Is this a good deal for a Graflex view?

pbromaghin · Dec 23, 2011

I'm feeling a powerful burst of GAS. Do I need to squelch it?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GRAFLEX-GRA...m_Cameras&hash=item53e31ea88d#ht_30521wt_1164

How is that price for the appearance and that lens/shutter? It's been there since at least mid-August so nobody is rushing to buy it.

David Brown · Dec 23, 2011

pbromaghin said:
It's been there since at least mid-August so nobody is rushing to buy it.

Perhaps because the price is too high ...

rawhead · Dec 23, 2011

Way too high. I've seen those things go for around $150-200.

pbromaghin · Dec 23, 2011

I was thinking more around $300. It looks in pretty good shape.

Klainmeister · Dec 23, 2011

Nah, buddy got one of those with a better lens for around 175 iirc.

rmolson · Dec 23, 2011

agree with rawhead I got mine for $125 including shipping a year or two ago

panchro-press · Dec 23, 2011

I'll join the chorus. I think the price is way too high.

Jim Jones · Dec 23, 2011

With a modern Ektar f/7.7 203mm, it might be overpriced by a factor of two. That prewar Anastigmat is similar to the Ektar, but is uncoated and the shutter lacks sync. Be patient. Better deals will show up.

ic-racer · Dec 23, 2011

Graphic View II is one of the few monorails that is light enough for the field (but still has a big box). One charm of the Graphic View is it's low price. That one on ebay is way too much. You can get a used Chamonix or Shen-Hao for that much money.

darinwc · Dec 24, 2011

The price is way too high, and i really dont like the graphic views.

pbromaghin · Dec 24, 2011

Thank you all for saving me from myself.

Hooray for APUG! This alone was more than worth the subscription..

brucemuir · Dec 24, 2011

Jim Jones said:
With a modern Ektar f/7.7 203mm, it might be overpriced by a factor of two. That prewar Anastigmat is similar to the Ektar, but is uncoated and the shutter lacks sync. Be patient. Better deals will show up.

Yep, go look at that sellers other items. I've seen those prices for years from them and am astounded anything eventually sells...

pbromaghin · Dec 24, 2011

brucemuir said:
Yep, go look at that sellers other items. I've seen those prices for years from them and am astounded anything eventually sells...

Good lord. You're right. I looked at his store - everything is about double the going price.

Zathras · Dec 24, 2011

brucemuir said:
Yep, go look at that sellers other items. I've seen those prices for years from them and am astounded anything eventually sells...

I wonder if this seller is or was associated with "camera$" from Los Angeles. His listings say he is in Florida, but the layouts of his ads are quite similar to camera$ and another, apparently no longer active seller who went by the handle of "Negresco". There were two or three guys who made up a business called photocamera.com that supposedly operated out of Beverly Hills that had ridiculously priced items on eBay.

Is this a good deal for a Graflex view?

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