PowerShot G1 x

adfmartins · 31st of May 2012 (Thu)

How is the PowerShot G1 X packaged?
I got one today and the packaging makes me think it's refurbished.
The box had a sticker on the top that was removed. The glue was still there and signs of having been lifted off. The packaging bags inside appeared rubbed a little and weren't sealed. The camera itself looked OK except it did not have a protecting sheet on the display; do they came with one?
Is there a way of finding out if it is refurbished?

coldcuts113 · 31st of May 2012 (Thu)

Where did you buy it from, if new?? Call Canon they'll tell you.

adfmartins · 31st of May 2012 (Thu)

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Originally Posted by coldcuts113

Where did you buy it from, if new?? Call Canon they'll tell you.

Thank you.
I got it from 42nd Street Photo. I have ordered from them before and I think they are OK, but...

lsquare · 1st of June 2012 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by adfmartins

How is the PowerShot G1 X packaged?
I got one today and the packaging makes me think it's refurbished.
The box had a sticker on the top that was removed. The glue was still there and signs of having been lifted off. The packaging bags inside appeared rubbed a little and weren't sealed. The camera itself looked OK except it did not have a protecting sheet on the display; do they came with one?
Is there a way of finding out if it is refurbished?

My package wasn't sealed either. I don't think they're sealed at all. I can't think of any Canon cameras have a security tag on the box. There is no screen protector on the G1X. It's protected by the fact that the screen is facing the camera.

LincsRP · 1st of June 2012 (Fri)

Here in the UK we expect the box to have the Canon plastic seal on it (a circular one about 3/8" diameter) over the tap that keeps the box closed and the individual bags have a bit of sellotape keeping the contents in but I've never bought a camera with a screen protector on it - most probably because it's turned inwards to the body.

lsquare · 1st of June 2012 (Fri)

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Originally Posted by LincsRP

Here in the UK we expect the box to have the Canon plastic seal on it (a circular one about 3/8" diameter) over the tap that keeps the box closed and the individual bags have a bit of sellotape keeping the contents in but I've never bought a camera with a screen protector on it - most probably because it's turned inwards to the body.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've never seen a sticker like that on any Canon EOS or PowerShot camera box sold in Canada or the United States.

LincsRP · 2nd of June 2012 (Sat)

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Originally Posted by lsquare

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've never seen a sticker like that on any Canon EOS or PowerShot camera box sold in Canada or the United States.

That's why I explained 'here in the UK'. I don't know what you get in USA/Canada but surely as the OP mentioned gum from a sticker you do?

Actually, I mislead you here as the clear plastic,circular label is 1 3/4" across not as I said before.

That's the S100, the G1X, and the D10 .

wilerty · 2nd of June 2012 (Sat)

I bought my G1X, SX40, and S95 from the same local dealer in the US and none had a circular sticker on the box.

DisrupTer911 · 6th of June 2012 (Wed)

42nd street photo in NYC? isn't that place notrious for selling less then new items?

Perfect_10 · 6th of June 2012 (Wed)

My box wasn't sealed, but the bags all looked new and the box and inards all felt they hadn't been opened before.
Does the camera have any finger prints on it .. does it have any actuations ?

31st of May 2012 (Thu)	#1
adfmartins Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2	PowerShot G1 x How is the PowerShot G1 X packaged? I got one today and the packaging makes me think it's refurbished. The box had a sticker on the top that was removed. The glue was still there and signs of having been lifted off. The packaging bags inside appeared rubbed a little and weren't sealed. The camera itself looked OK except it did not have a protecting sheet on the display; do they came with one? Is there a way of finding out if it is refurbished?

31st of May 2012 (Thu)	#2
coldcuts113 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NY Posts: 899	Re: PowerShot G1 x Where did you buy it from, if new?? Call Canon they'll tell you. __________________ Nikon D4/D600, Sony RX100. Past Gear: (most recently) 5D3, L's, etc.

1st of June 2012 (Fri)	#5
LincsRP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lincolnshire,UK Posts: 128	Re: PowerShot G1 x Here in the UK we expect the box to have the Canon plastic seal on it (a circular one about 3/8" diameter) over the tap that keeps the box closed and the individual bags have a bit of sellotape keeping the contents in but I've never bought a camera with a screen protector on it - most probably because it's turned inwards to the body. __________________ Steve www.lincsracephotos.co.uk

2nd of June 2012 (Sat)	#8
wilerty Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 237	Re: PowerShot G1 x I bought my G1X, SX40, and S95 from the same local dealer in the US and none had a circular sticker on the box. __________________ Bill \| Olympus OM-D M5 \| Canon G1 X \| S95 \| 320EX \|

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DisrupTer911 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 1,934	Re: PowerShot G1 x 42nd street photo in NYC? isn't that place notrious for selling less then new items? __________________ myFlickr : myModelMayhem : my500 : myGear :

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Perfect_10 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: An Ex Brit living in Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,875 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: PowerShot G1 x My box wasn't sealed, but the bags all looked new and the box and inards all felt they hadn't been opened before. Does the camera have any finger prints on it .. does it have any actuations ? __________________ *My Gear List*

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