It is your imperative?? Do you realize how arrogant and self important that sounds? You have decided on your own that it is your duty to warn people about warranty transfers or pricing as if the UHH members that would buy such a camera don’t know the price or the warranty conditions? Who exactly appointed you to this role? You’ve been here a month, and have decided to appoint yourself. Amazing hubris and rudeness to the OP. This isn’t about free speech, this is about consideration for other members, in this case, the seller.

And despite your “internet-informed” comments, Nikon makes fine cameras, and there are many thousands of Nikon professional and users on this forum that agree. Every camera company, in fact every company, has issues - it’s how they deal with them that shows their value, and in that respect, Nikon is in the top tier of camera manufacturers. BUT, if you want to start a discussion on Nikon reliability, the buy/sell/trade forum is NOT the place to start it - I suggest you read all the appropriate forum rules so you’ll know the proper place for those types of comments. I see that a good percentage of your posts are in the attic. Perhaps you have yet to realize that behavior and comportment there are not appropriate in all the other sections.

Not sure who died and appointed you God, but it’s obvious you have replaced some pompous ass instead.
It is not your duty to do anything of the sort you proclaim in a classified sales section. You are not remiss, just refutable. Anyone considering the purchase of a flagship camera knows enough about Nikon warranties and quality of production.
Your just another self righteous Canon proselyte who thinks he is born to save the world.
Seriously, shut up and stick to what you know, not what you’ve read.

All, I’ll repeat a comment I’ve made in this section before: if you’re not interested in buying an item, kindly stay out of the transaction and refrain from comments concerning the pricing - it’s really none of your business and is definitely unappreciated by the seller. This is a classified ad section, not a section for general comments about how pricing should be determined, how much the item should sell for, where you can buy it cheaper, how the seller should conduct THEIR business, or how they should price THEIR property. I’m pretty sure that the vast majority of UHH members are adults, capable of checking prices and making monetary decisions on their own without the assistance of self appointed guardians of THEIR spending. This forum is for sellers and BUYERS, not kibitzers. If the item is priced incorrectly, the market will communicate that to the seller very clearly, and if you feel that you have information that the seller really needs to know, just PM them.

I had hoped all those who apparently continue to feel the compulsion to comment might have read my post above and been able to see themselves in the seller’s position and realize how unwelcome and wrong-headed these comments about the price of the advertised merchandise are. I had hoped you might see how YOU would feel in the same situation, but apparently not. Try to imagine this: you’re selling your house. It’s been on the market for awhile and it has been shown dozens of times. You finally have an interested potential buyer, and in the middle of the transaction, a stranger, with no interest in buying your house, drops in the middle of your conversation and announces that there is a much better deal down the street. How would you feel?

Now to the specifics, and then I’m done with this rudeness, and I hope the seller, as suggested, takes down his offer (in disgust) and takes it to another’s forum such as Fred Miranda.

1) to the comment about the taxes, you missed the point. The seller PAID list price for the camera PLUS the sales tax (which a buyer from him would not have to pay), so he has probably $5900 invested in the camera.

2) if you buy it, you save ~$300 over the new price IF you could buy one off the shelf, which you can’t. They are back ordered, so you may get one in 4-6 months. You do lose the new warranty, so it’s up to you to assess if getting an essentially new body that much sooner is worth the loss of the warranty and what the chances of a failure in the warranty period are.

3) as to the comment about new cars losing 30% in value when they are driven off the lot. First, that % isn’t true and never has been - just one of those “conventional wisdom” stories. Yes, it does become a used car after it’s purchased, but a 40K car doesn’t lose 12K the same day. In fact, in today’s market, the owner may be able to sell it for MSRP because of the limited supply. For hard to get cars, they are selling for MORE than new MSRP. Want to convince yourself of this? Just watch a few Mecum auto auctions. And it certainly doesn’t apply to cameras.

4. If you never pay more than 50% of the new price for used cameras/lenses, the you aren’t buying many recent cameras and lenses.

5. On eBay, hard to find items are routinely selling for above list. Surprise, surprise. - it’s called speculation or profiteering on a rare item. You may not like it, but (a) that is not what the seller is doing - he’s trying to recoup $5600 (which for all I know may be negotiable) on a $5900 investment (camera+tax) and (b) the owner is free to ask anything they like - you are not required to buy it, consider it or comment on it.

6. As to excoriating the seller for not guessing beforehand whether he’d like the camera, instead ask yourself if you’ve EVER bought something in your life and decided you didn’t like it? EVER?

7. If you want to have a discussion as to the correct price of a just opened Z9, the proper and courteous action would have been to start a new thread on the subject and keep your opinions out of the classifieds.

8. And finally, since not ONE of the comments is from an actual buyer, it’s none of your business what the seller asks - just move on.

End of rant and end of watching this intentionally trashed thread by a bunch of “lookee loos”

As noted, I have not been around as long as you have and nothing personal but I don't know you from Adam. You have owned a D800 with a battery grip so you know approximately what the weight and size of the z9 is. So you buy one and don't return it in the return policy and then try to sell it for full retail. Forgive me if I am suspicious.

But then again I have met several z9 owners while toting my r5 and 600 F4ii shooting birds. And when I asked them how do they love the AF, and I have been blown away by the unenthusiastic answer. Maybe there is no problem with the Z9 perhaps it just isn't as good a camera as it is hyped up to be. I don't know but my personal opinion when someone buys a camera, ruins the warrantee for someone else and asks full retail price, I find that a little insulting to the buyer. I will say to anyone buying a new camera without a warrantee for full list, buyer beware.