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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:27 pm    Post subject: Why I missed this... Reply with quote

Today on a whimsy I had a look at a Finnish online auction site. I searched for camera bodies under 100 euros.

Then I saw this:



The caption was only : Old Nikon camera, price 20 euros.

The ad had been there only a few hours, but it was already reserved.

Damn, why I didn´t look earlier!!!


PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sad


PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow.


PostPosted: Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:39 am    Post subject: Re: Why I missed this... Reply with quote

Gurdie wrote:
. . .
Damn, why I didn´t look earlier!!!

visualopsins wrote:
Sad

HansMoleman wrote:
Wow.


Hmm, that Nikon must be something special?
What is this object of desire and what would one expect to pay for it from a more knowledgeable seller?


PostPosted: Wed Feb 09, 2022 2:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.nikonweb.com/s2/

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?kw=nikon%20s2


PostPosted: Wed Feb 09, 2022 8:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aha! Thank you for the help, visualopsins.
Now I understand Gurdie's disappointment.

The camera is a 1950s Nikon S2 which apparently sells for around $400 and up on ebay.

I don't recall missing out on such a bargain as that S2, but I do know near misses can sting for a long time afterward!


PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a Nokon S3, and sells for $600 to $1200 depending on condition.

I picked up a Nikon M with 5cm F1.4, first batch, for $30 at an antique store years ago. Sometimes you get lucky.


PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 10:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Amazing bargain for someone.