Michael Coleman

I am the seller of the first Iscorama 36 Mr. Coleman mentions in his post.  I have been on E Bay for many years and have a 100% rating for buying and selling.  I believe I replied to him that the second offer was a screw-up on my part when I was in my account--and it was.  I have seen scams on E Bay and I would never participate in one.  The lens I sold was exactly as described with excellent glass.  I put a reserve of $2000 which I thought was

fair considering the age and condition of the lens.  The final price was not at all what I expected.  I have also sold 2 Sankor anamorphics that went for considerably less.  I want everyone to understand this auction was NOT a

scam of any kind.  I value my integrity more than money.

Excellent forum, by the way.

Hi Phil,

Thanks for the reply post...I appreciate your update on these lens sales as I had been tracking the bid history on these lens and the chain of events was very suspicious. Good to know the person behind these sales, especially when these lens are selling for sometimes 2X the amount that we have all seen on ebay.

Best,

Michael

Investigating the recent Isocrama 36 that went for $4,600 on ebay as I received an email saying that it was up for a "second chance" purchase as I bid on it for about half of the final bidding price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200926249978?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648

There is also a private bidder with little to no history named (o***u) who bid on these two items and another similar lens for a very high price that might be driving these prices up to scam money from everyone.

Here is the second Isocrama 36 that was "sold" for a high price

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261226754104?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648

I emailed back the first lens seller who I originally bid on to see if they would reply and find out more regarding why he is offering me the lens for a lower price.

Will post feedback on these items....hope this will give everyone some insight to ebay Isocrama purchasing online as it is a hunting ground for possible scams when dealing with these item prices.