Hi David the same is true here, I seldom have a chance with Eby bidding due to snipers. I prefer other online auctions where the auction is prolonged for 5 minutes if somebody places a bid in the last 5 minutes. Local auctions are much cheaper too and I often discover something nobody noticed ;-)
greetings Markus >>I noticed the other day an SMC Pentax-FA 20-35mm f/4 AL on eBay. I >>already own one of these, but know my brother-in-law would love one too. >> Tonight the auction ended. An hour before the end of auction it was >>going for $250, which seemed fantastic. ...15 minutes to go, $260. >>There was no change until six seconds to go: $350, and in literally the >>final second, $355. That's only 25% below Adorama and B&H pricing! >>Ultimately my brother-in-law never ended up bidding on the lens, but >>even if he had, he surely would have lost it to sniping. >> >>It's no wonder I can't seem to get my hands on a used FA 135 f/2.8 IF. >>Things really seem to get driven up in the final seconds. >> >>
