So, I gather, Paul, that I stand no chance. For some reason, I thought you already sold your K-5...
I might as well, buy myself some cheap lens, zoom or prime and make it a second backup camera, or give it to my daughter, or something. On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 8:55 PM Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > I see... Well, Ken, K-5 is 3 generations forward from K10D, so I should be > able to get a better price. But it will have to be proven. > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 8:15 PM Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Boris, I agree with Peter as to your asking price, at least here in the U >> S of A. >> >> I recently sold to KEH, a pristine K-10 with under 3 K shutter >> actuations, in the original box with all that came in the box and no signs >> of usage at all - they gave me $61 USD ! I had previously advertised it at >> $125 and got no response. I only sold it to them cause I have another >> backup camera and wanted to clear some things out. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From: Boris Liberman <[email protected]> >> >> >Subject: Re: FS Friday >> > >> >I hear you, Peter. >> > >> >Sad, but you're probably right. >> > >> >Ok, wise and venerable people of PDML - make me a fair* offer. I don't >> use >> >this camera and it would be just sad to see it turn into electronic dust. >> > >> >If you think you would have use for it - please let me know your offer >> off >> >list. >> > >> >Boris >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 7:08 PM P. J. Alling <[email protected] >> > >> >wrote: >> > >> >> Boris, >> >> >> >> I think you want too much for the K-5. KEH.com has several in Ex or >> >> better condition selling for less than $290.00 U.S. and they're giving >> a >> >> 1 year guarantee, and free shipping, something I wouldn't expect you >> to >> >> do. >> >> >> >> It's a sad fact that no matter how capable the camera or what condition >> >> it's in, and how well built it is, in the new digital age, after a very >> >> few years it's monetary value approaches zero. >> >> >> >> In my humble opinion the capabilities of a K-5, is probably more than >> >> most people really need to make outstanding photographs, and even $300. >> >> is a steal for those capabilities, but the perception is that time has >> >> passed it by. >> >> >> >> Heck, just yesterday, I received a replacement K-5 II that I bought >> from >> >> KEH.com that cost me less than $270 including sales tax, that looks >> like >> >> it's brand new, and, if I can believe the file numbers exiftool gives >> >> me, has slightly less than 2900 shutter actuations. The 1 year >> >> guarantee alone is probably worth 25% of the purchase price. >> >> >> >> Bottom line I just don't think you're going to be able to get that much >> >> for yours. Even with the grip, and the other items. I wish that >> weren't >> >> true but that's just the way the world works these days. >> >> >> >> On 12/14/2018 10:23 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> >> > Still Friday, Still For Sale: >> >> > >> >> > K-5, with original grip, extra battery (also original), magnifying >> eye >> >> cap, >> >> > remote and whatever else accessories I would find. I am the original >> >> owner, >> >> > and my daughter Galia used it too a bit. >> >> > >> >> > Slightly more than 20,000 shutter actuations. >> >> > >> >> > How USD 300 sounds, shipping is on me, we split PayPal fees? >> >> > >> >> -- >> >> America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. >> >> America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. >> >> - P.J. O'Rourke >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 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. >> >> >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Boris >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > -- > Boris > -- Boris -- 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.
