it was first posted, probably 25$ would have done it:mad: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted May 4, 2012 Share #6 Posted May 4, 2012 A lot of great dealers are Ebay members and bid high on rare pieces... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 5, 2012 Share #7 Posted May 5, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) A lot of great dealers are Ebay members and bid high on rare pieces... By sure... a simple smart way to heat the market.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SideB Posted May 5, 2012 Share #8 Posted May 5, 2012 I remember a time when an item like this could have slipped through the eBay net and sold for £50 - not any longer, unfortunately! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share #9 Posted May 10, 2012 At the same time that many eyes were focused on Berlin, this M3 sold for £14,101. I feel very happy for its finder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twotone Posted May 14, 2012 Share #10 Posted May 14, 2012 At the same time that many eyes were focused on Berlin, this M3 sold for £14,101. I feel very happy for its finder. Sorry but I don't believe a word of that advert. Two seconds on Google would have told how rare that camera was plus you don't have to be into cameras to know that it's a very good camera despite it's age, one look at the lens would have told him it was a quality bit of kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted May 14, 2012 I guess one had to be there watching from the start. No hint of artifice from anything I saw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted May 14, 2012 Share #12 Posted May 14, 2012 It's interesting to note that in the last minute it went from £8,401 to £14,101 in 9 bids and from £12,500 to £14,101 in the final 3 seconds in the last 8 bids. There were a few snipers around. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twotone Posted May 14, 2012 Share #13 Posted May 14, 2012 I guess one had to be there watching from the start. No hint of artifice from anything I saw. Well I still don't believe that someone just came across one of the rarest cameras produced in the past sixty years by finding it in an old camera bag. One of 1300 out of 225,000. I mean c'mon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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