B&H Photo has a used one for $399, Rated 8+

Wow! That's amazing!

Sorry for your loss. Don't overlook Nikon's website. They often have some pretty good prices on refurbished equipment.

IF the lens and teleconverter are still available, I'd like to purchase both. Please PM me and let me know.

Stay away! They sell bare bones cameras cheap and then try to up-sell you for the accessories that normally come with a new camera. Adorama currently has a D7100, refurbished by Nikon for $699.00

Happy Holidays to you and yours! I've been using B&H for over 15 years and have never been disappointed. Thank you all for great customer service!

Tried the link and it does work! I was able to change the focus to anywhere that I clicked on. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Right now, $400 will get you a refurbished Nikon D3200 with 18-55mm lens, from Nikon direct:
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Product/Refurbished-dslr-cameras/25492B/D3200-Refurbished.html

This is an excellent starter camera and will suit your needs well.

I wore bifocals for years and was never able to adjust to the older generation of progressive lenses. In the older generation of progressive lenses, the field of vision used to be very narrow and I had difficulty adjusting to the lack of peripheral vision. However, about 5 years ago, I was able to move up to the progressive lenses because the technology had advanced to allow for a wider field of vision. I no longer have any issues with peripheral vision. Now the technology has again advanced to something that they are advertising as "HD". This has made the field of vision even wider and emulates that which you have with your tri-focals. It is important for your optometrist to get the eye position correct so that your new progressive lenses will work in the same manner that your tri-focals now function. As others have stated, get your glasses made somewhere that has a good return policy. I've used both Costco and Lenscrafters and had no issues with returning glasses. I would recommend Lenscrafters for your first pair as their electronic method of measuring eye placement (they take a picture of your face with the new frames on and then electronically measure where your eye naturally sits.) is more accurate and will result in crisper vision with the new progressives.

Please walk away. You have nothing to do with this. I was trying to handle this via PM and not humiliate anyone. Patrick is the one that brought this public, not me. I did not insinuate that he was intentionally trying to scam anyone. What I've been saying and continue to say is that I would not have purchased this lens from Patrick had I known that it was refurbished. That is my preference.

If there's an a--h--e in the room, it is you. I never said that I expected a brand new item. What I said was that had I known it was a refurbished item, I would have taken a different course of action. Put that in your cornflakes and piss on it. I was trying to handle this man to man via PM but Patrick saw the need to take this public. I am not a "complainer". This is the first time that I've felt the need to do anything like this. Tell me that you can honestly read the original post and come away with the idea that a refurbished item was being offered.

Patrick,
My issues with this transaction are as follows:
You represented this item as an unopened lens, "effectively brand new" with the factory warranty card. This would indicate that the lens has a factory warranty of one year. No where in your original post do you state that this is a refurbished item with a factory warranty of 90 days.
Just for the record, I retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service and am also 100% disabled. I also have been selling on ebay for the last 10 years and have a 100% satisfaction rate. I don't see where either of those has any bearing on the issue at hand.
As far as your integrity goes, I can not make any comment except where it relates to this transaction and I must say that IMHO the item was misrepresented. Only you can comment on whether it was an intentional misrepresentation a failure of omission. I challenge anyone to read your original posting and expect to receive a refurbished item. This has nothing to do with the perceived quality of a refurbished item over a new item. It has everything to do with properly representing the items that you are selling, here and elsewhere. As i stated to you in PM, had I known the lens was refurbished, I would have proceeded differently.

Thank you Tea8 for the additional info.

I'm not quite sure what you mean by reversing the male/female order. Can you show some pics of before and after or give me a little more instruction on how this is done. I am seriously considering the Optech USA Pro sling for my Nikon D5200 with the 18-300mm lens and want to make sure that the lens will lie flat instead of sticking out to the side.

There are less expensive options for those who do not use a camera bag that often or just can't afford the more expensive ones. Go to amazon and check out their amazon basics line for camera bags and camera backpacks.

this is the link for the large DSLR bag: http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Large-Gadget-Orange-interior/dp/B00CF5OHZ2/ref=pd_cp_p_0