Would you buy this Hassy?

[fdonadio]

Go ahead and buy it! If you ever need to "toss" something, just let me know when and where I have to be with my big baseball glove!

 

[mgb74]

What I didn't see in the original post is whether you want it to use or to simply turn around a sell.

If you actually want the H'blad to use, it's worth more than it is to "flip". Particularly if you have to repair any items. Selling prices for CLAd gear never seem to equal the sum of used (working) gear and the cost of a CLA.

And then consider that, if you're selling it as "working" (and not selling to a dealer) you're in fact warrantying that the gear works. So, if you value your reputation, there's some risk there.

 

[frank]

Last couple of posts don't seem to reflect the fact that the kit is no longer for sale.

 

[fdonadio]

Strange... I didn't see message #23 before posting mine.

 

[mgb74]

Last couple of posts don't seem to reflect the fact that the kit is no longer for sale.

The post said "I told him to give me a price so we'll see.".

 

[elchinosanz]

What I didn't see in the original post is whether you want it to use or to simply turn around a sell.

If you actually want the H'blad to use, it's worth more than it is to "flip". Particularly if you have to repair any items. Selling prices for CLAd gear never seem to equal the sum of used (working) gear and the cost of a CLA.

And then consider that, if you're selling it as "working" (and not selling to a dealer) you're in fact warrantying that the gear works. So, if you value your reputation, there's some risk there.

This is something to take into consideration since my intentions are to sell it. Especially since I just shelled out $700 for a rz67 pro II kit.

I think, however, that even with the CLA cost I can manage to get ~150-200% of my investment back (plus I get to play with a hassy for a while!).

This is all assuming I can still get the kit for $500, which I most likely won't.

 

[BrianShaw]

You may want to move on to the next dream/scheme. A return on investment of that magnitude is unlikely. Frank so correctly said it one way, and said another way: strike while the iron is hot. The negotiation has lost momentum and when that happens they don't often restart well.

 

[njrfoto]

If you want to use it, i would buy it. If you only want to flip it, i wouldn't bother. You'll spend more time and enough trying to off load it...

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Greetings,

I take my negatives to a local printing lab for scanning. They don't get any film shooters (besides people with family pictures). Today I was chatting with the owner and he was telling me how he can't get rid of his old kit which consists of:

-a 501c with 3 lenses (80,150,40)
-three A12 and one polaroid film back
-waist-level and prism finder
-all nicely packaged in a big Pelican Case.

I (being a nice guy) told him he could CLA it and sell it for 1000+ online. He didn' seem to believe me and offered it all to me for $500.

Cosmetically everything is perfect but one lens had some fungus as did the bottom part of the camera around the tripod mount.

Would you buy this kit? Do you think a CLA will do the trick?

If it is a CF 40mm Distagon then that alone is worth the price;take it.