My $50 score showed up today.

GibbyTheMole · 04-02-2012, 03:29 PM

Well... It showed up today, and to my surprise and relief, it was positively pristine. Not a mark anywhere.

Here it is mounted to one of my K-x bodies:

And a couple of quick crap test shots just to make sure it works. Straight out of the camera, EXIF should be intact.

So... Yippee!

Cheers,
Bobbo :-)

lewis44 · 04-02-2012, 04:01 PM

looks nice

RioRico · 04-02-2012, 04:03 PM

Welcome to the 10-17 Club.
And to the Killer Scores Club.
We'll have to keep our secrets.

Jean Poitiers · 04-02-2012, 04:11 PM

Very, very jealous ... still, great home run hit there!

A+, J Frog

Ubuntu_user · 04-02-2012, 04:20 PM

How did you score that one? Man, I'll buy it for you for double what you paid. You'd get 100% on investment – that's better than any of the current stocks.

Seriously, congratulations! Enjoy your fisheye.

GibbyTheMole · 04-02-2012, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by Ubuntu_user

How did you score that one?

Believe it or not, it was on Craigslist for almost two weeks before I found it. I still can't believe it was still there when I inquired.

Ubuntu_user · 04-02-2012, 04:57 PM

Originally posted by GibbyTheMole

Believe it or not, it was on Craigslist for almost two weeks before I found it. I still can't believe it was still there when I inquired.

Wow! I wish I lived in a better craigslist area for camera gear...

Classico · 04-02-2012, 05:01 PM

Craigslist is great

I been looking for lens on Craigslist alot more after I seen a lot with a Pentax F100 macro and other stuff sell for $100

kaiserz · 04-02-2012, 05:07 PM

WOW! 50 bucks?? that's awesome!

**ramseybuckeye** · 04-02-2012, 05:11 PM

Congratulations! I have to expand my Craiglist viewing, I may have drove to Iowa for that!

**paulh** · 04-02-2012, 05:13 PM

congrats - looks like the score of a lifetime!

GibbyTheMole · 04-02-2012, 06:25 PM

Originally posted by paulh

congrats - looks like the score of a lifetime!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I burned up my allotment of good luck I will ever have in my lifetime with that. It's all pretty much downhill from here, I think.

Originally posted by Ubuntu_user

Wow! I wish I lived in a better craigslist area for camera gear...

Thing is.. there's never anything like that around here. This was completely a freak occurrence.

Oh yeah - the lady who sold this to me originally took this into the pawn shop & they offered her $4 for it. Four.... Dollars....

kenafein · 04-02-2012, 06:51 PM

Not to burden you with guilt, but I hope it wasn't stolen.

GibbyTheMole · 04-02-2012, 08:36 PM

Originally posted by kenafein

Not to burden you with guilt, but I hope it wasn't stolen.

She had other lenses, she was a very sincere lady in her 50s (I'm guessing) and all of her lenses were around the $50 mark. This is the only one of the bunch that was an outstanding deal, though. The rest were run-of-the-mill. So, I highly doubt it was stolen. :-)

kenafein · 04-02-2012, 08:42 PM

Originally posted by GibbyTheMole

She had other lenses, she was a very sincere lady in her 50s (I'm guessing) and all of her lenses were around the $50 mark. This is the only one of the bunch that was an outstanding deal, though. The rest were run-of-the-mill. So, I highly doubt it was stolen. :-)

Excellent, there are too many freaking junkies in my neighborhood.

04-02-2012, 03:29 PM	#1
GibbyTheMole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 2,275	My $50 score showed up today. Well... It showed up today, and to my surprise and relief, it was positively pristine. Not a mark anywhere. Here it is mounted to one of my K-x bodies: And a couple of quick crap test shots just to make sure it works. Straight out of the camera, EXIF should be intact. So... Yippee! Cheers, Bobbo :-)

04-02-2012, 04:11 PM	#4
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Je suis jalouse ... Very, very jealous ... still, great home run hit there! A+, J Frog

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GibbyTheMole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 2,275 Original Poster	Originally posted by Ubuntu_user How did you score that one? Believe it or not, it was on Craigslist for almost two weeks before I found it. I still can't believe it was still there when I inquired.

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Ubuntu_user Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,545	Originally posted by GibbyTheMole Believe it or not, it was on Craigslist for almost two weeks before I found it. I still can't believe it was still there when I inquired. Wow! I wish I lived in a better craigslist area for camera gear...

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GibbyTheMole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 2,275 Original Poster	Originally posted by paulh congrats - looks like the score of a lifetime! Yeah, I'm pretty sure I burned up my allotment of good luck I will ever have in my lifetime with that. It's all pretty much downhill from here, I think. Originally posted by Ubuntu_user Wow! I wish I lived in a better craigslist area for camera gear... Thing is.. there's never anything like that around here. This was completely a freak occurrence. Oh yeah - the lady who sold this to me originally took this into the pawn shop & they offered her $4 for it. Four.... Dollars....

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04-02-2012, 06:51 PM	#13
kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	Not to burden you with guilt, but I hope it wasn't stolen.

04-02-2012, 08:36 PM	#14
GibbyTheMole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 2,275 Original Poster	Originally posted by kenafein Not to burden you with guilt, but I hope it wasn't stolen. She had other lenses, she was a very sincere lady in her 50s (I'm guessing) and all of her lenses were around the $50 mark. This is the only one of the bunch that was an outstanding deal, though. The rest were run-of-the-mill. So, I highly doubt it was stolen. :-)

04-02-2012, 08:42 PM	#15
kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	Originally posted by GibbyTheMole She had other lenses, she was a very sincere lady in her 50s (I'm guessing) and all of her lenses were around the $50 mark. This is the only one of the bunch that was an outstanding deal, though. The rest were run-of-the-mill. So, I highly doubt it was stolen. :-) Excellent, there are too many freaking junkies in my neighborhood.