Originally posted by Kevriano Those tripods seem a steal.
I'm not quite sure about the design, the 180 version's y-shaped center column makes it quite slim but unlike with the normal version the legs can't be folded over for storage.
Beta/Gamma 180 folded height: 570/545mm
Beta/Gamma folded height: 515/475mm
Beta vs Beta 180 (not scaled correctly):
EDIT:
At least according to the 'Rollei Social Media Team', the tripod sale was on purpose and all orders will be fulfilled without delay.
No idea why they would be in such a hurry to clear overstock, they could easily have sold the same number for double the price in a similarly short time period.
One Ebay account bought 114 tripods (out of 329 sold through Ebay), I'm slightly annoyed now that I didn't buy more than two (the Beta Carbon shouldn't be hard to sell for at least 250-300).
EDIT2:
I got confirmation from Rollei, the tripods are shipping today and should arrive next Monday or Tuesday: