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Olympus reconditioned sale (20% off)

Started Jun 20, 2016 | Discussions thread
Alex Ethridge
Alex Ethridge Veteran Member • Posts: 5,424
Re: Olympus reconditioned sale (20% off)

Lew wrote:

Alex Ethridge wrote:

No, not less but I found the 7-14mm 2.8 Pro for $1024 about three months ago ...

I found the 40-150mm 2.8 Pro from the same dealer for $1069 with the current-at-the-time price from a US dealer being $1499, a savings of $430.

FYI, using Greentoe.com in December 2015 I bought the 7-14 for $1069 and 40-150 for $1189 -- these came from authorized US dealers with US warranties. What today's prices may be I do not know, they'll vary based on what the dealers are willing to do and what incentives exist from Olympus they can use.

I'm not saying your choice was incorrect. You still saved nearly $150 on the two lenses. My only point is that substantial savings can sometimes be found with US dealers via alternate channels.

I congratulate you on your choice; but, the problem I have with lesser-known, on-line, US dealers is there is no solidly-reliable way to evaluate their reputations.  I'm sure there are good ones; but, it is just too easy for so-called consumer review sites to be packed with fake entries.  The news of that finally became so common that no one pays attention any more.

At least with e-bay, you can be certain that every feedback is backed by a real purchase and a real buyer.

That is my choice based on that logic and I respect others' choices.

 Alex Ethridge's gear list:Alex Ethridge's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Panasonic GH5 Sony a7 III Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D +10 more
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