Anyone been burned on Amazon from a 3rd party seller before?

10 Gauge

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Hey guys, been a long time, but I'm trying to get back in to the swing of things.

Saw a great deal on Amazon today for a D850 body, used, from a new seller, for $2269 (too good to be true) but given Amazon covers buyers with the A-Z protection I decided to take a gamble on the off chance that maybe I'll just get a smokin' deal.

Has anyone ever stumbled across anything like this on Amazon and hit the jackpot, or end up getting burned?
 

nickt

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Good to see you back!
No experience with buying anything high value at suspiciously low price on Amazon from a 3rd party seller. Amazon has a great guarantee and reputation for making the customer happy, but I'd still be leery of putting out that kind of money to possibly learn that Amazon had some sort of loophole to fall back on.
 

Catherder

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Never bought anything used, from amazon, but anytime I've had an issue with something it was resolved to my satisfaction.
 

hark

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I purchased my pre-owned Nikon 300mm f/4 PF from an Amazon seller. It was listed as Like New, but the price was lower than pre-owned through the big retail stores. He didn't have many ratings but all were 5-star. I took the chance and couldn't have been happier. Just about everything he had was camera related so I'm guessing he was getting out of photography.

Good luck with whatever you choose. Be sure to read through all the ratings for the seller as a precaution.
 

10 Gauge

Senior Member
Thanks y'all. Got a shipping notification today but no tracking, following up with the seller now. Luckily I have a recent chat transcript either Amazon CS in regards to my concerns with this item/seller being suspicious. CS rep basically told me I'd be covered in any event, if it never gets sent, if they send something different, send something broken, etc.

Here's to hoping! If this doesn't work out I think I'm still going to grab a D850, looks seriously amazing.
 
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