Just saw this on CL, and it looks like a heckuva deal.http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/pho/4416064280.html
KirkS518 Goldmember  3,983 posts Likes: 24 Joined Apr 2012 Location: Central Gulf Coast, Flori-duh More info | Apr 10, 2014 08:54 | #1 Just saw this on CL, and it looks like a heckuva deal.http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/pho/4416064280.html If steroids are illegal for athletes, should PS be illegal for models?
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Apr 10, 2014 09:35 | #2 Tempting. The seller mentioned shipping, that makes it suspicious. Maybe too good to be true. Gear: 7D II, 6D | EF-S 17-55 | 35/2, 85/1.8, 35 L,100L,135L, 24-70L II, 24-105L, 70-200 F/4L IS, Sigma 150-600 C | 580 EX II, 270 EX II
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Invertalon Cream of the Crop  6,495 posts Likes: 24 Joined Jun 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH More info | Apr 10, 2014 10:06 | #3 |
KirkS518 THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,983 posts Likes: 24 Joined Apr 2012 Location: Central Gulf Coast, Flori-duh More info | Apr 10, 2014 10:07 | #4 I think he's just desperate. It is a local number, and he's willing to meet. If steroids are illegal for athletes, should PS be illegal for models?
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bps Cream of the Crop 7,607 posts Likes: 406 Joined Mar 2007 Location: California More info | Apr 10, 2014 12:12 | #5 Invertalon wrote in post #16823606 Why do people get nervous with shipping on craigslist? How is that any different from this forum? There are two primary reasons:
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Apr 10, 2014 12:39 | #6 bps wrote in post #16823911 There are two primary reasons: 1) Craigslist is swimming with scammers. Sure, there are a few here on POTN, but their numbers are dramatically less since it takes some real effort to become established here. 2) Here on POTN, if you're diligent and research someone's post history and conversations, you stand a good chance at determining if they are an actual photographer or not. This can greatly reduce the odds of encountering a scammer, probably to less than 1%. I said I would never ever ship an item that I sold through Craigslist, but on one occasion, I did break my own rule. It was at a time when the 5D MIII was hard to get and there were no deals to be had. A guy contacted me and I said, sorry, local deals only. He pressed again and gave me a lot of information about himself. He worked part-time for a University newspaper and allowed for me to confirm that. He had a website with good presence. And he even offered up a video chat just so I could physically see that he was real and not pretending to be someone else. All in all, it didn't take too much effort to verify who he was...but he made me a lot more comfortable in the transaction. Anyway, this is one example of a situation in which I shipped via Craigslist...but it's not something I will normally do. It's all about reducing your exposure to risk. Bryan I always thought I wouldn't trade lenses due to the horror stories on this site. But thanks to Kirk, I would do it again (still with verification first). Had a 6D....
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alpha_1976 Goldmember  3,961 posts Likes: 1 Joined Nov 2009 Location: USA More info | Apr 10, 2014 12:43 | #7 IMO this is no scam. If you are local and need this lens go for it. I know more about gear than I know about photography
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bps Cream of the Crop 7,607 posts Likes: 406 Joined Mar 2007 Location: California More info | Apr 10, 2014 13:00 | #8 alpha_1976 wrote in post #16823984 IMO this is no scam. If you are local and need this lens go for it. Absolutely. If you're local, I would contact the person, use due diligence in seeing if they're real and meet in a safe location. (All things you should do anytime you're buying something via Craigslist.) And perhaps land an outstanding deal on a very good lens!
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Lbsimon ...never exercised in my life  More info | Apr 10, 2014 22:18 | #9 A couple of days ago Boston Craigslist had this lens for $350. Just for fun, I contacted the guy, and he said that it was already sold, but that I could buy more on some weird (I looked) website, and that he bought three! I think it was all done with the purpose of directing people to that site.
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bps Cream of the Crop 7,607 posts Likes: 406 Joined Mar 2007 Location: California More info | Apr 10, 2014 22:46 | #10 Lbsimon wrote in post #16825201 A couple of days ago Boston Craigslist had this lens for $350. Just for fun, I contacted the guy, and he said that it was already sold, but that I could buy more on some weird (I looked) website, and that he bought three! I think it was all done with the purpose of directing people to that site. Same picture?
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KirkS518 THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,983 posts Likes: 24 Joined Apr 2012 Location: Central Gulf Coast, Flori-duh More info | Apr 11, 2014 01:53 | #11 Looks like it was/is a scam. Here's a follow up post from someone who tried to buy it: http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/pho/4417398476.html BEWARE Cannon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 - $800 - $800 (ST PETE) © craigslist - Map data © OpenStreetMap (google map) (yahoo map) ALL I KNOW TXT PERSON AFTER TRYIN TO CALL WENT TO SOME GLOBAL THING VOICE MAIL TXT FOR A WHILE HAD DEAL GOING ASKED IF WANTED TO MEET OR PAYPAL I SAID MEET TRIED TO GET A TIME SAID AFTER WORK BUT SAYS OUT OF WORK IN ADD??????????????? THEN FINELY WROTE BACK SAID I TXT TO MUCH HAD CASH AND TXT TO MUCH TO MAKE MEETING GET REAL ..HERE IS THE KICKER A GUY CALLED ME BACK LATER THAT NITE ASKED WHY I CALLED WAS DIFF NUMBER THEN CALLED AND TXT SAME KINDA AREA SAID HAD NO LENS AND THAT WAS ONLY CALLS I MADE THAT DAY???ADD ALL THIS TOGETHER THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT DEF DO NOT DO PAYPAL YOU BEEN WARNED If steroids are illegal for athletes, should PS be illegal for models?
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bps Cream of the Crop 7,607 posts Likes: 406 Joined Mar 2007 Location: California More info | Apr 11, 2014 07:32 | #12 As is almost always the case, if it's too good to be true, then it's too good to be true!
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WallaceRiver " ...a bit of a pervy voyeur "  More info | I wouldn't believe anything the responder 2 posts up said either, he sounds like a loon. IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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