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Originally Posted by Lello
After several scams and bad experiences I would not trust e-bay with anything more than £30
I didn't mean to sell or buy on Ebay, It was to look on Ebay just to give an you an idea of what people are selling D70's for.
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I have had good experiences buying gear on Ebay. I bought my D2HS on there from AJ Purdy. It was a Nikon refurb with 6 months warranty and was in mint condition with only 500 actuations. I got it for £1000 less than the new price and £600 less than they were advertising the same refurbs on their websites. Only thing missimg was the LCD cover and they sent me two without out quibble and apologised even though the cameras are factory sealed by Nikon.
I bought a Sigma 70-300 that didn't work, the focus was too stiff for the camera to shift. I contacted the seller and he said that he was very sorry but hadn't been able to test it as he'd bought in good faith but it in error for his Pentax *ist and was just a beginner so wasn't clued up with the different mounts. I was happy to return it but he said not to bother and refunded me straight away for the whole transaction. I felt a bit sorry for him and offered some advice on what to buy for his camera.
I suppose it's just your luck. I've come across a few obvious scams but if you are careful you can spot them and report them. One was a Canon 5D that a bid on before I realised that all was not right. I was outbid early in the bidding and requested the contact details so I could check it out further before any further bidding. As the seller was stated as being in the Huntly area and I was in Harris at the time, I decided that I would investigate personal collection with cash. However, the phone number was for a Northern Ireleand code that no longer exists. I decided to steer clear and received a number of second chance offers after the auction had closed. None of the offers were for the price I had bid but were much higher. Each came from a different email address. I reported them to Ebay who confirmed it was a scam. You need to be careful but Ebay is not all bad.
re trade in price
The retailer also has to add VAT to the final price as well as a margin.