Is my imagination working overtime or is this a legitimate deal?
Apr 4, 2015 23:53:44 #
traveler90712 wrote:
If it seems too good to be true..............
Buyer beware!
Stolen?
Buyer beware!
Stolen?
This doesn't necessarily need to be a stolen item. Original owner dies, and the next of kin sells without knowing the real value. Happens quite often actually. Especially true with lenses! To a non-photographer, a $100 lens looks just like a $1,000 lens.
Apr 5, 2015 05:36:00 #
jethro779 wrote:
Found on craigslist in Phoenix. I checked on the Nikon site and lens sells new for $2400.00
Take a a friend with you, maybe hot too.
Apr 5, 2015 05:52:30 #
Erik_H wrote:
It's probably one of those coffee cup lenses :)
Or an upset newly divorced spouse!
Or an upset newly divorced spouse!
Coffee cup no, but the spouse, hummm, def poss. My friends aunt, VERY HOT woman, found out her dentist surgeon husband was playing the piano on a different instrument. Filed divorce. The EXTREAMLY expensive sailboat with the teak trim and ALL the extras was in her name. She sold it for $2,500. Yes, that was $2,500. It was his pride and joy. 'Was'.
Apr 5, 2015 05:57:17 #
traveler90712 wrote:
If it seems too good to be true..............
Buyer beware!
Stolen?
Buyer beware!
Stolen?
That's my first thought.
Apr 5, 2015 06:00:47 #
jethro779 wrote:
I got this email just a couple of minutes ago.
Have a look......http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3823430
Apr 5, 2015 06:49:04 #
jethro779 wrote:
Found on craigslist in Phoenix. I checked on the Nikon site and lens sells new for $2400.00
Ridiculous. If it were a legitimate deal, it would be gone immediately.
Apr 5, 2015 06:49:25 #
traveler90712 wrote:
If it seems too good to be true..............
Buyer beware!
Stolen?
Buyer beware!
Stolen?
:thumbup:
Apr 5, 2015 07:38:07 #
Apr 5, 2015 08:12:25 #
jethro779 wrote:
Found on craigslist in Phoenix. I checked on the Nikon site and lens sells new for $2400.00
Or it is stolen merchandise.
Apr 5, 2015 08:23:11 #
ncshutterbug wrote:
Meet in police station parking lot!
ncshutterbug has excellent suggestion: meet at local police department. Even the PD lobby is open for public business, according to police spokesmen.
Good advice here: http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/26/seattle-police-craigslist/
Apr 5, 2015 08:31:27 #
jethro779 wrote:
I saw the neighborhood too. It might be they left the 1 off. I did notice though that there is only an e mail address to contact them by; and it is a gmail address to boot.
Maybe that's how they made it to that neighborhood by selling hot stuff
Apr 5, 2015 08:56:21 #
Saw the same scam here with a Conon "L" series lens. Exact same wording in the response.
Apr 5, 2015 09:02:35 #
Craig's List is getting popular with scammers and criminals of all kinds. It's a gamble much of the time. eBay is better, but not without risks. Caveat emptor.
Apr 5, 2015 09:07:59 #
LaurenT wrote:
Craigslist is full of scams and frauds. If you decide to purchase it, remember:
Always meet in a public place, such as a coffee shop, to make your transaction. Never go to their home...
Always meet in a public place, such as a coffee shop, to make your transaction. Never go to their home...
Someone suggested meeting at a police station. That sounds like the best to me.
Apr 5, 2015 09:14:29 #
The same thing from Craigslist in Illinois.
Thank you for your interest in my ad. However, I'm sorry to say I meet
somebody else and sold it already. If youre still trying to find a
good deal on it then i am suggesting you to visit this site-
http://bestbidsmarket.com
It's where i got mine from. Its an auction site. The bids are really
cheap. Just bid when theres under 5 seconds left and its easy to win.
All the best
Michael Williams
Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S III, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
Thank you for your interest in my ad. However, I'm sorry to say I meet
somebody else and sold it already. If youre still trying to find a
good deal on it then i am suggesting you to visit this site-
http://bestbidsmarket.com
It's where i got mine from. Its an auction site. The bids are really
cheap. Just bid when theres under 5 seconds left and its easy to win.
All the best
Michael Williams
Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S III, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
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