The auctioning of my Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens concluded today after, relative to other things I’ve previously sold on eBay, a huge amount of interest. Bidding started at just 99p in order to attract interest and minimise listing fees. Most of the time, my listing tend to stagnate for a while and only receive bids closer to the auction end, but this one received a few bids early on.

The listing also attracted over 40 watchers, that is people subscribing to monitor the auction, and also a number of queries from potential buyers outside of the UK.

From what I could see, despite the bountiful supply of lenses from Hong Kong, there is an unfulfilled demand for genuine used Canon SLR lenses on eBay.

After 22 bids, my lens was finally sold for £230 which is about £100 off the retail price. Considering I only bought it in mid-March and it’s in pristine condition, it was quite a bargain.

Fingers crossed it’ll arrive at the buyer’s address safely…