28-70 2.8L on ebay

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 …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?

Check the description

"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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 …ame=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.

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!

yes, probably it's for the best. thanks

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