Adorama is a very knowledgeable retailer. I know because they were my customer
for over 20 years. If the lens didn't have big problems I don't believe that they would be selling it "as is" and without a reserve price on ebay. They want to dump this puppy. Proceed with extreme caution. I wouldn't touch it.
Jim
Yakim,
Adorwin is the store front Adorama uses on eBay to unload trade-in gear that for whatever reason they don't want to or can't sell from their bricks & mortar location on 18th street or via their online site. It's an alternative sales outlet for gear they don't want to stock/warranty etc. in the regular store. So, you won't find it on the Adorama site - though a couple of previous posters have suggested they had this lens listed there earlier.
HTH!
Yakim Peled wrote:
I don't get it. If it's Adorama, why can't I find it in the store's site?
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Because they are separately administered inventories, a different sales team.
The e-bay team gets stuff that for whatever reason is not as economical for the main store/website to handle.
The lens is already going over $1,600. In auctions like this one, small speculators are on it as well, possibly including a couple of FM own resident "brokers". Therefore, the lens might yet resurface some day soon on FM B&S, perhaps cleaned first and then listed at $3.3k or something like that.
In fact, they are required to keep eBay auction inventories separate. If they were to sell merchandise elsewhere while it was similtaneously being auctioned on eBay they would not only violate eBay regulations (such as they are), but auctions ended early tend to generate a lot of ill-will from those who've already placed bids.
In any event, with all due respect to PetKal who apparently smells a bargain in the offing , I don't think this lens is going to be anybody's bargain in the long run.
TrojanHorse wrote:
Add in that they can't / won't take a picture with the lens... how is it possible that you can't take a picture if you work in a camera store?
That's right up there with 1D series being offered with "no idea how many actuations" or "no way to determine actuations"
There's no problem with buying an iffy supertele from an eBay store that offloads lenses that even Adorama doesn't want to touch. Worst-case scenario, you could always send it to Canon for repairs ... Oh--right.
I thought about it. I am not looking to make a profit. I just wanted to shoot with it. Thus, the fact that I can't receive a picture taken with this lens alongside the fact that I won't be able to return it if I am not happy with its image quality lead me to give it up.
Marcel VanEerd wrote:
That's right up there with 1D series being offered with "no idea how many actuations" or "no way to determine actuations"
Definite no-go.
We don't check for the number of actuations as a matter of course - with over 20,000 used items in our warehouse, it wouldn't make economic sense for us to do this, when only a small fraction of potential buyers request it.
However, if you require this information in relation to a specific item, in MOST cases, we are able to supply it.
Sincerely
Helen Oster
Adorama Camera Customer Service Ambassador
kirry007 wrote:
Adorwin is Adorama's used department on the bay. I have bought from "Adorwin", reliable...but don't expect FM's quality service when you ask questions.
You need to ask questions of the right people! Or right person. That would be me..........
Sincerely
Helen Oster
Adorama Camera Customer Service Ambassador
In auctions like this one, small speculators are on it as well, possibly including a couple of FM own resident "brokers". 