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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 465286" data-attributes="member: 4923">I have no specific knowledge, but I believe a refurb is an early customer return. Most places give you 30 days to return to the store. They go back to Nikon and become refurbs. If you send your new camera in to Nikon for warranty work you will get the same camera back, so they are not building up a stock of refurbs by routinely swapping out cameras sent in for repair.You are paying $247 more for the new one. That is about right for a new camera and 35mm lens, so the extras are truly free. Battery will be non-Nikon, worth about $20. Not sure which Sandisk Extreme, but its probably a $15-$20 card, and no idea on the bag. So it comes down to how you feel about the refurb. I've only bought a refurb lens. It looked and smelled brand new. I felt more comfortable buying new bodies. If cash was tighter, I would buy the refurb body. I don't think you will find any regrets online from people that bought refurbs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nickt, post: 465286, member: 4923"] I have no specific knowledge, but I believe a refurb is an early customer return. Most places give you 30 days to return to the store. They go back to Nikon and become refurbs. If you send your new camera in to Nikon for warranty work you will get the same camera back, so they are not building up a stock of refurbs by routinely swapping out cameras sent in for repair. You are paying $247 more for the new one. That is about right for a new camera and 35mm lens, so the extras are truly free. Battery will be non-Nikon, worth about $20. Not sure which Sandisk Extreme, but its probably a $15-$20 card, and no idea on the bag. So it comes down to how you feel about the refurb. I've only bought a refurb lens. It looked and smelled brand new. I felt more comfortable buying new bodies. If cash was tighter, I would buy the refurb body. I don't think you will find any regrets online from people that bought refurbs. [/QUOTE]

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