5D3 Brand New - Over 6000 Shutter Count

jffielde wrote:

I agree with you on the risk analysis. I also agree that it's easy to think of scenarios that clearly fall one way or the other. That being the case, a retailer can proceed in one of two ways (because they can't really know whether it was used hard those two actuations -- or dropped hard in the unopened box, for that matter with zero actualtions):

1. They can ask if the item is returned in undamaged condition within a short return period and resell the items as new if the customer says the item isn't defective; or

2. They can adopt a less flexible return policy.

I think that an option 3 is unrealistic: They can take back all returns but eat the reduction in value of selling them as refurbs. Because option 3 is economically suicidal, they all pick between the first two options (B&Ms choose option 2 more often than online retailers do, but in my opinion (based on almost nothing), 90% of both kinds of retailers choose option 1). I can tell you how many refurbs I see at our biggest local high-end camera retailer: none.