I agree they were really under-valuing that lens. I just did a quick eBay search and the cheapest da* 16-50 on offer was $450 US. The rest averaged around $600 and many were much higher than that.
On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 12:28 PM, Charles Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
