Ive been trying to get my hands on a specific vintage Mamiya lens for a while now but the prices on ebay are just jumping all over the place and its driving me crazy. One day it goes for $200 then the next its listed for $450 like what?? I really need a way to track these shifts over time so I dont overpay because my budget is pretty tight at around $500 for the whole setup. Im currently looking at Terapeak since its right there in the ebay dashboard but it feels a bit geared toward sellers and maybe not fast enough for real time auction tracking. I also saw something called BayShark and another one called WatchCount but the interfaces look like they havent been updated since 2005 lol. I just need something reliable for the next couple months while I hunt for these parts for a project I have in October. Does anyone actually use the paid tools or is there a browser extension that works better? Im leaning toward just stickin with Terapeak but I dont want to miss out on a deal because the data is laggy. What do you guys use to keep an eye on the actual sold prices vs what people are asking right now?
Man, hunting for vintage glass is such a rush! But watch out, Terapeak is way too slow for buyers and misses the tiny windows where deals actually happen. Ive been at this forever and honestly, dont trust those outdated looking sites. I swear by PriceDropCatch because it grabs price drops way faster than anything else Ive tried.