Originally posted by dgaies Well, FWIW, 2 out of the 6 times I have ordered a used lens from the same company that the OP is referring to, the lens was not the same one that was advertised. The first time I was sent an DFA50/macro instead of an FA50/macro and the second time the FA50/1.7 I bought turned out to be an A50/1.7.
I honestly believe that in both cases (and in the case of the OP) the company was just careless in their descriptions of their products and there was no attempt to intentionally bait and switch anyone. That said, I understand how the OP would be upset to order something, pay almost $100 to have it shipped to him, only to find out it's not what he ordered/wanted.
As I'm not aware of which shop he bought from i have no comment on it. the only shop I've bought used gear from in the US has always been overly hard on the ratings (rating items ugly others may rate good+ exc-
and have always been good to deal with
i took a quick look at their site to make sure it wasn't them and didn't see the new listing (it may have sold already though). they are rarely the cheapest outlet, however I've bought a couple of ugly lenses that we're far from ugly at excellent prices
and you're right it's probably carelessness on their part, the true measure being what they do to fix the situation
Personally I wouldn't have posted on it unless they didn't make good on the transaction, then i would have posted the full details including store name to warn people off them
I'm not vindictive, but if they screw up and don't go out of their way to make it right then they deserve negative publicity.
That being said if they do a good job of resolving it I believe they should be praised for the handling of the error after all we all make mistakes it's just how we deal with it afterward that distinguishes us