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pdo · 11-05-2008, 11:34 PM

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the seller may not know anything about lenses. And probably when he was doing research to have the lens listed the 50mm F/1.2 came up and he probably thought that he have a gem. Probably just an innocent mistake. You guys shouldn't be too quick to jump on people like that.

thePiRaTE!! · 11-06-2008, 12:01 AM

Originally posted by pdo

the seller may not know anything about lenses. And probably when he was doing research to have the lens listed the 50mm F/1.2 came up and he probably thought that he have a gem. Probably just an innocent mistake. You guys shouldn't be too quick to jump on people like that.

I doubt he's on this list and if he was, he'd shortly be well informed.

I say - fire away, its funny. Greed + lack of knowledge = ... this thread!

J.Scott · 11-06-2008, 12:29 AM

Originally posted by legacyb4

I had a brush with similar on Craigslist; the seller initially wrote 1.2 until I asked him to confirm it wasn't 1:1.2... one can dream at least!

Now this is harking back memories of the original Wendy B. and her (apparent) confusion around 1:2 and 1:1.2. And then her bragging about having not one but several in her possession. ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH! Make it stop!!!!

bentax · 11-06-2008, 03:28 AM

This is a blatant fraudulent ebay scam auction.

List it at high price, but correctly described and detailed.

Someone mistakes it for 1:1.2.

Bam, easy money and the poor buyer is stuck with no case, because it was a tureful honest auction as a front.

ukbluetooth · 11-06-2008, 05:18 AM

Originally posted by bentax

This is a blatant fraudulent ebay scam auction.

List it at high price, but correctly described and detailed.

Someone mistakes it for 1:1.2.

Bam, easy money and the poor buyer is stuck with no case, because it was a tureful honest auction as a front.

I completely agree with you. It will be interesting to see what happens.

paolojackson · 11-06-2008, 09:38 AM

Or someone he knows (or himself) could BUY IT NOW and reap the cashback benefits? (not sure if this is possible)

paolojackson · 11-06-2008, 09:39 AM

Actually it may have been a mistake...it's now at $59 BIN

legacyb4 · 11-06-2008, 09:42 AM

Yup, I wrote them this morning:

Quote:

Hi,

Just thought you might like to know that 1:2 is actually an F2
lens and not the highly sought after 1:1.2 (F1.2) 50mm lens.

Cheers.

and they just wrote back:

Quote:

Hello,

Thank you very much for pointing this out to us. It was our mistake in research. We have lowered the fixed price.

Thank you again,
Topline, Inc.

I didn't feel right letting some sucker put a bid in on an incorrectly marked item...

Originally posted by paolojackson

Actually it may have been a mistake...it's now at $59 BIN

m8o · 11-06-2008, 09:56 AM

last week there was a seller who listed not one but two lenses as a "rare 1:1.2" lens. Upon close inspection of the small and even worse very very blurry photo, one could definitely see it was a 1:2 lens.

I clicked the "Report this item" on both and notified eBay it was advertised as an item that usually fetches about "$500" but the very blurry photo shows it was in fact really a"$50 item". I did notify the seller on the 1st item. Me thinks this pattern is not accidental.

m8o · 11-09-2008, 12:48 AM

yet another I reported as fraudulent:
Pentax SMC 50mm f/1.2 Lens off a K1000 - eBay (item 130267774934 end time Nov-15-08 11:31:52 PST)

Mike Cash · 11-09-2008, 01:09 AM

That auction just has "DUMBASS" written all over it, doesn't it?

An "A" lens for a K1000? Look, fella....just because you took it off of one doesn't mean it was made for one.

dafiryde · 11-09-2008, 10:54 AM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

This seller is very optimistic!

RARE PENTAX-A SMC 50mm 1:2 F/2 CAMERA LENS FOR K1000 - eBay (item 320315748279 end time Nov-07-08 09:44:45 PST)

Chris

some time a back on e bay i saw a pentax fa 50mm 1.4, used, 18 bids, and was at $575.00,
so i sent the seller a message that this lens can be bought at $199 at amazon, new. to stop bidding on his own product. he replied and told me to mind my own business

Dave

hitechrr · 11-09-2008, 06:38 PM

I emailed them and told them I would sell the one that is like new for $30. They emailed me back and said they made a mistake. The changed the add. I never use the 2.0. i have a FA 1.4 and a A 1.7. I also have a DA* 50-135mm. I should sell the A 2.0 and A1.7. My 1.7 looks like it just came out of the box. To bad there not made like that anymore. My DA* 50-135mm already has a defect where the hood mounts. iI my send that back to pentax and see if they would cover it under warranty.

m8o · 11-16-2008, 12:46 AM

Unless this is some one-of-a-kind prototype (I know it's not) I think this BIN price is off by one if not two orders of magnitude!
Pentax Ultra Achromatic Takumar 300mm Lens UV - eBay (item 190263811792 end time Dec-01-08 13:31:46 PST)

ftpaddict · 11-16-2008, 02:38 AM

Originally posted by m8o

Unless this is some one-of-a-kind prototype (I know it's not) I think this BIN price is off by one if not two orders of magnitude!
Pentax Ultra Achromatic Takumar 300mm Lens UV - eBay (item 190263811792 end time Dec-01-08 13:31:46 PST)

That is an incredibly rare, very special application lens.

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11-05-2008, 11:34 PM	#16
pdo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Westminster CA Posts: 264	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. the seller may not know anything about lenses. And probably when he was doing research to have the lens listed the 50mm F/1.2 came up and he probably thought that he have a gem. Probably just an innocent mistake. You guys shouldn't be too quick to jump on people like that.

11-06-2008, 12:01 AM	#17
thePiRaTE!! Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Photos: Gallery Posts: 942	Originally posted by pdo the seller may not know anything about lenses. And probably when he was doing research to have the lens listed the 50mm F/1.2 came up and he probably thought that he have a gem. Probably just an innocent mistake. You guys shouldn't be too quick to jump on people like that. I doubt he's on this list and if he was, he'd shortly be well informed. I say - fire away, its funny. Greed + lack of knowledge = ... this thread!

11-06-2008, 12:29 AM	#18
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	Originally posted by legacyb4 I had a brush with similar on Craigslist; the seller initially wrote 1.2 until I asked him to confirm it wasn't 1:1.2... one can dream at least! Now this is harking back memories of the original Wendy B. and her (apparent) confusion around 1:2 and 1:1.2. And then her bragging about having not one but several in her possession. ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH! Make it stop!!!!

11-06-2008, 03:28 AM	#19
bentax Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Australia Posts: 190	This is a blatant fraudulent ebay scam auction. List it at high price, but correctly described and detailed. Someone mistakes it for 1:1.2. Bam, easy money and the poor buyer is stuck with no case, because it was a tureful honest auction as a front.

11-06-2008, 05:18 AM	#20
ukbluetooth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 189	Originally posted by bentax This is a blatant fraudulent ebay scam auction. List it at high price, but correctly described and detailed. Someone mistakes it for 1:1.2. Bam, easy money and the poor buyer is stuck with no case, because it was a tureful honest auction as a front. I completely agree with you. It will be interesting to see what happens.

11-06-2008, 09:38 AM	#21
paolojackson Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 379	Or someone he knows (or himself) could BUY IT NOW and reap the cashback benefits? (not sure if this is possible)

11-06-2008, 09:39 AM	#22
paolojackson Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 379	Actually it may have been a mistake...it's now at $59 BIN

11-06-2008, 09:42 AM	#23
legacyb4 Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tri-Cities, British Columbia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,784	Yup, I wrote them this morning: Quote: Hi, Just thought you might like to know that 1:2 is actually an F2 lens and not the highly sought after 1:1.2 (F1.2) 50mm lens. Cheers. and they just wrote back: Quote: Hello, Thank you very much for pointing this out to us. It was our mistake in research. We have lowered the fixed price. Thank you again, Topline, Inc. I didn't feel right letting some sucker put a bid in on an incorrectly marked item... Originally posted by paolojackson Actually it may have been a mistake...it's now at $59 BIN

11-06-2008, 09:56 AM	#24
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	last week there was a seller who listed not one but two lenses as a "rare 1:1.2" lens. Upon close inspection of the small and even worse very very blurry photo, one could definitely see it was a 1:2 lens. I clicked the "Report this item" on both and notified eBay it was advertised as an item that usually fetches about "$500" but the very blurry photo shows it was in fact really a"$50 item". I did notify the seller on the 1st item. Me thinks this pattern is not accidental.

11-09-2008, 12:48 AM	#25
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	yet another I reported as fraudulent: Pentax SMC 50mm f/1.2 Lens off a K1000 - eBay (item 130267774934 end time Nov-15-08 11:31:52 PST)

11-09-2008, 01:09 AM	#26
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	That auction just has "DUMBASS" written all over it, doesn't it? An "A" lens for a K1000? Look, fella....just because you took it off of one doesn't mean it was made for one.

11-09-2008, 10:54 AM	#27
dafiryde Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Trinidad and Tobago Posts: 419	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt This seller is very optimistic! RARE PENTAX-A SMC 50mm 1:2 F/2 CAMERA LENS FOR K1000 - eBay (item 320315748279 end time Nov-07-08 09:44:45 PST) Chris some time a back on e bay i saw a pentax fa 50mm 1.4, used, 18 bids, and was at $575.00, so i sent the seller a message that this lens can be bought at $199 at amazon, new. to stop bidding on his own product. he replied and told me to mind my own business Dave

11-09-2008, 06:38 PM	#28
hitechrr Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: long island ny Posts: 31	I emailed them and told them I would sell the one that is like new for $30. They emailed me back and said they made a mistake. The changed the add. I never use the 2.0. i have a FA 1.4 and a A 1.7. I also have a DA* 50-135mm. I should sell the A 2.0 and A1.7. My 1.7 looks like it just came out of the box. To bad there not made like that anymore. My DA* 50-135mm already has a defect where the hood mounts. iI my send that back to pentax and see if they would cover it under warranty.

11-16-2008, 12:46 AM	#29
m8o Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 40°-55'-44" N / 73°-24'-07" W [on LI] Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,092	Unless this is some one-of-a-kind prototype (I know it's not) I think this BIN price is off by one if not two orders of magnitude! Pentax Ultra Achromatic Takumar 300mm Lens UV - eBay (item 190263811792 end time Dec-01-08 13:31:46 PST)

11-16-2008, 02:38 AM	#30
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	Originally posted by m8o Unless this is some one-of-a-kind prototype (I know it's not) I think this BIN price is off by one if not two orders of magnitude! Pentax Ultra Achromatic Takumar 300mm Lens UV - eBay (item 190263811792 end time Dec-01-08 13:31:46 PST) That is an incredibly rare, very special application lens.

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