On Sat, Aug 20, 2005 at 04:42:33PM +0100, Malcolm Smith wrote: > Best place to buy used gear? Right here on PDML; of the used equipment I > have got via shops or eBay or here, the most reliable and honestly > advertised items were mentioned for sale right here.
Despite personal experience (the only piece of used Pentax equipment I accquired that had any problems was actually from a PDML member :-) I'd agree with this whole-heartedly. Other than that I'd agree with Bob Shell - KEH as the first store I'd look at. Adorama & B&H are definitely reputable establishments; most of my new equipment purchases go to one or other of those stores. Apart from those I sometimes browse over to see what Charlotte Camera might have to offer - that's where I picked up a 250-600 some years ago. Back in the days before everything went to eBay rec.photo.marketplace used to be a good place to look; after a while you could get a feel for good vs. questionable deals. That's where most of my other used gear came from (both my A* lenses, my FA* 80-200, a NIB MX motor drive ...)
