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<blockquote data-quote="TedG954" data-source="post: 78719" data-attributes="member: 9701">I want an FX camera. I mean I really want an FX camera. I sold one of my other toys, and I have $1500 to spend.&nbsp; Hmmmmmm..... the plot thickens.&nbsp; My choices are D600, D700, and a D800. <ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I can't afford a new D600, and there aren't any used ones yet.</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I can't afford a used D800, as the price is out of my range.</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Enter the D700.&nbsp; I found a &quot;near-mint D700 with just over 10k clicks&quot; on Craigslist.&nbsp; The seller wanted $1595, originally. A few days later, the price went to $1495, with a threat to put it on eBay if it didn't sell.</li>
</ul>I decided to place my own ad.... &quot;WTB&nbsp; D700&nbsp; Have $1400 to Spend&quot;. Ding-dong, you have mail.&nbsp; The D700 was offered for $1450, but I held my reply at &quot;If you don't sell it for your asking price, let me know and I'll take it for $1400.&quot;Ding-dong, you have mail.... Let's make the deal.&nbsp;&nbsp; So, I will hopefully buy a near-mint D700 tomorrow.&nbsp; More news to follow................</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TedG954, post: 78719, member: 9701"] I want an FX camera. I mean I [I]really[/I] want an FX camera. I sold one of my other toys, and I have $1500 to spend. Hmmmmmm..... the plot thickens. My choices are D600, D700, and a D800. [LIST] [*]I can't afford a new D600, and there aren't any used ones yet. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]I can't afford a used D800, as the price is out of my range. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Enter the D700. I found a "near-mint D700 with just over 10k clicks" on Craigslist. The seller wanted $1595, originally. A few days later, the price went to $1495, with a threat to put it on eBay if it didn't sell. [/LIST] I decided to place my own ad.... "[I]WTB D700 Have $1400 to Spend"[/I]. Ding-dong, you have mail. The D700 was offered for $1450, but I held my reply at "If you don't sell it for your asking price, let me know and I'll take it for $1400." Ding-dong, you have mail.... Let's make the deal. So, I will hopefully buy a near-mint D700 tomorrow. More news to follow................ [/QUOTE]

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