Dear, "i...i" and "r....t" on ebay, bidding on the 50-135mm lenses

mee · 01-24-2015, 09:02 PM

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Originally posted by MSL

I LOVE SNIPERS and last minute bidders - they are what keep me from buying things I should never had bid on in the first place, but LBA got the better of me. Do you know how many auctions I've sweated out, fearing I might win until in the last few seconds I've been rescued from my folly.

hahaha I guess that is a positive look on them.. I think we need to recreate ebay auctions in a skit/comedy routine...

You could see the shiny lens.. instantly click bid now.. then after the 'Congratulations.. you are the highest bidder' bar arrives at the top of your screen, see your smile turn into a frown as you look at the money you locked into that auction bid. Next .. you're looking like this guy:

Come on, come on, come on out bid me.. keep the bids going!!! You can do it!!!!

tim60 · 01-24-2015, 10:47 PM

Know the heart pounding feeling at the end of an auction, do I win or not? There were plenty I got outbid on at the end. I always was only willing to go the average value over the time I had been looking. There were a few I got cheaply, lower than the highest I was willing to pay. I remember STak 20/4.5 at USD200, with hood and caps and cases, I was the only bidder and got it at opening price. STak 105/2.8 that closed on Christmas Eve, evening, in San Diego at USD72 are the standouts. My best buys on lenses were where there was some anomaly in the listing, but always I only considered bidding if the pictures showed it looked good, so poor picture led to no bid from me.

**MSL** · 01-25-2015, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by tim60

My best buys on lenses were where there was some anomaly in the listing, but always I only considered bidding if the pictures showed it looked good,

Advice like this was posted by an old time member RioRico, who is no longer active on the Forums, in one or more posts I should probably dig out (and for those buying a lens in person start here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/54-pentax-lens-articles/59245-pawnshop-le...ers-guide.html). The other area I've had success has been in getting lenses attached to undesirable cameras or flashes or other bigger packages. Picked up an F100-300 + camera + manuals + remote trigger + right angle bracket (which I had also wanted) for the opening bid price or something close to it. Shipping almost cost more than all the items. When the lens arrived slightly damaged I couldn't argue too hard, because in reality how much did I actually pay for it

transam879 · 01-26-2015, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by mee

Congrats, "r...t" as 3rd time (bottom 3 links) was the charm as they say for winning one. And, I suspect, you won the best out of the bunch (the first 3 were obviously dropped, yours just looks like a dead or even simply stuck SDM)

You may be correct that I won the best of the lot, but unfortunately they shipped me the wrong one. They sent me one of the ones with a loose element. SDM works great, unfortunately it doesn't do much good when an element is loose. I'd rather convert to screwdrive and take sharp photos than take blurry photos with SDM. Needless to say, it's going back. Hopefully they have some more like what I was supposed to get and they can send me another or the person that gets mine returns it and I get what I ordered, but I won't hold my breath.

mee · 01-26-2015, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by transam879

You may be correct that I won the best of the lot, but unfortunately they shipped me the wrong one. They sent me one of the ones with a loose element. SDM works great, unfortunately it doesn't do much good when an element is loose. I'd rather convert to screwdrive and take sharp photos than take blurry photos with SDM. Needless to say, it's going back. Hopefully they have some more like what I was supposed to get and they can send me another or the person that gets mine returns it and I get what I ordered, but I won't hold my breath.

Couldn't you open it up and correct the looseness ?

-----------------------------------------

In other news, I'm wondering who is "

Member Id: s***d

( 25

)" on ebay? They have been bidding on just about every. single. Pentax item as of late. To the point where I made notice of it.

**monochrome** · 01-26-2015, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by K57XR

Now the question is, does that mean Pentax HQ is getting ready to move, downsizing or making room for more items?

This will be the third recent disposal of open-box and otherwise imperfect gear by Pentax HQ I've heard of - and I'm just a guy in St. Louis. They moved their distribution center and repair facility in Golden summer of 2012 and stopped selling parts to the public last year.

They're just realizing whatever value they can without having to piece it out themselves.

transam879 · 01-26-2015, 05:57 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by mee

Couldn't you open it up and correct the looseness ?

I though about that but the element isn't just loose, it's flopping around inside and there are a lot of small shards of glass from it chipping against the metal thing supposed to hold it in place.

mee · 01-30-2015, 03:36 PM

So more to the story, one of the sellers was offering a load of broken/parts K-r bodies. I bought one and received it in the mail today. Upon giving it a lookover, I discovered it had an SD card inside!

That rendered a single image taken where it looks like a lot of Pentax gear in a warehouse. Strange.

**UncleVanya** · 01-30-2015, 03:45 PM

Originally posted by mee

So more to the story, one of the sellers was offering a load of broken/parts K-r bodies. I bought one and received it in the mail today. Upon giving it a lookover, I discovered it had an SD card inside!

That rendered a single image taken where it looks like a lot of Pentax gear in a warehouse. Strange.

Too bad it wasn't GPS tagged...

mee · 01-30-2015, 03:47 PM

Did a deep scan recovery and found a lot more.. some guy working in there, making a PB sammich, him wrapping a camera body in plastic, and a lot of blurry ones where the 'photographer' was rapid firing while making circles with the camera. Look to originally have been from a K-30 (the memory card) with exif date back in november 2012.

mee · 01-30-2015, 06:17 PM - **1 Like**

So.. here are some of the burst shots on the memory card after deep scan. This, alone, is worth the cost I paid for the camera.

K57XR · 01-30-2015, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by mee

So.. here are some of the burst shots on the memory card after deep scan. This, alone, is worth the cost I paid for the camera.

Any chance you can zoom in at the PC monitor on the right?

mee · 01-30-2015, 07:33 PM

It's wikipedia.. looks like he might be searching the word 'dessicant'

mee · 01-30-2015, 09:48 PM

One other interesting image on the card..

**crewl1** · 02-01-2015, 09:15 PM

Keep Refrigerated?

01-26-2015, 05:23 PM	#50
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403 Original Poster	Originally posted by transam879 You may be correct that I won the best of the lot, but unfortunately they shipped me the wrong one. They sent me one of the ones with a loose element. SDM works great, unfortunately it doesn't do much good when an element is loose. I'd rather convert to screwdrive and take sharp photos than take blurry photos with SDM. Needless to say, it's going back. Hopefully they have some more like what I was supposed to get and they can send me another or the person that gets mine returns it and I get what I ordered, but I won't hold my breath. Couldn't you open it up and correct the looseness ? ----------------------------------------- In other news, I'm wondering who is "Member Id: s***d( 25)" on ebay? They have been bidding on just about every. single. Pentax item as of late. To the point where I made notice of it.

01-30-2015, 03:36 PM	#53
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403 Original Poster	So more to the story, one of the sellers was offering a load of broken/parts K-r bodies. I bought one and received it in the mail today. Upon giving it a lookover, I discovered it had an SD card inside! That rendered a single image taken where it looks like a lot of Pentax gear in a warehouse. Strange. Attached Images

01-30-2015, 06:17 PM - 1 Like	#56
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403 Original Poster	So.. here are some of the burst shots on the memory card after deep scan. This, alone, is worth the cost I paid for the camera. Last edited by mee; 02-26-2018 at 06:58 PM.

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01-24-2015, 09:02 PM	#46
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403 Original Poster	Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. Originally posted by MSL I LOVE SNIPERS and last minute bidders - they are what keep me from buying things I should never had bid on in the first place, but LBA got the better of me. Do you know how many auctions I've sweated out, fearing I might win until in the last few seconds I've been rescued from my folly. hahaha I guess that is a positive look on them.. I think we need to recreate ebay auctions in a skit/comedy routine... You could see the shiny lens.. instantly click bid now.. then after the 'Congratulations.. you are the highest bidder' bar arrives at the top of your screen, see your smile turn into a frown as you look at the money you locked into that auction bid. Next .. you're looking like this guy: Come on, come on, come on out bid me.. keep the bids going!!! You can do it!!!!

01-24-2015, 10:47 PM	#47
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,738	Know the heart pounding feeling at the end of an auction, do I win or not? There were plenty I got outbid on at the end. I always was only willing to go the average value over the time I had been looking. There were a few I got cheaply, lower than the highest I was willing to pay. I remember STak 20/4.5 at USD200, with hood and caps and cases, I was the only bidder and got it at opening price. STak 105/2.8 that closed on Christmas Eve, evening, in San Diego at USD72 are the standouts. My best buys on lenses were where there was some anomaly in the listing, but always I only considered bidding if the pictures showed it looked good, so poor picture led to no bid from me.

01-25-2015, 08:29 AM	#48
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,749	Originally posted by tim60 My best buys on lenses were where there was some anomaly in the listing, but always I only considered bidding if the pictures showed it looked good, Advice like this was posted by an old time member RioRico, who is no longer active on the Forums, in one or more posts I should probably dig out (and for those buying a lens in person start here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/54-pentax-lens-articles/59245-pawnshop-le...ers-guide.html). The other area I've had success has been in getting lenses attached to undesirable cameras or flashes or other bigger packages. Picked up an F100-300 + camera + manuals + remote trigger + right angle bracket (which I had also wanted) for the opening bid price or something close to it. Shipping almost cost more than all the items. When the lens arrived slightly damaged I couldn't argue too hard, because in reality how much did I actually pay for it

01-26-2015, 12:26 PM	#49
transam879 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 651	Originally posted by mee Congrats, "r...t" as 3rd time (bottom 3 links) was the charm as they say for winning one. And, I suspect, you won the best out of the bunch (the first 3 were obviously dropped, yours just looks like a dead or even simply stuck SDM) You may be correct that I won the best of the lot, but unfortunately they shipped me the wrong one. They sent me one of the ones with a loose element. SDM works great, unfortunately it doesn't do much good when an element is loose. I'd rather convert to screwdrive and take sharp photos than take blurry photos with SDM. Needless to say, it's going back. Hopefully they have some more like what I was supposed to get and they can send me another or the person that gets mine returns it and I get what I ordered, but I won't hold my breath.

01-26-2015, 05:53 PM	#51
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by K57XR Now the question is, does that mean Pentax HQ is getting ready to move, downsizing or making room for more items? This will be the third recent disposal of open-box and otherwise imperfect gear by Pentax HQ I've heard of - and I'm just a guy in St. Louis. They moved their distribution center and repair facility in Golden summer of 2012 and stopped selling parts to the public last year. They're just realizing whatever value they can without having to piece it out themselves.

01-26-2015, 05:57 PM - 1 Like	#52
transam879 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 651	Originally posted by mee Couldn't you open it up and correct the looseness ? I though about that but the element isn't just loose, it's flopping around inside and there are a lot of small shards of glass from it chipping against the metal thing supposed to hold it in place.

01-30-2015, 03:45 PM	#54
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,397	Originally posted by mee So more to the story, one of the sellers was offering a load of broken/parts K-r bodies. I bought one and received it in the mail today. Upon giving it a lookover, I discovered it had an SD card inside! That rendered a single image taken where it looks like a lot of Pentax gear in a warehouse. Strange. Too bad it wasn't GPS tagged...

01-30-2015, 03:47 PM	#55
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403 Original Poster	Did a deep scan recovery and found a lot more.. some guy working in there, making a PB sammich, him wrapping a camera body in plastic, and a lot of blurry ones where the 'photographer' was rapid firing while making circles with the camera. Look to originally have been from a K-30 (the memory card) with exif date back in november 2012.

01-30-2015, 07:13 PM	#57
K57XR Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 830	Originally posted by mee So.. here are some of the burst shots on the memory card after deep scan. This, alone, is worth the cost I paid for the camera. Any chance you can zoom in at the PC monitor on the right?

01-30-2015, 07:33 PM	#58
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403 Original Poster	It's wikipedia.. looks like he might be searching the word 'dessicant'

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crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	Keep Refrigerated?