Return Policy: eBay has recently instituted a minimum return policy of 30 Days (to be considered a "Top Seller") which for used and very often vintage equipment is, in my opinion, too long. And all I sell is used and vintage equipment. I've checked the "No Returns Accepted" box for every item I am offering for sale but that doesn't mean I won't stand behind what I'm selling.

Unless otherwise stated every item will come with a 7 day return privilege from the day you receive it. This is something that I did way back when, well before eBay got around to instituting a return policy. And if I've made a mistake (I do on rare occasions) and it is not as described I will also pay for the return shipping. The buyer shouldn't have to pay for my mistakes. However, if you've purchased an item in error (e.g. an FD Canon manual focus lens to use on your EF mount autofocus digital body) or had a change of heart and no longer want the item within the first 7 Days then you're going to pay the return shipping as I shouldn't have to pay for your mistakes or post-purchase decisions. That seems fair to me.

I will also offer warranties of 30 Days or more on certain items. Expect to see that with more user oriented items than with collector oriented items.
 
 

Nikon 85 for Leica


 

Hello, and thanks for looking. Here we have a Nikon/Nippon Kogaku Japan 8.5cm F2 Nikkor PC lens #399709, in Leica m39 or screwmount. Includes non original caps. Marked in feet. Cosmetics are excellent. Was always carefully handled from the looks of it. Nice chrome all around. Glass is great; no marks, no haze and no fungus. Focus is silky smooth. As is the case with pretty much every Nikon lens you come across from this era (that hasn’t been serviced) the aperture blades are oily. Very oily. And one of the blades is off its locator pin though it still opens and closes fine. It just doesn’t form a perfect circle, it’s very slightly off. If you get the blades cleaned, and you should, this issue can be corrected at the same time since they’ll be removing the blades to clean them anyway. Nice lens. And a great picture taker. The lens that put Nikon on the map.