Vague Facebook marketplace ad found treasures

**brightseal** · 06-29-2021, 11:14 AM - **1 Like**

Not too bad for $50

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Lord Lucan · 06-29-2021, 12:09 PM - **2 Likes**

Always worth looking at vague ads on Ebay etc (I've never looked at FB). Partly because other serious bidders are less likely to look at them, and also because the seller usually has no idea of the real value - they are often clearing the house of a deceased relative and just want rid of it, especially when you see a nice complete outfit like that. I got a mint AF280T flash and a set of extension tubes (plus some other rubbish I threw away) for only £5 recently because no-one else noticed it; usually a dealer snaps up things like that.

**brightseal** · 06-29-2021, 12:49 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Lord Lucan

Always worth looking at vague ads on Ebay etc (I've never looked at FB). Partly because other serious bidders are less likely to look at them, and also because the seller usually has no idea of the real value - they are often clearing the house of a deceased relative and just want rid of it, especially when you see a nice complete outfit like that. I got a mint AF280T flash and a set of extension tubes (plus some other rubbish I threw away) for only £5 recently because no-one else noticed it; usually a dealer snaps up things like that.

It's basically amounts to 50 bucks for an F50

**ehrwien** · 06-29-2021, 02:30 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by brightseal

It's basically amounts to 50 bucks for an F50

Which is less than half of what is usually asked for one around here. Sell the rest and it's completely free.

I lucked out on such an ad for a kit that involved a K 50/1.2. I think if you monitor all the platforms for all mounts you could make a living out of buying those and then selling them at market value.

Jonathan Mac · 06-29-2021, 02:40 PM - **2 Likes**

A good find indeed. I always look deeper into the ads where you can't see what's on offer.

kmcsmart · 06-29-2021, 07:50 PM - **1 Like**

Good scouting on your part.
Congrats.
Karen

pkboy · 06-30-2021, 06:10 PM - **1 Like**

Nice haul. Most people on FB around here are a bit more savvy than that. The ones that would do stuff like that dump their wares elsewhere, unfortunately for me!

Side note the SF-10 was my first Pentax camera, still have a few scans in my archive somewhere

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06-29-2021, 12:09 PM - 2 Likes	#2
Lord Lucan Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: South Wales Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,961	Always worth looking at vague ads on Ebay etc (I've never looked at FB). Partly because other serious bidders are less likely to look at them, and also because the seller usually has no idea of the real value - they are often clearing the house of a deceased relative and just want rid of it, especially when you see a nice complete outfit like that. I got a mint AF280T flash and a set of extension tubes (plus some other rubbish I threw away) for only £5 recently because no-one else noticed it; usually a dealer snaps up things like that.

06-29-2021, 12:49 PM - 2 Likes	#3
brightseal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 629 Original Poster	Originally posted by Lord Lucan Always worth looking at vague ads on Ebay etc (I've never looked at FB). Partly because other serious bidders are less likely to look at them, and also because the seller usually has no idea of the real value - they are often clearing the house of a deceased relative and just want rid of it, especially when you see a nice complete outfit like that. I got a mint AF280T flash and a set of extension tubes (plus some other rubbish I threw away) for only £5 recently because no-one else noticed it; usually a dealer snaps up things like that. It's basically amounts to 50 bucks for an F50

06-29-2021, 02:30 PM - 1 Like	#4
ehrwien Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2,782	Originally posted by brightseal It's basically amounts to 50 bucks for an F50 Which is less than half of what is usually asked for one around here. Sell the rest and it's completely free. I lucked out on such an ad for a kit that involved a K 50/1.2. I think if you monitor all the platforms for all mounts you could make a living out of buying those and then selling them at market value.

06-29-2021, 02:40 PM - 2 Likes	#5
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,894	A good find indeed. I always look deeper into the ads where you can't see what's on offer.

06-29-2021, 07:50 PM - 1 Like	#6
kmcsmart Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 36	Good scouting on your part. Congrats. Karen

06-30-2021, 06:10 PM - 1 Like	#7
pkboy Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Lantau Island Posts: 890	Nice haul. Most people on FB around here are a bit more savvy than that. The ones that would do stuff like that dump their wares elsewhere, unfortunately for me! Side note the SF-10 was my first Pentax camera, still have a few scans in my archive somewhere