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You were at the right place at the right time, congratulations on a treasure find!!!
back alley
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the bad news is...i paid more for my m4-p and i got a good deal!
the good news is...you beat franks best deal!
the good news is...you beat franks best deal!
Leica All Day
Mentor
hahaha......classic
hendriphile
Well-known
You could turn that kit around overnight for a fifty-fold profit... but WILL you? Naahhh...
Congratulations and enjoy!
Congratulations and enjoy!
fotomeow
name under my name
Get the f*ck outta here! I've definitely put in my time (in years) at Goodwill, but no damn M3's! Best I've got is a $5 Yashica T4, and a $20 vintage pair of Zeiss bino's.
So maybe I will be the one to get the $12.99 M9! Congrats
Mattco26
Established
You could turn that kit around overnight for a fifty-fold profit... but WILL you? Naahhh...
Congratulations and enjoy!
No way, I can always make more money, I could never get this camera back.
grantb
Established
Sweet! Man, I thought my $7 Canonet was a score.
Portland GWs are cool. I found some great funk records last time I went, which would never be put out in Seattle.
Portland GWs are cool. I found some great funk records last time I went, which would never be put out in Seattle.
pdexposures
Well-known
Wow! Congrats!!
I'm in Portland as well and visit pretty regularly. Just so I can continue to hate myself for not finding this... may I ask what Goodwill it was?
I'm in Portland as well and visit pretty regularly. Just so I can continue to hate myself for not finding this... may I ask what Goodwill it was?
Mattco26
Established
It was one of the stores out in Gresham near Division I think. I was working out there for a few days, it isn't one I've ever been to before.
pdexposures
Well-known
Ah yeah I never go out that deep unless I'm out there for something. In July I had great luck in Beaverton. But August has been crap for me repeatedly.
Again congrats on the score! That's a find of a lifetime!
Warren T.
Well-known
<--- M3, 50mm f2.8 Elmar... Mine is a 1959.
Congratulation on your find, and use it a lot
--Warren
Congratulation on your find, and use it a lot
--Warren
jwicaksana
Jakarta, Indonesia
Congratulations on your find!
LeicaFan
Well-known
I'm not trying to be smart. Sorry if I came off that way.
The reality is that Goodwill cannot price every item at its true value. Like tstermitz said, Goodwill receives items as donations. Every sale is a profit.
The buyer cannot be faulted for the mistake of the seller. He paid their asking price. Everybody is happy.
Michael Markey
Mentor
Great find ... well done.
Those type of shops in the UK are usually very price aware so there are few bargains like that to be found.
The financial concessions which such stores receive (in the UK) makes competition increasingly difficult for any small retailers.
Those type of shops in the UK are usually very price aware so there are few bargains like that to be found.
The financial concessions which such stores receive (in the UK) makes competition increasingly difficult for any small retailers.
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
Why does this never happen to me?!
Seriously though, congratulations on finding such an awesome deal!
Seriously though, congratulations on finding such an awesome deal!
onesixeight
Member
Congratulations on the great find...
Ignore the haters....You have nothing to be ashamed about
Happy shooting!
Ignore the haters....You have nothing to be ashamed about
Happy shooting!
x-ray
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Antique shops used to be good places to find premium gear but haven't seen anything but junk in several years.
Over the past few years I found two like new Nikon F with standard prism & 50 f1.4 lenses and one had the late model coupled meter that still worked. They were very cheap. Also found a "BABY" Deardorff 4x5 with case, 210 Tessar in an Ilex, 4 new wood holders in the original packing. All were as new for $800. This doesn't sound cheap but only 500 were made and tge last was in the 40's and theyre very rare. I used the camera for several and sold it for 5 times what I paid. Also found a major find of a like new IIIG with 50 Summicron, M2 Ex+ and mint 50 elmar 2.8 and 7 more Leica lenses including a like new 8 element 35 Summicron, Elmarit 90, Zeiss Sonnar pre war, two visoflexes I & II adapters, filters, table top tripod etc all in near new condition for $1200.
Over the past few years I found two like new Nikon F with standard prism & 50 f1.4 lenses and one had the late model coupled meter that still worked. They were very cheap. Also found a "BABY" Deardorff 4x5 with case, 210 Tessar in an Ilex, 4 new wood holders in the original packing. All were as new for $800. This doesn't sound cheap but only 500 were made and tge last was in the 40's and theyre very rare. I used the camera for several and sold it for 5 times what I paid. Also found a major find of a like new IIIG with 50 Summicron, M2 Ex+ and mint 50 elmar 2.8 and 7 more Leica lenses including a like new 8 element 35 Summicron, Elmarit 90, Zeiss Sonnar pre war, two visoflexes I & II adapters, filters, table top tripod etc all in near new condition for $1200.
matt335
Well-known
Congratulations - go forth and photograph !
kutitta
Well-known
Congrats and greetings from down under! I bought a Leica CL with Summicron-C for $10 from Salvos, but I wasn't that lucky with the body. The shutter was jammed, but I bought a working CL from Youxin Ye and sold the defect body for $125. I keep checking them and hope I will find something precious again
crispy12
Well-known
Wow you lucky lucky person!!!