I agree about profit and overhead but still think $100 for the 16-50 was off by a couple hundred...
On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 08:36 John <[email protected]> wrote: > Not surprising. Your expectation is based on what you paid for it new. > > > > They're thinking about how much they can sell it for, and they're not > > going to offer more than half that (or less), because they have to cover > > their overhead and still make a profit. > > > > K5 with a kit lens *might* bring in $450 on eBay ... if you have the > > original box & all the goodies. > > > > On 1/7/2017 6:16 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > > > Holy cow. Just got back from the local photo shoppe. I was expecting a > > > low quote for the K5 because the bottom is all scuffed up. I was NOT > > > expecting a lowball on the 16-50. They offered $180 for the body and > $100 > > > for the lens - due to the "low resale value of Pentax these days" and a > > > very tiny nick on the front of the lens. For a full package offer of > $280 > > > I'm just going to keep 'em and figure out my next move. Sheesh! > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >> On 7/1/17, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >> > > >>> You should buy yourself a Leitz lens. It's a very good investment > > >>> because afterwards everything else seems cheap. > > >> > > >> I did look at some a while back. > > >> > > >> Is there a good web site listing all available/made? > > >> > > >> Something like Boz's site? > > >> > > >> -- > > > > > > -- > > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
