Pentax ME-F with original autofocus lens on shopgoodwill.com - $10.95 as of post

**babywriter** · 02:28 PM

Just wanted to give anyone interested a heads up:

Pentax ME F 35mm SLR Film Camera 70mm Lens - shopgoodwill.com

At the time of posting - 1 day 5 hr to go, 2 bids, high bid is $10.95.

**boriscleto** · 06-15-2018, 02:35 PM

It's 1 Day 5 Hours...And it will go for way too much with the last bid at 15 seconds left...

**babywriter** · 06-15-2018, 03:56 PM

Sorry! Not sure where my head was. Corrected.

timw4mail · 06-18-2018, 07:02 AM

I'm so sad this didn't show up in the automated shoppers I have set up

**EssJayEff** · 06-18-2018, 07:08 AM

Sold for $57.67

**boriscleto** · 06-18-2018, 07:36 AM

If it works and the lens doesn't have fungus it's a good deal. There is a "Parts" 35-70 on eBay for $44.99 with free shipping from Japan. The rubber is cracked/peeling and it is untested. I'd rather risk that than shopgoodwill ever again. There's another on 'As Is' from Japan, the guy wants $78 plus $20 shipping and the AF doesn't work...There's one from a US seller, $79.99 plus $9.99 shipping with a 30 return policy and claimed to be tested and working...

Plus it was from Goodwill of the Silicon Valley with FedEx Ground shipping...Last time I bought something from that Goodwill they took more than a week to give it to FedEx then another week for FedEx to deliver it...

**babywriter** · 06-18-2018, 12:25 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by boriscleto

If it works and the lens doesn't have fungus it's a good deal. There is a "Parts" 35-70 on eBay for $44.99 with free shipping from Japan. The rubber is cracked/peeling and it is untested. I'd rather risk that than shopgoodwill ever again.

I understand your feelings, but I don't necessarily share them. I've gotten some pretty good stuff off shopgoodwill, and if something is subpar, well, that's part of what you sign up for when you buy sight-unseen from a thrift store site. I manage that risk by not bidding on anything that looks or feels sketchy, and by having a strict beforehand limit on how much I'm going to bid. And I don't buy anything from there that I'm going to need by a certain deadline. Delivery times for me have ranged from a couple days (i.e., super-fast) to a week and a half. It is what it is.

**boriscleto** · 06-18-2018, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by babywriter

I understand your feelings, but I don't necessarily share them. I've gotten some pretty good stuff off shopgoodwill, and if something is subpar, well, that's part of what you sign up for when you buy sight-unseen from a thrift store site. I manage that risk by not bidding on anything that looks or feels sketchy, and by having a strict beforehand limit on how much I'm going to bid. And I don't buy anything from there that I'm going to need by a certain deadline. Delivery times for me have ranged from a couple days (i.e., super-fast) to a week and a half. It is what it is.

I got plenty of good stuff from shopgoodwill, but much less recently. The last straw was the Topcon RE Super with the Topcon 58/1.4. I paid quite a bit for it, though it would have been a good deal if the lens was in good condition. But the aperture doesn't work and the blades are asymmetrical...A condition that could have been easily been added to the listing...even by someone not knowing anything about cameras...A photo of the interior of the lens would have sufficed.

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06-15-2018, 02:35 PM	#2
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	It's 1 Day 5 Hours...And it will go for way too much with the last bid at 15 seconds left...

06-15-2018, 03:56 PM	#3
babywriter Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: central Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 969 Original Poster	Sorry! Not sure where my head was. Corrected.

06-18-2018, 07:02 AM	#4
timw4mail Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Driving a Mirage Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,670	I'm so sad this didn't show up in the automated shoppers I have set up

06-18-2018, 07:08 AM	#5
EssJayEff Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: near Saxapahaw, NC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 970	Sold for $57.67

06-18-2018, 07:36 AM	#6
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	If it works and the lens doesn't have fungus it's a good deal. There is a "Parts" 35-70 on eBay for $44.99 with free shipping from Japan. The rubber is cracked/peeling and it is untested. I'd rather risk that than shopgoodwill ever again. There's another on 'As Is' from Japan, the guy wants $78 plus $20 shipping and the AF doesn't work...There's one from a US seller, $79.99 plus $9.99 shipping with a 30 return policy and claimed to be tested and working... Plus it was from Goodwill of the Silicon Valley with FedEx Ground shipping...Last time I bought something from that Goodwill they took more than a week to give it to FedEx then another week for FedEx to deliver it...

06-18-2018, 12:25 PM - 1 Like	#7
babywriter Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: central Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 969 Original Poster	Originally posted by boriscleto If it works and the lens doesn't have fungus it's a good deal. There is a "Parts" 35-70 on eBay for $44.99 with free shipping from Japan. The rubber is cracked/peeling and it is untested. I'd rather risk that than shopgoodwill ever again. I understand your feelings, but I don't necessarily share them. I've gotten some pretty good stuff off shopgoodwill, and if something is subpar, well, that's part of what you sign up for when you buy sight-unseen from a thrift store site. I manage that risk by not bidding on anything that looks or feels sketchy, and by having a strict beforehand limit on how much I'm going to bid. And I don't buy anything from there that I'm going to need by a certain deadline. Delivery times for me have ranged from a couple days (i.e., super-fast) to a week and a half. It is what it is.

06-18-2018, 01:19 PM	#8
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by babywriter I understand your feelings, but I don't necessarily share them. I've gotten some pretty good stuff off shopgoodwill, and if something is subpar, well, that's part of what you sign up for when you buy sight-unseen from a thrift store site. I manage that risk by not bidding on anything that looks or feels sketchy, and by having a strict beforehand limit on how much I'm going to bid. And I don't buy anything from there that I'm going to need by a certain deadline. Delivery times for me have ranged from a couple days (i.e., super-fast) to a week and a half. It is what it is. I got plenty of good stuff from shopgoodwill, but much less recently. The last straw was the Topcon RE Super with the Topcon 58/1.4. I paid quite a bit for it, though it would have been a good deal if the lens was in good condition. But the aperture doesn't work and the blades are asymmetrical...A condition that could have been easily been added to the listing...even by someone not knowing anything about cameras...A photo of the interior of the lens would have sufficed.