There are things I'll buy from KEH, and then most other stuff I'll look elsewhere. My recent purchase was an M mount lens that would have cost at a minimum around $400, and depending on which variant upwards to $1500.
I found a first version on KEH's eBay listings a couple of months ago that was at $246 in UG condition. It went off the listing while I was in the hospital, so I figured it was gone until I was browsing around later on and found they had the same lens listed for $186. I jumped on it, and when it arrived the UG only pertained to the edges of the control ring scallops having lost some of their blacking. The lens is clean and works fine.
I really wanted a second version, but it seems that everyone else does too, so the prices on those are usually more than double what the first version garners. It pays to look around, and to put some trust in the KEH system. I've never gotten a bad item from them, though once a long time ago I received the wrong item which they paid for the return, and refunded my money as they had no replacement for what I originally ordered. But they are under new ownership now, and management might not be as tight as it once was. Still, I'll continue buying from them, though usually only from their eBay listings.
PF
