Was she right? I bought a used Nikon D5300 on Ebay which the lady had advertised as hardly used.A shutter count showed the count was 6000. I queried this with the lady who sold it as...

viscountdriver Loc: East Kent UK

I bought a used Nikon D5300 on Ebay which the lady had advertised as hardly used.A shutter count showed the count was 6000. I queried this with the lady who sold it as to whether that constituted hardly used.
She claimed it was just 5% of the probable life of the camera and therefore was hardly used,
Was she right?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

viscountdriver wrote:

I bought a used Nikon D5300 on Ebay which the lady had advertised as hardly used.A shutter count showed the count was 6000. I queried this with the lady who sold it as to whether that constituted hardly used.
She claimed it was just 5% of the probable life of the camera and therefore was hardly used,
Was she right?

If I were selling it, I wouldn't use the term "hardly used." That would be under 1,000. "Moderate use" would be more accurate. You should be able to return it and look for another. I have never bid on an ebay camera without getting an exact shutter count. When I sell a camera, I give the exact count.

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

I think Jerry nailed it.

Jim Bob

viscountdriver wrote:

I bought a used Nikon D5300 on Ebay which the lady had advertised as hardly used.A shutter count showed the count was 6000. I queried this with the lady who sold it as to whether that constituted hardly used.
She claimed it was just 5% of the probable life of the camera and therefore was hardly used,
Was she right?

As I recall, Nikon provides a shutter rating of 100,000 cycles for the 5300. Whether 6000 is "hardly used" is arguably a matter of interpretation. My advice: secure exact count before future purchases and consider Cameta Camera which frequently offers a free 1 year warranty on factory refurbished models.

steve_stoneblossom Loc: Rhode Island, USA

I would classify 6% of life expectancy as lightly used.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

viscountdriver wrote:

I bought a used Nikon D5300 on Ebay which the lady had advertised as hardly used.A shutter count showed the count was 6000. I queried this with the lady who sold it as to whether that constituted hardly used.
She claimed it was just 5% of the probable life of the camera and therefore was hardly used,
Was she right?

It could be 5% or even less but also likely closer to 10% or more. You can't predict an individual camera.

How does the price compare to a refurbished D5300?

steve_stoneblossom Loc: Rhode Island, USA

viscountdriver wrote:

I bought a used Nikon D5300 on Ebay which the lady had advertised as hardly used.A shutter count showed the count was 6000. I queried this with the lady who sold it as to whether that constituted hardly used.
She claimed it was just 5% of the probable life of the camera and therefore was hardly used,
Was she right?

Individual results will vary, hence 'probable', but 6000 is 6% of 100,000. Personally, I would consider under 1000 'like new', and 5000-10,000 slightly used.

insman1132 Loc: Southwest Florida

You can worry about this issue or you can move on and enjoy your camera. That camera has lots of shutter clicks available. Enjoy your camera.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Agree 150 percent. Enjoy the camera or return it.

insman1132 wrote:

You can worry about this issue or you can move on and enjoy your camera. That camera has lots of shutter clicks available. Enjoy your camera.

steve_stoneblossom Loc: Rhode Island, USA

insman1132 wrote:

You can worry about this issue or you can move on and enjoy your camera. That camera has lots of shutter clicks available. Enjoy your camera.

:thumbup:
I'm sure you paid less than you would have for new. I know when you first heard it 6000 sounded like a lot, but its not, relatively speaking.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

She may have stretched the semantics a bit. However, is the camera in good working order? You've lost 6% of the life of the camera. What percent did you save over a new camera?

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

insman1132 wrote:

Enjoy your camera.

:thumbup:

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

The first time there is any sort of glitch with the camera, you'll regret not returning it. :D

Actually, that's a low shutter count, and she probably didn't have any idea how many times the button had been pushed. "Large," "small," "few," and "lots" are very vague terms. Numbers are exact.

Remember the end of "Fargo"? "And it's such a beautiful day." :D

viscountdriver Loc: East Kent UK

I paid 10% less than new so I guess I wasn't done.The camera works fine.

SonyBug

viscountdriver wrote:

I paid 10% less than new so I guess I wasn't done.The camera works fine.

I think you overpaid. Considering that there is no warranty and I have had to have Nikon service my last 3 high dollar cameras under warranty. I would return it and buy new for an extra 10% or buy a refurb.