Am I nuts or is this a crazy deal!?!?

Wouldn't this be worth WAY more then the $900 he is asking???

For sale is a CANON 20D with 18-55 Kit lense in MINT condition along with 3 other lenses. The lenses included are the:

CANON 24-70L Ultrasonic with lens hood and case

CANON 28-105 Ultrasonic

QUANTARAY 70-300

All lenses will come with clear filters for protection. The kit includes battery, charger, strap, software, manuals, charger, and a blank warranty card (US warranty). Camera is 5 months old with 247 actuations, and you get the rest of 2 year warranty. I am also including a 1GB Compact Flash Card.

Every piece of equipment here is very very lightly used and shows no signs of usage, everything is in MINT condition.

the 24-70L itself is worth more than $900... if it sounds too good to be true, it's probably a scam.

thats what i'm thinking, but the guy wants to do a listing thru ebay so that i am covered. he owns a super expensive nikon now and wants to get rid of his canon gear.
i basically only want it for the 24-70L...i'll sell the rest

listing thru ebay is effectively NO PROTECTION! I bought a used DVD Recorder thru ebay, listed as working but 'as is', which my interpretation was 'kinda worn, maybe missing remote control'...but it arrived with NO ABILITY to record! So I tried to get seller to cancel the purchase, which he refused. I appealed to ebay and their response was essentially 'tough luck, guy!'.


RUN!

Do you know the guy? Can you see, touch the gear?

don't know him, can't see/touch it. man, it sounds so good, you're probably right, but his feedback is all good..100% and he listed it locally on an online classified thing

Could be a legitimate offering of good, stolen equipment!

now he wants me to send the money western union....WHA WHA!
you all were right, too good to be true i guess!

western union, eh? now tell me he's in nigeria. i agree with wilt... its probably stolen. or its just a box filled with rocks. something else for you to watch out for are the shady new york city area dealers. you want to talk about "too good to be true" deals, check these out: http://www.royalcamera​.com/canon30d.html

lets chip in 1 buck each and send to the OP to see if this is a scam. LOL

Yeah it either is a scam or you'll get all these items but in pieces because he dropped his bag off a mountain!

Wilt wrote in post #2168072
listing thru ebay is effectively NO PROTECTION! I bought a used DVD Recorder thru ebay, listed as working but 'as is', which my interpretation was 'kinda worn, maybe missing remote control'...but it arrived with NO ABILITY to record! So I tried to get seller to cancel the purchase, which he refused. I appealed to ebay and their response was essentially 'tough luck, guy!'.

RUN!

Yes, I had the same experience. Bought an expensive DVD and paid through paypal. Buyer protection. They could get no money out of the guy so he got away with my money and provided nothing in return. Neither ebay nor paypal did anything. You are protected on paper only.

COD

Cash on delivery

Tell him you'll toss in a $20 for doing so. I'll never buy 2nd hand again (got scammed/burned) unless its from here or FM with awesome feedback.

carriel_miller wrote in post #2168149
don't know him, can't see/touch it. man, it sounds so good, you're probably right, but his feedback is all good..100% and he listed it locally on an online classified thing

Sounds like a hijacked account.

I would not touch such a deal because $900 is a lot of money, no matter if you get the stuff or not. Lose that and you will regret it. Not worth the trouble. Getting gear takes time if you can't pay for it all at once. And once you get what you think you need, there's always something new and better out there. Sorry.

It's true what they say about the protection on Ebay and Paypal. I have tried to het my money back too but it's impossible. Paypal is really a bunch of thiefs.