Avoid an eBay camera dealer called sebsandiego. He sold me a "1937 Contax II" described as in excellent condition. When the shutter broke a couple of weeks later sebsandiego refused to compensate me - but worse was to follow. I sent the camera to a Contax repair expert (who wishes to remain anonymous). He rang me back immediately to break the news that the camera sebsandiego had sold me was fake. It was an early Kiev, with its engraving rolled out and Contax engraved in its place. A false Zeiss Ikon logo had been embossed into the leather on the camera back, a plain unengraved accessory shoe fitted and false F prefix serial numbers engraved in the correct places inside the camera. I have paid £135 for a worthless, useless camera but sebsandiego has failed to respond to my demands for my money back. Giving sebsandiego the benefit of considerable doubt, he may not have known the camera was fake - though as a dealer he should have done. But sebsandiego's complete failure to take any responsibility or give me my money back speaks volumes for his total disregard for his customers. Zeiss Historica have been alerted to this fake by the repairer and photos have been sent to them. I wonder if any other forum members have experience of Contax fakes or indeed of sebsandiego ?
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