Buying 24-105L off eBay... Stolen?

Kryptix · 22 May 2009

I went there and he's a well genuine bloke so instantly felt at ease. The date code was only one month behind. I cut the seal and it was brand new, even the zoom was a bit stiff. It smelt new too!

Absolutely immaculate as expected -- all wrapped up with the receipt dated 29th April, 2009.

AJH748 · 22 May 2009

Looks good

Tim Sainsbury · 22 May 2009

Looks awesome.

Mystery solved people!

mrgubby · 22 May 2009

After all the worry / discussions it looks like it come out all right

Ps. Have you really got the lens standing on a sheet with the rear lens cap off

sepulchre · 22 May 2009

glad it turned out good in the end. Enjoy the lens, its a cracker!

Kryptix · 23 May 2009

mrgubby said:
Ps. Have you really got the lens standing on a sheet with the rear lens cap off

Yeah, for a split second whilst I took a quick snap...

Strolls · 23 May 2009

foodpoison said:
Don't you guys fret, FP has entered the building!

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If he does work at a camera shop, I don't see how he'd have gotten away with stealing 2x 24-105L lenses. Jessops would notice, and an independent photography shop would notice a hell of a lot more.

I have a customer who is an independent jeweller. Dishonest staff are his biggest worry - not because he doesn't know it's going on, it's proving who the bad 'un is that's the problem. I suspect that if the employee has been with you more than 6 months or so, you can't sack them without very hard evidence.

Too late now, Krytix, but just think how gutted you'll be a couple of years down the line if you send this lens away to be repaired & the plod turn up at your door. Sure, you have this bloke's address, but even if he hasn't moved house by then, you'll never see the money again if it is nicked. :police:

Stroller.

(I've been wanting to use that smiley since I joined)

Phil Bennett · 23 May 2009

Kryptix said:
Yes but any lens on eBay could be stolen. He's letting me go to his house. If it does turn out to be stolen I have all his details and everything, even proof he sold it to me.

It's not walking through Barcelona, it's completely different.

Is it his house?

If youre going round, he knows you will have money on you, £640. He may have a few mates with him, if you know what I mean.

I know the price seems to go to be true, its probably nicked or they are pulling some sort of scam.

IMHO....keep well clear of this one.

Phil

rookies · 23 May 2009

Phil Bennett said:
Is it his house?

If youre going round, he knows you will have money on you, £640. He may have a few mates with him, if you know what I mean.

I know the price seems to go to be true, its probably nicked or they are pulling some sort of scam.

IMHO....keep well clear of this one.

Phil

He already got it mate look up

Viking · 23 May 2009

This is like a soap. What camera did you use to take the last image, I thought you had sold your 450d.

John

mid_gen · 23 May 2009

Viking said:
This is like a soap.

More like the bloody Spanish Inquisition!

V8burble · 23 May 2009

Nobody expects the.....

Phil Bennett · 23 May 2009

rookies said:
He already got it mate look up

And all is well

Great score

Phil

Kryptix · 23 May 2009

Viking said:
This is like a soap. What camera did you use to take the last image, I thought you had sold your 450d.

John

My friends 450D who came with me to collect the lens.

Phil Bennett said:
Is it his house?

Yes. Him and his girlfriend welcomed us at the door.

Phil Bennett said:
If youre going round, he knows you will have money on you, £640. He may have a few mates with him, if you know what I mean.

Which is why the end we turned up with nothing and decided once I was happy with it we'd take him to the cashpoint, with the lens, to hand over the cash... But I felt like a knob 'cus it was the most genuine item I've ever bought. :lol:

Phil Bennett said:
I know the price seems to go to be true, its probably nicked or they are pulling some sort of scam.

She managed to get it discounted to £750 new from Jacobs, but they would only give store tokens back so they decided to sell it and make some money back to buy a discounted 24-70L instead. In the end I paid £625.

Phil Bennett said:
IMHO....keep well clear of this one.

Very glad I didn't!

Strolls said:
Too late now, Krytix, but just think how gutted you'll be a couple of years down the line if you send this lens away to be repaired & the plod turn up at your door. Sure, you have this bloke's address, but even if he hasn't moved house by then, you'll never see the money again if it is nicked.

I will be gutted if that happens, but it could happen with anything -- I bought a Xbox 360 the other day off eBay, as well as my PS3 and various electrical devices in my house that could all go wrong and need to go back in for repair. This is the most 'secure' thing I've bought in terms of that NOT happening, and I don't know how you're meant to avoid it unless you skip buying second hand completely? Obviously not many people agree with you as the classifieds on this forum are very busy, and eBay are hardly not doing well...

ruvor · 23 May 2009

Talking of stolen, check this out: D3, 80-200, a DX 18-70(!) no box, and a mysteriously misplaced charger.

stolen?

Phil Bennett · 24 May 2009

Kryptix said:
My friends 450D who came with me to collect the lens.

Yes. Him and his girlfriend welcomed us at the door.

Which is why the end we turned up with nothing and decided once I was happy with it we'd take him to the cashpoint, with the lens, to hand over the cash... But I felt like a knob 'cus it was the most genuine item I've ever bought.

She managed to get it discounted to £750 new from Jacobs, but they would only give store tokens back so they decided to sell it and make some money back to buy a discounted 24-70L instead. In the end I paid £625.

Very glad I didn't!

I will be gutted if that happens, but it could happen with anything -- I bought a Xbox 360 the other day off eBay, as well as my PS3 and various electrical devices in my house that could all go wrong and need to go back in for repair. This is the most 'secure' thing I've bought in terms of that NOT happening, and I don't know how you're meant to avoid it unless you skip buying second hand completely? Obviously not many people agree with you as the classifieds on this forum are very busy, and eBay are hardly not doing well...

Did you really need to disect my post?

You asked for opinions I gave mine, in the end I was wrong and admitted it in the previous post to your disection. Im here to learn, relax, definately not to be made to look a fool, you asked for an opinion which you received.

Glad you managed to get a great score, enjoy your lens.

Phil

Strolls · 24 May 2009

Kryptix said:
... I will be gutted if that happens, but it could happen with anything -- I bought a Xbox 360 the other day off eBay, as well as my PS3 and various electrical devices in my house that could all go wrong and need to go back in for repair. This is the most 'secure' thing I've bought in terms of that NOT happening, and I don't know how you're meant to avoid it unless you skip buying second hand completely? Obviously not many people agree with you as the classifieds on this forum are very busy, and eBay are hardly not doing well...

I didn't mean to cast aspersions, mate. It was difficult wading through the whole thread, and the whole setup did seem a bit more dodgy in the earlier posts. I'm glad it all transpired to be ok - clearly you can tell the score face to face better than we can at one remove.

Stroller.

puddleduck · 24 May 2009

ruvor said:
Talking of stolen, check this out: D3, 80-200, a DX 18-70(!) no box, and a mysteriously misplaced charger.

stolen?

Its an odd combination for sure.

TBH on a public forum I was be a little careful about suggesting things like this (even with a ?) without any evidence, as you could find it a very expensive mistake if the seller was feeling a bit litiguous...