Just picked up an absolute bargain

[wack61]

I just bought
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG HSM macro c/w UV filter
Nikon D70 body with 18-70mm kit lens c/w UV filter
Sigma 1.4x DG Teleconvertor
2x 512mb CF cards
lowepro case
all in mint as new condition for £550

 

[CraigF]

ebay per chance?
There was a guy selling a similar package a few weeks ago including a SB600 for £650.

 

[wack61]

it was advertised in the local paper, he wanted £650 for it but I waved £550 under his nose and he couldn't resist

The 70-200mm goes for £500+ on ebay, it's brand new, he dropped one on holiday and the insurance paid out for a new one, he then decided it was too much hassle to take it anywhere so sold the lot

 

[Wile E. coyote]

Wow , did you leave the shirt on his back also ?

 

[dod]

bargain

 

[marksweb]

Nice one!


i picked up a bargain as well today! an 18-55mm IS lens with 3 hoya filters for £110! inc RMSD

 

[paulc]

A bargain indeed..well done m8..:O)

 

[Venomator]

They do happen occasionally then ... ... good on yer ...

 

[laser_jock99]

Yes there are bargains to be had out there. I've been collecting second hand cameras for years on e-bay. Now I'm even targeting some early digital cameras in the hope that they might be 'classics' too one day. The good thing is that they are cheap- I rarely pay more than a fiver for any camera.

Here's one of my latest 'future digital classics' the Kodak DC5000. Cost over 500 quid new (2002) cost me 99p ! Built like brick outhouse it was developed by Kodak as a "construction site camera"

 

[wack61]

Wow , did you leave the shirt on his back also ?

TBH I did feel a bit guilty as he was a really nice guy, there used to be some mega bargains about but as 99% of the population have now heard of ebay they're few and far between.

the other side of the story is ebay has all but killed off people part exchanging cameras, I bet jessops have lost millions in profits since ebay started, especially with their PX prices, I bought a digital slr a while back, I didn't want the kit lens so took it down to PX it, it was still sealed in the box, the manager was embarrassed to tell me their PX price £12