It certainly is John, I always thought myself bullet proof and believed I could sniff out a scam from a mile away, obviously I was wrong.

Great shots Don, I really like the second one, tack sharp and great colours Well done

We should setup a sticky for you Chris and you can update it as the stock comes in

Never heard of a Sigma 90mm macro :

I was almost caught up in a scam.

I saw a brand new K20 listed for just 310quid bin, it was only listed 10mins previous and it was listed as an unwanted prize. I quickly clicked the bin button.

It seemed a little too good to be true and I was a little suspicious so I messaged the seller and asked a few questions about it, and she gave the serial number and even if I wanted to pick it, well being 4000kms away, on the other side of the country, that was out of the question, (and I suspect they knew that).

I also checked thier feedback which was 100% and some 40 transactions. (They sold baby clothes and toys)and this camera stuck out like a sore thumb. So I said to myself maybe it is an unwanted prize.
Well I sent off a paypal payment for the amount asked and waited to hear back from the seller.

Well the next morning I checked E-bay and it was saying I needed to pay for 1 item, which turned out to be the camera. I checked my paypal account and the money had been returned and was on hold ??

I then checked my e-mail and there was an e-mail from the seller saying they were having problems with thier Paypal account and could I send the money via bank deposit to an account they gave me. Alarm bells started ringing.

I did a bit more checking and ran a search of completed listings from this seller and bingo there were 3 other cameras sold over the previous week, all with the same M/O about an unwanted prize. (2 canon 450Ds and another K20)

I reported it to E-bay and Paypal and also messaged the 3 buyers of the other 3 cameras, all of which replied back, 1 guy paid by bank deposit and the other 2 had there money returned by paypal requesting a bank deposit. They also thought it was a scam.

Well I recieved an e-mail from the seller this morning stating she had her identity stolen by a relative who was living with her and they had changed her bank and paypal accounts in E-bay and were attempting to scam people. She was very apologetic and shamed by her relatives actions and it was now in the hands of the police. Whether thats true or not I don't know.

I am just relieved that paypal were on the ball and had there account frozen or I could have been out $700

What annoyed me a little was none of the other 3 who were scammed before me bothered to leave feedback to warn others of the scam.

So the moral to the story is, as my mum would say, If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is. I should have listened to mum

I have a few Taks and super Taks I have picked up here and there.
Super Tak 135mm f3.5 original hood and case
Super Tak 55mm 1.8 original hood
Tak 50mm f1.8
Tak 200mm f5.6
Tak 50mm f1.4 original case.
Whats the difference between a Tak and a Super Tak :

Thanks for that Hefty. I'm not in the market for one I just stumbled across the Hartblei and was curious about its build. The one I saw was silver and with the hood on, it looked like a bomb.

I may be wrong but I think Dan Bridge has one.

I saw one on e-bay recently I think it was a Hartblei 55mm and the BIN price was $1400

Did you just get back from the pub Don

Congrats mate, you will love this lens, its a beauty

Thanks, all sorted