OT: Oregon dealer "dumping" Nikon SLRs

[ch1]

Major dump - Dealer's "reaction" to Nikon's annoucement?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nikon-F5-Pro-ca...83314108QQcategoryZ107920QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nikon-F4-Profes...83314087QQcategoryZ107925QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[dcsang]

Those are inexpensive but I wanna FM3A 🙂

Dave

 

[Doug]

Huge bulky looking things aren't they, for the small film format...

 

[Frank Granovski]

They are bulk-ugly, aren't they. 😎

 

[sf]

you could resell one of those things and make a heft profit. I've seen that D2H go for more than that price, and the same for the F5. But, I honestly do not buy from sellers that are selling like that. Kind of sketchy - maybe that shipment was contaminated with radiation or something.

And a seller that does not accept credit cards is creepy. He offers refunds . . . yeah, right. Money orders and cashier's checks cannot be cancelled, last time I checked. I mean, money orders and cashier's checks are the currency of ripoff scams on that site, and when something is too good to be true (which the F5 would certainly be, were I an SLR guy), it always is. Every single time. Except this one time i saw a totally 100% MINT M3, recently CLA's, on sale at a pro shop here in Seattle for $800. Now that was too good and it was true. But that is another story.

 

[Chaser]

I think this may be a store that is going out of business. One of the biggest photo stores in central oregon is closing down and this may be items from there.

 

[bobofish]

The f5 price isn't that low....KEH has had bargain ones for $450, and ex for like $600

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Nikon SLRs of this type are full of really advanced features that we, as amateurs, would seldom use, like transferability of shooting data through the Nikon Photosecretary software via a special cord. That is to say, the camera itself is a small computer that stores not only that particular information, but also knows how to follow moving objects through the Dynamic AF system (which can be switched off or on).

But I agree with Bobofish here... a cursory check at the KEH website will show you bodies going for these prices already, so these offers are no particular bargain.

Man... would I swing that much for an F5... Probably, but then, I'd be underusing it.

 

[Bobbo]

The f5 price isn't that low....KEH has had bargain ones for $450, and ex for like $600

No, these prices aren't that great. I'd say it's legit...plus the 184 feedback @ 100%.

For the D2h, it's an outdated product, it's out of warranty, it's used by a pro (I don't care how many backups he has), it last sold for $1,999 at B&H, and it's only 4mp...that's about right for the price, and anyone who pays more for one didn't look too hard.

Now if these were NIB...🙂

Bob

 

[RJBender]

No, these prices aren't that great. I'd say it's legit...plus the 184 feedback @ 100%.

For the D2h, it's an outdated product, it's out of warranty, it's used by a pro (I don't care how many backups he has), it last sold for $1,999 at B&H, and it's only 4mp...that's about right for the price, and anyone who pays more for one didn't look too hard.

Now if these were NIB...🙂

Bob

Oh, you're talking about this auction: $1350 Buy it Now. I looked at a D2H at a camera store yesterday. It was EX+ with box, papers and software and they wanted $1700 for it. They also had a mint F5 for $750.

R.J.