Price Variations

f stop · 21st of March 2007 (Wed)

I have been online checking prices on a new 30D. I am finding a very wide price difference between companies. The prices for a 30D (body only) seem to fall in the $600-ish to $1200-ish range. Why such a difference?

Galaxy99 · 21st of March 2007 (Wed)

$600 ish!!!!!!! Where is it? I bet it is a refurbished one or grey market one, right?

crn3371 · 21st of March 2007 (Wed)

Use a reputable vendor such as B&H, Adorama, or Canoga Camera, as a benchmark. You'll probably notice less than a $50 swing. Anybody undercuts that and I'd be wary.

wcl4 · 21st of March 2007 (Wed)

$600 - Royal Camera? CCI? It's a scam. You ask for the body only kit, they LITERALLY give you only the body. Then you have to buy the charger, the manuals, the software, the battery, and so on. So by the time you're done, it's the same price. OR, they ask if you want a 512mb memory card for $200, and when you say no to all this, they charge your CC and never send you the merchandise. You call the camera store, they say they shipped it, and so forth. Heard it a million times. Buy from an authorized dealer, you'll save yourself the headache.

21st of March 2007 (Wed)	#1
f stop Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 88 IMAGE EDITING OK	Price Variations I have been online checking prices on a new 30D. I am finding a very wide price difference between companies. The prices for a 30D (body only) seem to fall in the $600-ish to $1200-ish range. Why such a difference?

21st of March 2007 (Wed)	#2
Galaxy99 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: So. Cal Posts: 1,141 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Price Variations $600 ish!!!!!!! Where is it? I bet it is a refurbished one or grey market one, right? __________________ Gear List

21st of March 2007 (Wed)	#3
crn3371 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SoCal, USA Posts: 7,199	Re: Price Variations Use a reputable vendor such as B&H, Adorama, or Canoga Camera, as a benchmark. You'll probably notice less than a $50 swing. Anybody undercuts that and I'd be wary.

21st of March 2007 (Wed)	#4
wcl4 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Old Greenwich CT Posts: 711	Re: Price Variations $600 - Royal Camera? CCI? It's a scam. You ask for the body only kit, they LITERALLY give you only the body. Then you have to buy the charger, the manuals, the software, the battery, and so on. So by the time you're done, it's the same price. OR, they ask if you want a 512mb memory card for $200, and when you say no to all this, they charge your CC and never send you the merchandise. You call the camera store, they say they shipped it, and so forth. Heard it a million times. Buy from an authorized dealer, you'll save yourself the headache. __________________ WILLIAM LEE

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