Do You Want To Know If Your Nikon Camera Or Lens Is Refurbished? Here Is How........ http://ourmoments.org/secret-code-to-tell-if-nikon-gear-is-refurbished/...

Feiertag Loc: British Columbia, Canada

http://ourmoments.org/secret-code-to-tell-if-nikon-gear-is-refurbished/

Charlie'smom

Nice to know!

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Ohhh....nice! Good tidbit to know....thank you, Feiertag.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Feiertag wrote:

http://ourmoments.org/secret-code-to-tell-if-nikon-gear-is-refurbished/

Thanks for that.

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

Feiertag wrote:

http://ourmoments.org/secret-code-to-tell-if-nikon-gear-is-refurbished/

That's really pretty interesting even though I no longer use Nikon. I've been say forever that refurbished is at least as good as new, if not better, due to the extra scrutiny/inspections the factory performs. Heads off any potential problems before they even can cause you an issue AND saves bucks!

Feiertag Loc: British Columbia, Canada

mrjcall wrote:

That's really pretty interesting even though I no longer use Nikon. I've been say forever that refurbished is at least as good as new, if not better, due to the extra scrutiny/inspections the factory performs. Heads off any potential problems before they even can cause you an issue AND saves bucks!

Good point. Refurbished items are normally cheaper to purchase. I don't want someone selling me something that they claim is a new product, when in fact it isn't so.

enygy Loc: LI, NY

I looked at the two refurbished Nikon lenses I have, refurbished by Nikon...one has the marks, the other (more recently purchased) does not.

I purchased the one with the markings in late 2015, the one without the markings a couple of months ago. Both from Nikon.

So this is not a definitive way to tell, or perhaps Nikon no longer uses this system.

Feiertag Loc: British Columbia, Canada

enygy wrote:

I looked at the two refurbished Nikon lenses I have, refurbished by Nikon...one has the marks, the other (more recently purchased) does not.

I purchased the one with the markings in late 2015, the one without the markings a couple of months ago. Both from Nikon.

So this is not a definitive way to tell, or perhaps Nikon no longer uses this system.

I think it's a guide that is still worth knowing. You have a fifty-fifty chance at best! B^)

enygy Loc: LI, NY

Agree...
If you see the marks you know.
If you don't see the marks you don't know.

Feiertag wrote:

I think it's a guide that is still worth knowing. You have a fifty-fifty chance at best! B^)

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

enygy wrote:

I looked at the two refurbished Nikon lenses I have, refurbished by Nikon...one has the marks, the other (more recently purchased) does not.

I purchased the one with the markings in late 2015, the one without the markings a couple of months ago. Both from Nikon.

So this is not a definitive way to tell, or perhaps Nikon no longer uses this system.

Unless you got it directly from Nikon, maybe somebody else did the refurb.

enygy Loc: LI, NY

I bought them both directly from the Nikon-online refurbished store.

DaveO wrote:

Unless you got it directly from Nikon, maybe somebody else did the refurb.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

enygy wrote:

I bought them both directly from the Nikon-online refurbished store.

tomcat

Wonder how the marks got there. I hope not from a hammer or a hard strike!!

Feiertag Loc: British Columbia, Canada

tomcat wrote:

Wonder how the marks got there. I hope not from a hammer or a hard strike!!

I would assume that the serial metal plate is soft and would taking very little to make their marks.

olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

I have a Nikon P530 refurb (Stated as such and sold as refurb - Nikon box) 3rd party seller bought last year.......yes, it has the two little dots.