Minimalism

[Keith 66]

I heard a tale of a bloke who worked at Lloyds of london, his wife was enormously fat to the point she was virtually bedridden. One day she decided they were going to downsize & move into a bungalow. He then had a massive problem as the loft was filled with his lifetimes collection of porno mags & dvds, so much that the rafters were sagging. He had real problems getting rid of it all.
This is taking hoarding to an extreme!

 

[stuvy]

I heard a tale of a bloke who worked at Lloyds of london, his wife was enormously fat to the point she was virtually bedridden. One day she decided they were going to downsize & move into a bungalow. He then had a massive problem as the loft was filled with his lifetimes collection of porno mags & dvds, so much that the rafters were sagging. He had real problems getting rid of it all.
This is taking hoarding to an extreme!

Guessing this isn’t the stuff he had an abundance of?

 

[Robbie260]

Prices on some old cameras are rising as film has become retro trendy, worth doing the research to find out exactly what you have. Two of dads were Rolleiflexes, one 1959 another 1961. The older one wasnt in such good condition but was a rare US export only model with very few made, so its value was 5 times that of its better condition mate. The website collectiblend will give you some idea of values.

Took them all to a high end camera shop today that deals in all types of cameras. Unfortunately most of them turned out to be packed with dirt or fungus or broken camera's. One has to be sent for repair when I have the funds and I'll keep that and another one. But down now to a flash, 3 lenses that were on good nick and 2 body's.

 

[Keith 66]

Was that ffordes? I had a price from them but it was 500 quid less than london camera exchange.

 

[Robbie260]

Was that ffordes? I had a price from them but it was 500 quid less than london camera exchange.

Yeah oh bugger, ah well gone to charity at least supposedly.

 

[MysterG]

Me and MrsG are awful.
In every house we have lived in one of the three bedrooms has always been chock full of 'stuff'. Where we are now we have boxes that have not been opened since moving 5 years ago
With Ebay becoming less attractive, and Facebook not being my thing at all, I don't even know where to begin trying to sell some of it. Lots of PS1/PS2 stuff, and old Bigbox PC games.

I blame part of it on the fact I actually keep cars in the garage rather than use that as a dumping ground like most people do. Be nice to have that extra room in use....

 

[Robbie260]

Me and MrsG are awful.
In every house we have lived in one of the three bedrooms has always been chock full of 'stuff'. Where we are now we have boxes that have not been opened since moving 5 years ago
With Ebay becoming less attractive, and Facebook not being my thing at all, I don't even know where to begin trying to sell some of it. Lots of PS1/PS2 stuff, and old Bigbox PC games.

I blame part of it on the fact I actually keep cars in the garage rather than use that as a dumping ground like most people do. Be nice to have that extra room in use....

A high Street shop CEX will often price any old game or games console, or old piece of tech alive or dead for you and either give you cash or store credit. Game will usually do the same but they generally try to concentrate more on newer consoles and phones and tablets. CEX tells you what you will get for pretty much everything on Thier website assuming it's in good working order.

 

[MysterG]

Problem is CEX offer very little.
For instance one of the old PC games I have regularly sells on eBay for £40 to well over £100. CEX will buy for 1p

 

[Keith 66]

Yeah oh bugger, ah well gone to charity at least supposedly.

Dont worry too much, out of dads lot about 25 cameras, just 9 were worth anything with the rest being zero value & going to "charity".
His darkroom equipment all went in the scrap skip as it was completely unsaleable. I hate to think how much he had invested in it all, many thousands. But it gave him a lifetimes pleasure which is what its all about.
Trouble is today the market is absolutely flooded with obsolete equipment & though film is making something of a comeback it will never ever catch up.
The best one i had the 59 Rolleiflex sold for £500 & i suspect he already had a buyer, he will probably sell it for three times that but it will need a full service to get top price & that work isnt cheap.
After my experience with trying to sell online I was glad to get shot of the lot in one go.

 

[Robbie260]

Problem is CEX offer very little.
For instance one of the old PC games I have regularly sells on eBay for £40 to well over £100. CEX will buy for 1p

True but if you have the time to trawl through Thier website they are honest enough to tell you what they will flog it for. And you can decide if you want to try selling it privately around that money or just let them have it. Had enough stuff it takes a lot of hassle out the equation for me.

 

[Robbie260]

Dont worry too much, out of dads lot about 25 cameras, just 9 were worth anything with the rest being zero value & going to "charity".
His darkroom equipment all went in the scrap skip as it was completely unsaleable. I hate to think how much he had invested in it all, many thousands. But it gave him a lifetimes pleasure which is what its all about.
Trouble is today the market is absolutely flooded with obsolete equipment & though film is making something of a comeback it will never ever catch up.
The best one i had the 59 Rolleiflex sold for £500 & i suspect he already had a buyer, he will probably sell it for three times that but it will need a full service to get top price & that work isnt cheap.
After my experience with trying to sell online I was glad to get shot of the lot in one go.

The guy did say to keep this, no idea what it's for or what it dose but he said while these aren't something they would touch eBay is the best place for this.

Apparently it's worth something.

 

[Porkypine]

^..Is it a 42mm screw fit lens that can be used with a Leica and it's copies ?

 

[Robbie260]

^..Is it a 42mm screw fit lens that can be used with a Leica and it's copies ?

Yes allegedly 42mm

 

[Keith 66]

Funny, I had a small lens by the same maker, i think you may be right with the Leica angle. Got £25 for it, Ah well.
Dad had a few Leicas through his hands over the years but always moved them on for some reason.
The best was a small model 2? 35mm leica that looked like it had been run over by a half track & may well have done. Beat up though it was it still took superb photos. That went to a specialist in london & sold for 2.5k 40 years ago.
A quick google finds several similar telemegor lenses for sale on ebay around the £150 mark There is a specialist auctioneer for cameras Flints auctions, but i dont know what they charge in sellers commision, might be worth looking at their past sales to see if there is owt similar.

 

[ajlelectronics]

Yes it is an M42 fit 180mm telephoto. I vaguely remember the name from my brief photographic carrerr in the 80s. Max aperture of 5.5 isn't wonderful though. It is probably usable on any M42 body, Zenith, Praktica etc.

 

[Porkypine]

I'd just shove it on evilbay calling it an m42 "leica fit" telephoto lens and try your luck

 

[ajlelectronics]

No idea where I got the f5.5 from, it is clearly an f4 !

 

[MetalMonkey]

Minimalism?
I subscribe to he who dies with the most stuff wins.

Bonus points if the "stuff" can't be shifted without a large forklift.

 

[cr500dom]

Minimalism?
I subscribe to he who dies with the most stuff wins.

Bonus points if the "stuff" can't be shifted without a large forklift.

He who dies with the most toys, still dies

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I don't even know where to begin trying to sell some of it. Lots of PS1/PS2 stuff, and old Bigbox PC games.

Gumtree?

it is clearly an f4 !

I think you're looking at the focusing distance?