To get real bargains, never look at only one place. Esp when everyone else is looking there too. Common sense but hard to follow. Once i am done getting what i want, maybe someday i will spill beans on how i did it :)
On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 11:12:28PM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Of course if I had only looked there, I would have spent close to $300 more. > Paul > > Nitin Garg wrote: > > > even the used lens listed at adorama are at very reasonable prices tho i > > found their marking scheme to be more what optimists use (unlike keh's > > pessimistic grading). Their prices are usually less than what you can > > get on ebay so one should be looking there regularly instead of wasting > > time on ebay :) > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 10:28:38PM -0500, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > Last week I bought an SMC Pentax 300/4 for the 6x7 at a buy it now price > > > of $595. It was listed in excellent condition. That's not a remarkably > > > low price, but it is quite good for a late model 6x7 300. For example > > > there's a similar lens listed now for a $750 BIN, and KEH gets over $900 > > > for this lens. After buying at the BIN price, I was surprised to learn > > > that Adorama ws the seller. Yet, on their website, they're asking more > > > than $750 for comparable glass. The lens arrived today, and it's a > > > beauty. A tiny nick in the hood is the only thing I could find that > > > would keep me from offering it "as new." I'm very pleased. By the way, > > > when I called Adorama to make payment, the lady who answered the phone > > > said, "You know this is a great deal, don't you. " > > > "Yes maam," said I. > > > Paul > > > - > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
