I'm willing to delve for you Dave :) I'm going to go drop into Henry's later this afternoon. I was eyeing a Vivitar 105 f2.5 1:1 Macro lens that is up for bids on Ebay (brand new). Thought I could snag it by dropping a high enough bid on it. Guess what, the bid wasn't high enough (My tops was $175.00 US). So now I'm hunting and I'm going to Henry's to see what they've got/what they can do.
I'll report back with my findings in terms of a % reduction (if any) in the "listed" cost on their used items. As an aside, before selling my 645n on Ebay a few weeks back, I called Henry's to see what they could give me for it sight unseen. They gave me a price ($250 less than what I actually got for it) and told me that they're backlogged and have a ton of 645 "stuff" (never mentioned particular brands) to get rid of. Cheers, Dave Original Message: ----------------- From: David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 11:31:56 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: RE: Canadian Pdmlers and KEH Thanks Dave. I quess the big question is,are there any savings even doing the dollar conversion,if you wind up paying GST etc. They have several SMC A 20-210 f 4's ranging from $205 US to around $140 US.If i have to pay GST on the $205 ex condition one,plus shipping,it works out to what Henrys wants for theirs $369 Can(i'm sure they can come down some what) Have to delve into this a bit more,ponder,ponder UmmmmUmmm Dave ---- Begin Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:14:13 -0500 To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Canadian Pdmlers and KEH Good question Dave. I too have been using the KEH site for a number of things: 1) as a "thermometer" for prices/grades of equipment I see elsewhere (i.e. Ebay) 2) as a comparison to local (i.e. Henry's / Downtown Camera) shops that sell similar used goods. I'd like to hear about the issues at the border as well. WRT Canada Customs; it seems to me, from my recent Ebay buying extravaganza, that there is no hard or fast rule on used (or even new) equipment coming across the border. What I did notice, is that it depends on who's carrying those items across the border. Recently I've received a 21mm Zeiss Hologon for my G2. This was purchased new from ebay from a Retail dealer auction (similar to Adorama) in upstate NY. This came to me via UPS and I forked over $70.00 in GST. I've also received a 35mm Zeiss Planar (again for the G2) from Ebay from England and it arrived via Purolator. The lens was used but cost me $400 CDN to purchase. No taxes, duties or levies needed to be paid. My 2 cents. Dave Original Message: ----------------- From: David Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] <snip> Just wondering if any of our Canadian list members have dealt/bought from KEH and if so are there any border crossing problems to be aware of?? </snip> -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ---- End Original Message ---- Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
