" Hello Pete,
They are in like new condition, absolutely.
The unit with fewest actuations I have has only 471 photos taken.
The best I can do is $2200 3 day shipping included with insurance.
However I do not accept credit cards directly.
I was thinking of PayPal.com as the payment method. I have contacted
them to make sure we can use them and they said businesses located in
multiple countries, i.e. USA and United Kingdom, like I am, don't
qualify for their Buyer's Protection program yet. So PayPal may not be
the best option here.
Paypal advised we should use eBay insured payments for this
transaction because we don't know each other yet, so we need a safe
way to finalize our first transaction. eBay will recommend us how you
need to pay me so you can be insured for the entire value of this
purchase, not just the regular $200 protection they offer (minus $25
processing fee). In case you don't get what you are paying for, you
get a full refund.
BEFORE WE START, LET ME KNOW YOUR FULL NAME AND SHIPPING DETAILS. (no
P.O. boxes please, I won't ship there)
I will contact eBay and they will get back to us if our transaction
was approved. If you got the purchase protection, they will notify us
and give further instructions on how to complete the transaction. This
may take some time, so please be patient.
These are the steps to follow (quoting from eBay's notifications for
previous transactions completed this way):
" Complete your eBay transaction in 5 easy steps:
Buyer and seller agree on the transaction terms and a selling price.
Seller contacts eBay with the transaction details;
eBay accepts the transaction and offers purchase protection to the
buyer (if the transaction is declined, no further action is required
from either the buyer or the seller);
The buyer sends payment and the seller receives it. After the payment
was received, the seller must notify eBay. Buyer will send the payment
details directly to the seller email address. The seller has 3
business days to send the buyer and eBay the tracking number of the
shipment. If no tracking number is provided, a full refund is
immediately sent to the buyer;
Buyer receives the merchandise and has 5 days to inspect it. If it is
complete and as described, the buyer should accept the merchandise. If
he refuses the merchandise, the buyer must ship the merchandise back
to the seller within 3 business days.
After the inspection period is over, the buyer must contact eBay with
the result of the inspection. If the buyer refuses the merchandise,
the refund will be sent to the buyer after the tracking number for the
returned shipment is verified. "
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Best regards,
Welsanma Shops Ltd.
Offices in London, UK
Warehouses London, UK and New York, United States
Phone/FAX: 00447747715980
E-mail:
[email protected]
Web:
http://www.welsanma.com
What do you think? I don't have much experience with ebay, so maybe
some of you can advise me. I'll appreciate it.
But I'm not totally convinced yet of the honesty of this person.
Thanks for your advice.
Regards,
Pete
It sounds as though your are skeptical of this deal. My advice
would be to hold that position. No feedback, foreign country, will
probably ask for payment through Western Union with a password that
only you know, making arrangement with eBay (?) - all of this
should make the alarm bell ring loudly in your head. eBay is a
sellers market. There is no reason for a legitimate seller to
"low-ball" an auction. For another $400 or so you can order from a
legitimate seller like B&H, or someone else on eBay with a better
track record and payment terms, and have more assurance that you
will actually get a camera. My opinion only.
Good Luck,
Dave
Hi Andrea,
I'm trying to get a 14n on ebay. Found what 'seems to be' a good
deal, but I don't trust this guy much, honestly. He's offering me a
brand new DCS 14n 512 Mb model for $2500, or a demo unit, also the
512 Mb model, with less than 500 shutter actuations, for $2200,
shipping and insurance included. He said the demo model is in
immaculate condition, just like new.
What really worries me is the fact that he lives in the UK, and
does not accept Credit cards and does not have any feeback. He's
making arrangements with ebay to conduct this transaction in a way
that I feel confidentent about getting what I pay for. So, I don't
know what to do.
I haven't paid yet, just considering the possiblity to go through
with the deal.
Can you tell me where you bought your camera? Maybe I can buy one
from that seller, if for some reason my deal with the British guy
fails.
Thanks in advance.
Pete
-- English is NOT my mother language!
