108 D70s stolen! or beware of cheap Nikons

[Cadenza]

I'm not trashing the camera, I just read on
dpreview that 108 Nikon D70 kits have been
stolen at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. The
advisory warns customers not to buy any
D70s and accessories being offered at
unrealistically low prices.

If this event devalues Nikon DSLRs (everyone
worldwide will be wondering if they're buying
"hot" goods) will this have an impact on the
prices of Canon DSLRs as well?

[jojo77]

108 cameras are not a lot

[Tom W]

It really isn't but a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things, so it probably won't flood the market much. But, it is a substantial amount, and I'd hate to have my shipment heisted. To some store owner or other recipient, insured or not, it represents a decent chunk of sales.

[roanjohn]

1299 x 108 =

A GRAND TOTAL OF
.
.
.
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$140,292.00

Thats a two bedroom house in Idaho.

Ro1

[Tom W]

That's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage home on 1/2 acre in these parts. OK, the bedrooms are small, but it'll handle a small family.

[Cadenza]

1299 x 108 =

A GRAND TOTAL OF $140,292.00

Ro1


That's not very much, I know (I remember
reading somewhere that Nikon's production
output of the D70 is some 70,000 units a
month) even though prices are higher in Europe.

But the public perception of the event will make
people worried about buying used D70s, and
a percentage of buyers possibly staying away
from them. Hence, greater demand for Canon
in the continent?

[Cadenza]

That's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage home on 1/2 acre in these parts. OK, the bedrooms are small, but it'll handle a small family.

In San Francisco, it will buy you a broom closet
in the better parts of town.

[ron chappel]

I find it hard to imagine that they could dispose of so many bodies without being tracked down :roll:
Hopefully the cops will nab 'em

[Tom W]

I find it hard to imagine that they could dispose of so many bodies without being tracked down :roll:
Hopefully the cops will nab 'em

They all have seriel numbers - the first one that registers his camera will draw the attention. And some buyer somewhere will register the "hot" camera, perhaps not even knowing that it is stolen. That person will be the start of a trail that leads to the thieves. Maybe.....

[defordphoto]

ROFLMAO!

I love the (partial) subject here: Beware of cheap Nikons.

Hmmm...seems to me that THIS board would always be aware of cheap Nikons. :lol:

[robertwgross]

$140,292.00

Thats a two bedroom house in Idaho.


That's half of a one-room doghouse in parts of Silicon Valley.

People run up a tab that big at their local Starbucks.

---Bob Gross---

[AzzKicker]

It had to be an inside job.

[Persian-Rice]

140k is the retail value, at cost, it is a lot less..................

Ill buy a bunch and re-sell it to those Nikon guys. Maybe do a little experiment with one. I will title it:

What Happens When You Drop a Nikon from a Penthouse Balcony!
then take a pic of that and put OWNED as the caption in big block letters.

hahah, just kidding, who am I to talk? The last nice camera I had was a Nikon.............

[Cadenza]

What Happens When You Drop a Nikon from a Penthouse Balcony!
then take a pic of that and put OWNED as the caption in big block letters.


I think it would be fun to set it to continuous-shoot mode,
tape the button down and and let it take 144 pictures
as it drops from the penthouse. I'm surprised no one has
done it yet. The CF card will survive.

(Even less creative things have been done at
Whitney's biennial!)

[rick barclay]

1299 x 108 =

A GRAND TOTAL OF
.
.
.
.
$140,292.00

Thats a two bedroom house in Idaho.

Ro1

A three-room bungalow in a working class neighborhood in N.J.

[Cadwell]

1299 x 108 =

A GRAND TOTAL OF
.
.
.
.
$140,292.00

Thats a two bedroom house in Idaho.

Ro1

At the current exchange rate, that'd get you a broom cupboard in my village in Hampshire... :roll: You would need $220,000 or so for a 1 bedroom apartment.

[theflyingkiwi]

at the exchange rate, you would be able to buy a nice family home, in some parts of NZ (eg the south island where LOTR was filmed) you could buy at least 2 family homes :)

[arumdevil]

phaaa! I steal 200 nikons in my sleep, but it's pointless they're worthless. why didn't they steal something useful like a truckload of rebel kit lenses?

[kb244]

I find it hard to imagine that they could dispose of so many bodies without being tracked down :roll:
Hopefully the cops will nab 'em

They all have seriel numbers - the first one that registers his camera will draw the attention. And some buyer somewhere will register the "hot" camera, perhaps not even knowing that it is stolen. That person will be the start of a trail that leads to the thieves. Maybe.....

Unless they're smart enough to remove the serial numbers off each camera. Depending how they plan to sell them to the public.

[evilenglishman]

1299 x 108 =

A GRAND TOTAL OF
.
.
.
.
$140,292.00

Thats a two bedroom house in Idaho.

Ro1

that is only if they were kits, the body alone is $999.95
total: $107.994.60 and that is the retail value

[Parabol]

Hiya,
I am from the Netherlands, and i've seen a couple for sale at around $400-$500.. Smells kinda fishy if u ask me.

[kb244]

Hiya,
I am from the Netherlands, and i've seen a couple for sale at around $400-$500.. Smells kinda fishy if u ask me.

So um... report it lol

[Parabol]

Already done :wink:

[eddylush]

mmmmm I hope I don't get offered one at $200, dont think id register it if I did!

[Big_B]

1299 x 108 =

A GRAND TOTAL OF
.
.
.
.
$140,292.00

Thats a two bedroom house in Idaho.

Ro1

At the current exchange rate, that'd get you a broom cupboard in my village in Hampshire... :roll: You would need $220,000 or so for a 1 bedroom apartment.

Tell me about it. I'm moving down to london in september and am dreading looking at prices.

[Sonex305]

This is what you could buy in my area. http://www.coldwellhomes.com/property.gsp?idProperty=1764981

Brand spankin' new home with a lawn to boot. Sure, the property taxes are 4th highest in the country here, but for the most part everything else is a bargain. :P