Bill,
Your observations have been pretty much true for several years here on
the east coast mid-atlantic region.
IRT eBay, it has, by definition, established "Fair Market Value" for
many items. This is done in the truest sense of that term, for good or
bad.
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William Latham wrote:
>
> Hi All
>
> I just got back from the Hayward camera show, my first, thanks Mike for the
> show info. I expected a small show and it was, but I was surprised at the
> dearth of Olympus equipment. I saw about a dozen bodies, from OM 1s to a
> single OM 4 and prices seemed high compared to *bay... $175 for a nice OM
> 1n, $269 for a clean OM 2. Lenses were the more common types, 35/2.8,
> 24/2.8, 200/4 silver nose, lots of 50/1.4. There was a 21/3.5 at $475, a
> 35/2 at $269 and a 35 shift at $5 something (I think).
>
> Also surprising was the lack of Leica equipment, very few M 39 mount and a
> handful of M mount cameras (not too badly priced) and no Russian cameras or
> lenses (except two lonely Lubitel (sp) for $15). It makes me wonder if *bay
> has skewed my perception of the camera market, with the tons of USSR
> equipment- dirt cheap, loads of Leica stuff everyday and an ever changing
> choice of Olympus equipment. Today, my *bay sale of a 35/2 did not reach
> reserve at $125. Perhaps this is the "Golden *bay Age" for acquiring this
> equipment and we just don't realize it? Or do "they" know something I
> don't??
>
> Regards
> Bill Latham
>
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