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NIKON 600MM LENS ON EBAY

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:51 pm
by blacknstormy
Seeing I can't post on the bargains section of the site - hopefully someone will see it here :) 1 day to go

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NIKON-AF-S-NIKKO ... dZViewItem

The lens is amazing - you'd need a truck just to carry it around

Rel

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:23 pm
by Heath Bennett
If anyone buys this lens, my only jealous comeback will be, that that person is obviously compensating for something :o

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:24 pm
by MHD
so is it yours?

With 51 posts, and I imagine you have posted an image for review, access is only an request away

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:25 pm
by MHD
You are a member, you should be able to post...

ps: that is a HELL of a lot of glass... wish I could afford it!

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:51 pm
by DaveB
Hmmm... starting price of $7500, Buy Now price of $7500... This person is obviously quite definite about the price they want!

I'm not saying it's an unreasonable price - it just seems like a weird pricing strategy.

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:54 pm
by birddog114
Strangely, 7 days listing but no bite!!!! what's wrong of the lens? buyers?
It seems to be a good price for that lens, wonder why?

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:32 pm
by LOZ
wow if you had that lens at the beach you SHOULD be kicked off :lol:

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:42 pm
by MHD
I think it is just a matter of not a big market...

if it is in good condition then 7500 is a decent price (RRP on maxwell's site is ~19K)

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:43 pm
by paulvdb1
I thought I saw this guy on e&^y before. Best of luck if this is the real deal. You'd have to get a physical look at it before bidding.

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:46 pm
by birddog114
MHD wrote:I think it is just a matter of not a big market...

if it is in good condition then 7500 is a decent price (RRP on maxwell's site is ~19K)


MHD,
It's the most sought lens among the nature pp, with that price and in good condition, it shouldn't last there till the last day.

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:49 pm
by Alex
It's been listed there for ages. 3-4 weeks ago it was at $8,000. Now the price's been dropped.

Alex

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:50 pm
by BBJ
Hi All, This is not the first time this lens has been offered as i have seen it before on ebay. Been for sale for some time and no bidders. :lol:

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:09 pm
by birddog114
Does anyone know, it has a cracked on the barrel, has been repaired, Hard to spot the repair, leaked source from another local nature shooter, just got from him after few inquiries!

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:16 pm
by mudder
It's been for sale for quite some time... Dunno the condition...

I think there was two of 'em for sale at one stage :shock: Not sure if they were both his though...

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:46 pm
by kipper
Ok, if this is the lens from Mount somewhere in WA then I've been tracking this lens while I've been lusting for bigger/longer glass since around May/June. I think it started off around the $9-10K mark originally when I first saw it.

Heath, does that mean I'm compensating for something seeing as I've just purchased a lens in the same category?

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:11 pm
by Glen
Kipper, it is the same one from Mt Barker SA, maybe Birddy's comment explains the lack of a sale

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:16 pm
by kipper
Mudder, there was two of them for sale at one stage. This one and some other guy, maybe the other guy was from WA.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:50 pm
by birddog114
The population of this lens is not so crowded in Australia among the nature photographers, they knew each other well thru the net or maybe getting together and shooting nature same as wildlife.
If one of this on sale, other may notice straight away and they may know what was going on with that lens or that photographer.