Yesterday, a DCS 460CIR was sold on eBay. I planned to bid $250, or so, and thought I had a fair chance. Silly me. The camera sold for $839.74!
(The high bidder had zero feedback and had registered after the auction started, but there were plenty of other bidders willing to pay almost as much.)
Here's part of the description:
"Not functioning in its present condition! Battery has no power! Missing all supplied accessories! NO AC adapter/Battery Charger. NO PCMCIA Memory card, NO Software and NO cables.) AS IS - I have no way of testing this to determine its operating status!"
The camera probably just needs a charge or a new battery, but you can't know for sure. Imagine paying more than $800 for a broken camera. No thanks.
Earlier in the day, a nice-looking, regular DCS 460 sold for $217 (20 bids), incl. charger.
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Infrared DCS 460 sold for $839.74!
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Amazing price, for sure. I am going to keep that one on my watch list for a while and see if the winner ends up being a nonpayer.
Another one has been listed with DCS 460 CIR in the title, and a description, clearly copied from the web somewhere, of a 460 CIR, but the camera in the photos has a label that just says DCS 460. Anyone know whether it could be a CIR, or is the seller misstating what he has on offer? The camera that went for $839 clearly said "460 CIR" on the front.
Another one has been listed with DCS 460 CIR in the title, and a description, clearly copied from the web somewhere, of a 460 CIR, but the camera in the photos has a label that just says DCS 460. Anyone know whether it could be a CIR, or is the seller misstating what he has on offer? The camera that went for $839 clearly said "460 CIR" on the front.
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I noticed the same thing. I'll ask for a photo of the label on the bottom plate, incl. the serial number.Ross_Alford wrote:the camera in the photos has a label that just says DCS 460.
UPDATE: It's a regular 460 (color). The auction description has been updated.
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Yes, it's me. I emailed him asking if he was certain it was a CIR model, and if so, how, and pointing out that the CIR and normal models are different. It was obviously a genuine error on his part, and he sent me a very nice email as well as putting that link in the listing.
Cheers,
Ross
Cheers,
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Re: Infrared DCS 460 sold for $839.74!
Another one (same model, same seller) sold for US $460.00. Item 110038422413.
Seems to drop $380 each time. A few more and we can all get one for free
Jarle
Seems to drop $380 each time. A few more and we can all get one for free
Jarle