I purchased mine from B&H and used Bill Me Later to make monthly payments with no interest....If I remember, the price was $4100...took me 6 months to pay it off...I'm glad I did it though, I've really enjoyed it so far. Certainly seems like the one Ebay is overpriced to me.
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
If a new lens was still $4100, you'd be very right, but the price has gone up to $4600--and may go up again. Do some searches on various L lenses that have sold on eBay (not those currently listed). They typically run 80-90% of the retail price unless there's something wrong. One seller (a pawn shop, who should know better) listed a lens without either cap. That lens sold for $180 less than any other had in several weeks. Because he was too cheap to spend $5 on lens caps (easy to find), he lost big. One of these days, I'll do an "article" for this forum on "eBay idiocy," both by sellers who price their items too high and buyers who pay too much, in some cases more for a used item than the cost of a new one.
George Slusher
Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
Eugene, OR
I am too risk averse to buy used lenses through eBay. Something that is > $4000 retail, no way to inspect it beforehand, minimal accountability due to online nature of the transaction...it is not worth the potential hazards, in order to save 10-15%. Craigslist is at least better in that you can inspect the goods.
One could purchase a recertified lens for not that much difference. Waiting for the right deal to come along can also make an impact on sale price. There are a huge number of scammers on eBay and CL.
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