alliebess Loc: suburban Philadelphia

Check your camera manufacturer's website for refurbished equipment. I've purchased refurbished Nikon cameras and lenses and been quite satisfied with them.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

My first choice after Ebay.

ediehi

Adorama camera (Adorama.com) in NY has a used department of cameras, lenses and all other things photography. You can send your used equipment to them by talking to an agent in their used department to describe what you want to send. They pay postage if they want your stuff, and you can then use it to buy new or used equipment from them. Good prices.

revhen Loc: By the beautiful Hudson

Believe it or not, I've had mostly good luck with eBay. Only one bad situation and it was resolved very well.

russraman Loc: New York City

I've had good luck purchasing used lenses (Nikkor) from both KEH and UsedPhoto Pro (Roberts Photo).

But when it comes to buying older, discontinued Nikkor lenses, I've also had good experiences purchasing used lenses on eBay from sellers based in Japan. Japanese lens sellers are generally regarded as reliable and trustworthy as they have a reputation for taking good care of their lenses coupled with their sense of national pride in selling lenses made in Japan. Their prices also tend to be very fair compared to US-based sellers' prices. I've never had to pay any taxes or customs duties on imports from Japan, and shipping is relatively quick... usually takes 3 to 5 days to New York.

If you decide to purchase from a Japanese eBay seller, make sure they have at least a 98.5% favorable eBay customer rating, carefully read their descriptions of the lens conditions, look at their photos, as well as read some of their recent customer reviews.

Good luck with your lens shopping and purchase.

GLSmith Loc: Tampa, Fl

Mpb.com, Adorama.com, b&h.com besides KEH

henryp Loc: New York, NY

Thank you.