You folks really are some bad people.
Newbie film photographer that I am you all have me too completely daunted to even try to bid on a lens I'd like to have! I'm not even looking for something particularly rare, just for a decent 200MM zoom to complete my basic 3 lens basic Takumars school kit, but you all have me REALLY hesitating.
All week I've been looking at 200 MM M42 Takumar lenses, at anything that looks vaguely reasonable to my thin little student's wallet, and in the end no matter how much I watch I can't even make myself GO and bid because I've been reading all these gleeful "high five" threads and realizing I probably don't have a pinhead sized chance of actually winning any 200MM Takumar that's remotely decent!
You people are positively TERRIFYING.
I just know I'm going to have to settle for some off-brand nasty fungus laden THING because of you all, aren't I?
GREED is a very bad thing for your karma, doncha know?