I may be 'untrusting' but when I see some Rollei items which are 'new manufacture' and badged 'Rollei' being sold from China, I wonder to what extent it is economical to produce a one off label (which after all is what the front plate on a Rollei TLR is) and stick it on a camera... Modern technology permits printing to a high standard. As has been mentioned elsewhere, genuine spare parts can be replaced on a camera to 'upgrade' it for value purposes. I do not suggest that this is the case with this particular camera but I do become cautious when looking at items of value from a 'distant land' where 'comeback' is almost impossible. John On 19/12/2009 20:15, "Dennis Purdy" <dlp4777@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/Last-White-Face-Rollei-Rolleiflex-2-8F- > Planar-80mm-2-8_W0QQitemZ260509787753QQcmdZViewItemQQptZFilm_Cameras? > hash=item3ca797e669#ht_12032wt_711 > > It strikes me as really odd that this camera would show up on ebay in > obvious user condition in China with the serial number: 2950001. > > I would have thought that the first number in the 295 series would be > in an "important" collection somewhere. What are the odds that > Rolleiflex just put number 1 on the market and shrugged their > shoulders unconcerned where it went. And what are the odds that the > buyer of the number 1 camera would just load it up and go off > shooting and then pawning it in China? > > just seems curious to me > Dennis > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list