The NPL on ebay closed at $255.00. I was waiting to see who would snipe it at the last minute and no one did. Could this be the bargain of the year? The mini brought $484.50, which is closer to what I expected. What were some of you market watchers predicting?

Goes to show the state of the economy! Wish I had the money to spend because it was a bargain! I have been praying for a society edition because I couldn't afford this one!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=725162649&rd=1

A new Point Loma went last month for about the same.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=715610658

The mini is a very low number. That helped bring in the good price.

The mini is much, much rarer... that's what brought the bigger price...

I paid $450 for my NPL, and I was happy to get it for that price at that time.

$255 was a giveaway. I was bidding on it for a while, then dropped off when it reached $250. I'm always looking for a steal of a deal for extras. $250 was all I was willing to go. I thought it might reach $300, but obviously it didn't.

Bob

I believe this was the first 'mini' ever also. Eventually leading to the Little Lights line.

Any time other than now I would have jumped on that. With my wedding/honeymoon coming up in two weeks, I would have been a dead man. I only hope it comes around again. Somebody got a steal of a deal.

So, I take it you are going to skip the club meeting????

The New point Loma Mini has been running in the middle to high 300's on ebay. Not too long ago it has gone as low as the middle $200's on Ebay. It even went for $200 on this forum. It is definitely on a rebound. I believe it is a sleeper and its value will only go up.
However, the price on this one was fueled by the fact it was a super low number, Sweet seventeen. I believe if it was a 3-digit number it would have gone for a 100 dollars less.

No dought there's some great deals on e-bay right now. Without sparking the dealer dumping debate, it's a good time to pick up a piece you might not have bought at retail, but can't pass up at 50%-75% off!

Mike

I've finally been able to procure a full sized NPL and was able to do it by trading my extra 3 and 3 1/2 fresnel's, even up. Whether anyone agrees, I thought I made out ok. It is from a reunion attendee.

Dave,

I think that you done good. You can still pick up the lenses at retail in quite a few store but you sure can't find the NPL at retail anywhere .

Rich

You got a good deal in that swap, Dave. The New Point Lomas aren't what I call easy to come by, unless you want to dig deep into your wallet.

Bob

Yo, Mr. QA - you done *real* good.

T

YOU GUYS PROBABLY WON'T BELIEVE ME IF I TELL YOU THIS BUT I PURCHASED MY NPL 2 MONTHS AGO IN A SHOP IN A SMALL SOUTHERN INDIANA TOWN OFF THE SHELF FOR $90!!! I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS SEEING. THE STORE ATTENDANT COULDN'T UNLOCK THE CASE FAST ENOUGH. JUST GOES TO SHOW THERE ARE STILL BARGAINS TO BE HAD IF YOU LOOK HARD ENOUGH.

Actually Dave, I'm going to be at the club meeting. My wedding is on the 9th. Looking forward to seeing everyone again.

That has to be one of the best I ever heard! The bargains are still out there, you just have to keep your eyes open! Way to go!!!!