Military Kiev on Ebay

Hi Bill,

I saw some rare stuff offered, but I could not afford them now.
That is why I suspected that there are more Russian collectors now with the economic situation improving in Russia. I only bought an early Zorki 2C that is different form later ones, and a 'b' prefix Kiev 3 recently.

Cheers,

Zhang

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Originally posted by nightphoto

Hi Zhang,

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Have you bought any rare Russian stuff in China recently, Zhang?

Regards, Bill

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So, if the "Military Kiev" went for $1225.00, that means that the underbidder bid $1200.00 and the high bidder bid some amount over $1200.00. This means that not just one person thought this was something special .... thought it was probably not fake.
This is quite unusual. Especially because the high bidder was a Russian camera dealer of some experience.

What do you think folks?

Regards, Bill

Hi Bill,

To give you an idea of some rare items' price in China, Here are some examples:

35cm/5.6 mirror lens s/n 5645 price: 350 euro
TSVVS s/n 507, price 2800 euro
J-3 s/n 5103108, 160 euro
1948 BK 35/2.8 Kiev mount, s/n 000996, 280 euro
Fed 28/4.5 320 euro....

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Originally posted by Kievuser

Hi Bill,

I saw some rare stuff offered, but I could not afford them now.
That is why I suspected that there are more Russian collectors now with the economic situation improving in Russia. I only bought an early Zorki 2C that is different form later ones, and a 'b' prefix Kiev 3 recently.

Cheers,

Zhang

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Originally posted by nightphoto

Hi Zhang,

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Have you bought any rare Russian stuff in China recently, Zhang?

Regards, Bill

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Yes Zhang, those are expensive prices alright. For us in the US a Euro is about $1.50 now ... so the TSVVS would be $4200.00.
No wonder you didn't buy that stuff! Thanks Zhang.

Regards, Bill

It is impossible to tell what is happening on eBay, things may get unpredictable.
I would not try to justify the price, it is what it is. That's what auctions are for. The price looks absolutely crazy to me, but I've seen auctions for $50 items sold for 10 times their value.

I absolutely do not buy 'no name' and hammer and sickle. Why would they remove the Kiev name?? In 1976? What is secret about it? And they kept the Arsenal logo on the accessory shoe.
Arsenal is a military factory, they know how to make real military products. I know the quality of Soviet military equipment - this is NOT one.

To me, this is 100% fake, but fakes, as we know, can have substantial value. And I have to credit the seller, the ad is perfectly legitimate, no false statements.

How about this military Kiev?

http://fedka.com/catalog/images/k2a5713548.jpg

I had 4 of them made in Ukraine for my store some 6 years ago, was selling them for $200 with full disclosure about the finish.

Sitting here crying, counting all those Euros I lost by selling them so cheap...

I still have a military FED-2 from that batch, a real bargain:

http://www.fedka.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=286

Yuri

hehehehe... maybe you should put this FED on eBay with that as a starting price.. you never know... The climate is just right, all the buyers who didn't win the Kiev may go for this one...

Vlad

It's back for sale! LOL!


http://www.molotok.ru/show_item.php?item=345658181

Vlad.

getting more and more entertaining !!!
I wish some one buy it