Okay, story goes as this.
Whilst working in Jessops as a Sales Expert, A chap called Mark popped in (he's actually recently a member on here) and asked about Canon 1DMk4's. After finding out a little bit more about him and what is what he was after, he was kind of out of luck for a couple of reasons. Number one, Canon had just announced their 1DX and the store I worked in weren't aloud to sell pro series bodies to customers.
So we talked a little bit more about alternative suppliers and after explaining he didn't trust eBay and the camera wasn't stocked on Amazon at the time (surprisingly). I said to him that I was a member of a particularly awesome forum (nudge) that had an active classified section run and moderated by both the members and photographers. I reassured him from previous experience that it was a nice place to sell stuff and a particularly easy place to buy from. So I set out keeping my eye out for a low mileage 1dmk4.
After him popping into store and catching up, we got to know each other a little better and then one day, I noticed someone was selling a 1dmk4 in fantastic condition with very little clicks on it. After doing what was needed and agreeing on a price with the seller, we arranged a place to meet up and do a handover. This meant going with Mark to a car park in Dorset to meet the other chap. After nearly 2 hours of driving, chatting and getting to know each other, the hand over was done and Mark had his 1dmk4, a camera which he now seldom relies on and often raves about and prefers for it's incredible performance and build quality to his 5d mk2 and 1d mk2!
Funnily enough, whilst chatting we actually got to know each other quite well and I can say with confidence that we are and have been friends ever since! He is 20 years my senior, but I find him both a very valuable mentor for my photographic career and a valuable friend too! All this from just a small initial conversation at work!
