Yes, I know “Marketplace” items can be used. This lens was new. The bad packing was just a foul up at s distribution center. A new one tomorrow. It is heavy, but I think the effort will be worth it.
Paul > On May 20, 2018, at 5:45 AM, Bipin Gupta <bip...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey Paul, if you buy Amazon Market Place stuff you will receive "Open > Box Items, Returns or other such less than NEW items". > > Amazon is NOTORIOUS for this however much they "Apologize". > > There is no excuse from them if you purchased New Items. Putting a > Shipping Sticker on the original Pentax Lens Box is SACRILEGE and > bound to shake loose the innards of the lens. > > I received a new Lens from Amazon India, packed in a huge corrugated > carton with inflated pillow packs and bubble wrap inside. But I did > take some time to phone in to Amazon in advance. > > Enjoy your new baby as it is a fine lens, though a bit heavy for old > farts like me. > > Regards. > Bipin > from the silicon valley of India Bangalore and the US Belmont > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
