70-200 2.8L Question?

Is there a shortage of the 70-200 2.8L IS Ver I? I was thinking about selling my UW copy because I need the money and I started looking to see how much it would cost me to get back in the saddle once the money situation improved, but I couldn't find any new at BH or Adorama. Ebay has some used action but they were all in progress and had hit ~$1400 but not ended yet.

I guess since there is no more production of Ver I people are just hanging on to their copies. There's a seller on ebay who's got three BNIB units wanting $2135 each!

The Ver II can be had for a couple of hundred more. I thought Ver II was MUCH better than Ver I; is it really?

I guess you could equate "not being produced anymore" with a shortage. Yes, II is much better than I.

I think Mark 2 is being produced over Mark 1 so the market is focusing on the newer technology.

don't go by brand new item sellers with Buy It Now.

they just keep posting them over and over hoping some idiot will buy them.