Rolleiflex Automat 2.8c

<p>I have a Rolleiflex Automat 2.8c in very good cosmetic condition.<br>

Not sure how to test it but I'm pretty certain its in good mechanical condition as well.</p>

<p>I was wondering how do I find out what the value of it is?</p>

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<p>The story is:<br>

A few months ago I was thinking of selling my camera collection. I got some great advice from everyone here.<br>

What I decide on was to go through the pain stacking processing of actually opening a store on eBay and start listing each camera individually<br>

Wow, lot more difficult than you take. Several weeks later everything is put together now. yay!</p>

<p>Amazingly after going through many many cameras, the one question that you still cant figure out is, how much is a actually camera worth?lol<br>

At the end of the day, you can have all the information in the world, but you still don't truly know what your camera is truly worth........</p>

<p>........ of course until you actually sell it.... even then, you still wonder, "Did I sell it at the right price"</p>

<p>Anyways, I listed my Rolleiflex Automat 2.8c for $1200. Its in excellent cosmetic condition.</p>

<p>What I would like your opinions on is should I sell it for an offer I got from a person in Hong Kong for $800?</p>

<p>Your opinions are greatly appriciated.</p>

<p>~Shahdad</p>

<p><a href="http://www.antiquecameras.net/rolleiflex.html">http://www.antiquecameras.net/rolleiflex.html</a></p>

<p>Check completed listings on ebay using their advanced search feature.</p>

<p>Also look at Collectiblend, although sometimes the estimates are quite old.<br>

<a href="http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Rollei/Rolleiflex-2.8-C-(Automat-2.8C).html">http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Rollei/Rolleiflex-2.8-C-(Automat-2.8C).html</a></p>

<p>You may also want to check out KEH, but they don't have any right now.<br>

<a href="http://www.keh.com">www.keh.com</a></p>

 

<p>God I <em>love</em> the design of these things. They're just so beautiful in that weird quirky way.<br>

Anyway, I just paid $550 for my 2.8C on ebay, and they seem to be going for at least that much... I still havn't gotten mine though. The seller has yet to claim the paypal payment.... sad because i'm soo excited about getting this camera!</p>

<p>Also, looks like you have a Planar lens? Those are not as common as the Schneider lens that i'm getting (on the 2.8C anyway), so yours should be worth more than $550.</p>

<p>That appears to be the model with the Schneider Kreuznach Xenotar. An excellent camera and lens. I had one. But it's generally less collectible than the Planar version so the market value will probably be a bit less. Depending on condition somewhere between $400-$600 US seems to be about right. If it's in top notch condition and includes the original case or other accessories it might fetch more. I sold mine last year for around $500 with the case, metal hood and a filter.</p>

<p>yeah, Lex i think your right.. it does say Xenotar - guess i just assumed Planar because they both end in "ar."</p>

<p>I purchased a Rolleiflex 2.8C Planar in great condition in August 2008 for $525 on craigslist.org. Original owner wanted $600 and I talked him down to $525. I love this camera so much, even though its a 1954! I looked at ebay and everything was going for $800 to $1200 so I looked for an alternative. You might check out craigslist... might be easier than doing the ebay thing. I've sold enlargers and darkroom stuff on ebay, but then again I was making room for some scaled down equipment for a smaller darkroom.<br>

Hope this helps.</p>

<p>is this on Ebay now?</p>

<p>wow you guys are awsome,<br>

i could spend days on the interenet trying to find and learn about this stuff<br>

how in the world do you guys know so much about one specific camera, down the details???<br>

i guess with anything, with experience comes knowledge.<br>

i've collected over a 100 cameras, now that i've come to sell them i realize how little i know about each one</p>

<p>yes, i've listed it on ebay. i've opened a store front and slowely listing one at a time.<br>

the fees are killer though, in 3 months i've sold 5 of 11 listed cameras, about $400 in sales & $170 in paypal & ebay fees</p>

<p>thanks for help!</p>

<p>oh i forogt to tell you the site,</p>

<p>i listed it on ebay on my storefront, and then i decide as a way to test out the market to also list it as a auction. i put a reserve on it just in case this week is not a good week in the markets</p>

<p>im not sure im im allowed to post a link to the listing directly, so instead ill just give the address to the storefront it self http://stores.ebay.com/Brought-to-you-by-Shahdad</p>