Ebay buying? Ask the right questions!

Here's an example, and this was spawned from a discussion on another forum.


ZOMG LOOK A CHEAP 40D FROM NY:
http://cgi.ebay.com …y=31388&_trksid​=p3907.m29

It took a few days for the seller to get back, but this is a refurbished body. The seller does not state that it is a refurb, but he does list:

Condition: --

So he doesn't specify the condition. I emailed and asked if it was a new USA body, and if he could provide the serial number of the item in auction so that I could verify with Canon USA. He only replied that it was a refurb.


Just an informative post to ask the right questions before you commit to buying!

Dont know but it lists it as Factory refurb in big letters underneath the picture? Maybe he added it later but didnt say so under the revisions

cl0ne666 wrote in post #6474291
Dont know but it lists it as Factory refurb in big letters underneath the picture? Maybe he added it later but didnt say so under the revisions

Well I did a search on the text before the first post, maybe it's in the image now? Either way, just buyer beware on ebay, especially with the cash now for BUY IT NOW.

syntrix wrote in post #6474330
Well I did a search on the text before the first post, maybe it's in the image now? Either way, just buyer beware on ebay, especially with the cash now for BUY IT NOW.

Its not in the image, its in the body (which you can't edit after the auction started, so it must have been there from the start).

It says very clearly:
"Canon Factory Refurbished With 90-Day Warranty"

It didn't before and you CAN edit your listing before a bid on ebay.

Regardless, make sure you ask the right questions, especially with the microsoft cash back! Just some words of wisdom, cheers!

i actually bought this listing from this seller....sooo don't get me all worried.

it's coming tuesday so i'll let everyone know. when i bought it it said refurbished.

I got it today. Didn't test it long but it looks brand new.

The only revisions that were made to the listing have been the price and the quantity. If that text was added at any point after the start, the history would say the description was revised.

I got $100 profit from upgrading from a 30d to ygr 40d.