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mervynyan
05-20-2007, 09:40
are you kidding me? this guy must be very happy now.

why didn't the seller set the reserved price? i was watching this but though it will go for at least 1700 so i went to sleep, damn, if only i kept awake.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=002&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=120121320982&rd=1&rd=1
Steve Bellayr
05-20-2007, 09:42
You'r not kidding. That was an incredible price.
Ossifan
05-20-2007, 10:00
Don't you think it's strange that the seller ended the bidding early... ? Do you suppose there was some kind of deal struck?
Magus
05-20-2007, 10:02
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gb hill
05-20-2007, 10:29
I looked through hes feedback rating and it looks too good to be a scammer. But I will say the early cancellation is strange.
gb hill
05-20-2007, 10:35
, Darryl Schaeffer Member: Leica Historical Society of America.


Plus here he gives his name. This can be easily checked out I would think.
jcr
05-20-2007, 10:35
I can attest to dscamera's (the seller) good behaviour :)

I also bought a Leica from him once, and wrote to him to give me a "Buy It Now" price as I did not want to wait, impatient me. He gave me a price higher than usual bid histories (just about a USD 100 more), but I was happy to get it quick.
Bid eneded early, and it showed a very low price, although I paid higher ...
gb hill
05-20-2007, 10:36
Erik I think you are probably right and thats what happened.
saxshooter
05-20-2007, 10:55
It says seller ended auction early to sell to bidder at current bid price. Maybe they struck a deal, where the bidder paid more in addition to the $510 (outside the ebay system) for the seller to avoid paying a higher final value fee to ebay (but buyer still got a good deal). I doubt he sold it for $510.

Watchers could see if they leave each other feedback.
Marc-A.
05-20-2007, 11:19
It says seller ended auction early to sell to bidder at current bid price. Maybe they struck a deal, where the bidder paid more in addition to the $510 (outside the ebay system) for the seller to avoid paying a higher final value fee to ebay (but buyer still got a good deal). I doubt he sold it for $510.

Yep, either Saxshooter's explanation or Magus' one. But I highly doubt a "rational" seller let a MP go for $510. If he did, then he should be locked up! :rolleyes:
nikon_sam
05-20-2007, 20:46
I have to believe that something is not right here...Look at the ending time...Just a few more minutes...normally you will see a flurry of bids at this time on this type of equipment...This was the last bidder not a prior bidder upping their maximum amount...if the seller was willing to sell at this price why not wait the whole thing out...It may have gone higher!!!

The "Lucky Guy" was the seller not the buyer...
Magus
05-21-2007, 01:28
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Avotius
05-21-2007, 01:47
the guy most likely struck a deal outside of the auction, this happened with my before with my mamiya 6, I struck a deal outside the auction then just ended it.
slydee
05-21-2007, 04:28
Hey mervynyan,

Don't fall in sleep again, and secure your bid with a bidding tool like http://www.auctionsniper.com or others existing bidding system.
I had never loose a bid on eBay with such tool..
Good luck for future...
summilux
05-21-2007, 07:40
the seller ended it early, it has nothing to do with reserve price, and i don't think the seller sold the camera at that ending price, the seller is a old timer.
Bosk
05-21-2007, 08:01
Hmm.. it might not be a bad idea adding dscamera to 'my favourite sellers' and periodically checking his listings just in case I reckon. ;)