Nikon Sale & I Screwed Up
Mar 22, 2024 18:13:38 #
For the Nikon owners who may be interested, they're having a four-day Refurbished sale from today through Monday. I snagged a deal on the lens I wanted not long ago from Amazon, a 24-200 for $720. Lo and behold, Nikon has the refurb for $635 including tax. Sometimes it pays to wait. 😣
Mar 22, 2024 18:29:17 #
niteman3d wrote:
For the Nikon owners who may be interested, they're having a four-day Refurbished sale from today through Monday. I snagged a deal on the lens I wanted not long ago from Amazon, a 24-200 for $720. Lo and behold, Nikon has the refurb for $635 including tax. Sometimes it pays to wait. 😣
All you would have saved is $85. Is that $85 worth what you would have missed by waiting?
Mar 22, 2024 18:42:53 #
Mac wrote:
All you would have saved is $85. Is that $85 worth what you would have missed by waiting?
Truth is for the 85 dollars saved, he could have a hamburger, fries, and a drink for two...maybe.
Mar 22, 2024 19:41:52 #
When you look at it like that, it's easier to swallow. 😊 I'm playing with the new camera and lens and all seems well so far. The reason I bought from Amazon to begin with was the gift card balance I needed to spend. There's the downside to store gift cards... you have to spend them in the store where they originated. Anyway, spilt milk, I'm happy. The next adventure is getting my first quote from KEH... it's time to do so some unloading.
Mar 22, 2024 19:57:01 #
niteman3d wrote:
Sometimes it pays to wait. 😣
How long do you wait for something that you don't know is coming? What if it never comes?
Mar 22, 2024 20:52:56 #
In spite of the buzz kills here, the point of the post was that there is a refurbished sale on Nikon gear. Maybe concentrate on that.
Mar 22, 2024 20:55:13 #
Nikon is actually pretty regular about the refurb sale... about every six to eight weeks. The problem there is my lack of memory cells.
Mar 23, 2024 07:56:42 #
V2volk
Loc: St. Louis area
fredpnm wrote:
Truth is for the 85 dollars saved, he could have a hamburger, fries, and a drink for two...maybe.
Perhaps even for 2 at Five Guys! lol
Mar 23, 2024 08:08:25 #
Mar 23, 2024 08:21:48 #
fredpnm wrote:
Truth is for the 85 dollars saved, he could have a hamburger, fries, and a drink for two...maybe.
The Lemon Drop, voted the best hamburger and fries in Madison County: two onion burgers, two fries, and two medium cokes cost $24.50
Mar 23, 2024 09:16:36 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
niteman3d wrote:
For the Nikon owners who may be interested, they're having a four-day Refurbished sale from today through Monday. I snagged a deal on the lens I wanted not long ago from Amazon, a 24-200 for $720. Lo and behold, Nikon has the refurb for $635 including tax. Sometimes it pays to wait. 😣
Seen it. Had or have a refurbed Z8 for $3200. Not bad for a stacked sensor & all the video features if it holds focus.
Mar 23, 2024 09:34:02 #
I saw that, was tempted, but then found out about the warranty, it’s only 90 days.
Mar 23, 2024 10:09:05 #
fredpnm wrote:
Truth is for the 85 dollars saved, he could have a hamburger, fries, and a drink for two...maybe.
No kidding! I was shocked when I went to the Golden Arches the other day. I rarely ever go there. 2 Big Macs, frieds and a drink... $30.00+ I was shocked. When I received the order I got a McD's bag and fries container with an upside down arches "Golden M" and what looks like Chinese script on the bag and fries container. No clue what that was all about.
Mar 23, 2024 12:54:23 #
starlifter wrote:
Refurbished --- aka --- used.
The extra ten percent off the already reduced prices makes refurb (used) a very attractive alternative for some of us and in many cases I do even better warranty-wise buying that way than buying from Nikon who only provide 90 days or one year for new. I've had claims experience with both Mack and Allstate and both excellent. So used can be more economical with a longer warranty than new.
My latest comparison is the Z7ii that I just bought coupled with the 24-200 lens (that I could have saved even more on, had I waited a bit). New from Nikon US with a one year warranty would have been around $3100 (after a $700 discount on the body and a $100 discount on the lens). Used cost me $2350 which includes a 6mo Roberts Camera warranty and a one year Allstate warranty on the body.
Mar 23, 2024 13:00:21 #
sanhuberto wrote:
I saw that, was tempted, but then found out about the warranty, it’s only 90 days.
Well, if you're risk averse and need that extra nine months, they're extending a $100 discount on the (new)
Z mount 24-200.
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