28-70 2.8L on ebay

[msvadi]

I placed a bid on a brand new copy of 28-70 2.8L (or at least it's claimed to be brand new, in box):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3819546502&ssPageName= ADME:B:BN:US:1

After I placed my bid, I noticed that the picture shows 24-70 2.8L instead of 28-70. Another picture shows the correct box. I emailed the seller. In his response, he apologised and said that he placed a wrong picture.

Now, I wonder if I should retract my bid. The auction still has about 6 hours to go and most likely I'll be outbid. Still, it looks suspicios now. What do you think?

[adamsti]

"Building on the incredible reputation of the previous 28-70mm f/2,8L USM lens, this superb new pro lens adds wider coverage"


The description is for the 24-70mm, it looks like he listed it wrong. I think he really is selling the 24-70. The 28-70 was discontinued well over 1 year ago. I doubt there are many out there new in a box.

[CoolToolGuy]

Looks suspicious to me, too. The description describes the 24-70, talking about building on the success of the 28-70, and says this one is wider.

I would retract based on the conflicting information between the title, description, picture, and box. I don't know what your maximum bid is, but either lens new in box should go for much more than $365

Just my 2 cents.

[adamsti]

Yes it will go for much more than that. I sold my well used but in great shape 28-70 about a month ago for $800 on Ebay.

[msvadi]

Thanks for your responses, guys.

well, that's all very confusing. in his email to me he says it's 28-70, the other picture with the box clearly shows 28-70. may be he just used copy-paste when he wrote the description. the fact that he could not place a picture of the actual lens makes it very suspicious to me.

That and his rating. It shows now 100% based on 8 feedbacks. But if one actually reads the feedbacks, it turns out that he refunded the money twice, because he could not complete transactions.

My maximum bid is more than current $365, but much less than $800. I'm sure that it will go for more than $365, because most bids come at the last minutes of an auction. Still, it's not clear by how much more, due to very confusing description and the low feedback score.

[msvadi]

Yes it will go for much more than that. I sold my well used but in great shape 28-70 about a month ago for $800 on Ebay.

I see that you replaced 28-70 with 24-70. Is it much better?

[adamsti]

I have not really used it much yet. Just a little at Elkhart Lake at the vintage auto races. It is built better, better seals for keeping out dust and rain, and I wanted the little extra coverage it gives me since I sold my EOS 3, and only have a 10D now.

[msvadi]

well, it was a strange auction from the beginning till the end: a few hours before the end, the seller cancelled all the bids. he also cancelled the bids on his other item - 200mm f/2.8L http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3819547061&sspagename= STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

The reason: error in the listing. there was plenty of errors in 28-70 listing, but no errors for 200. Probablym, he realized that he is not going to get what he expected.

[SoCal69]

It's probably a good thing for you that he cancelled your bid. If I'm not mistaken, you cannot withdraw your own bid in the last 12 hours of the auction. I'm not sure I would feel comfortable buying camera equipment from soneone who can't even accurately describe the lens he has listed. Also, I would be wary of anyone with feedback ratings of less than several hundred when you're looking to spend that kind of money.

Good luck!

[msvadi]

yes, probably it's for the best. thanks

[Bruce Hamilton]

...but either lens new in box should go for much more than $365

If he cancelled the auction because he wasn't getting enough, he should've used a reserve.