Anyone know why 8G Sandisk Compact flash are selling for £100?

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Similar things on smaller cards...is it because they don't make them anymore?
 
If you are talking about secondhand values........I must check what I have....... I could be sitting on a bit of money :thinking:

PS just searched.......and still lots new at much less than £100

Where were you reading this???
 
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Raymond Lin said:
I am specifically searching for Sandisk, not other brands...i know they are not direct from Amazon but still...it seems strange?



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Yes, it does seem very strange...................makes me wonder who would buy them at that price???
 
What I also find odd is that the sold by name differs ever so slightly from the registered name of the seller ???
 
They're on sale for £100 but nobody will be buying... At least not intentionally.

Two reasons:

Seller is on holiday - it's free to change the price on Amazon but costs to list (so if you're a seller going on holiday you avoid the inconvenience and cost of unlisting and relisting)

Seller is a charlatan - if multiple vendors are on the same listing (the others at reasonable prices) the unwary may click on the stupidly expensive one.

It's a similar tale on eBay regarding listing fees
 
I haven't bought a CF card for years, but I was curious and checked Currys website (I have no particular preference for Currys, we go there occaisionally because it's easy to get to). Extreme Compact Flash Memory Card 32GB @ £40.99 and 64GB @ £54.99.
 
Lots of cameras only supported up to 8Gb, and even more would only format up to 8Gb

Take the Canon 5D to use a larger card you have to format it in PC, format it in camera and it only formats the first 8Gb - many cameras from this era and earlier wouldn't support larger than 8Gb
 
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