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HD DA 55-300mm WR: $330
Posted By: Doundounba, 11-05-2014, 04:07 PM

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Seems like a pretty smoking hot deal - I'm jealous as I recently bought this lens for a bit more (from Prodigital2000). Anyway, it's from a Canadian Ebay seller with top-notch feedback, though I've never dealt with them. Hope someone benefits. Here's the link.
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Note from the eBay listing for this item: 'Does not ship to Australia'.
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QuoteOriginally posted by rawr Quote
Note from the eBay listing for this item: 'Does not ship to Australia'.
Sorry, I think it's free shipping, but Canada and USA only.
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Tempting.

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Looks like they aren't an authorized reseller... So doesn't that mean no factory warranty?
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I'd be surprised if you didn't get a Canadian warranty, if you're in Canada. Don't know what happens if you're in the US.
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The warranty says one year - this could be gray market. Best to ask the seller if they are an authorized Canadian dealer.

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Still three available. If it's ProDigital 2000, I doubt that it's grey market. I'm tempted myself. I have the smc version of the DA 55-300 and I wouldn't mind adding WR and this is a great price. I could give the older lens to my niece.

Has anyone tried contacting the seller? I don't have an eBay account and always purchase as a guest, so I can't log in to e-mail the seller.

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QuoteOriginally posted by Biro Quote
Still three available. If it's ProDigital 2000, I doubt that it's grey market. I'm tempted myself. I have the smc version of the DA 55-300 and I wouldn't mind adding WR and this is a great price. I could give the older lens to my niece.

Has anyone tried contacting the seller? I don't have an eBay account and always purchase as a guest, so I can't log in to e-mail the seller.
The seller is clearly not Prodigital2000, it is "quickndone". The one-year warranty shows that this is grey market. If the lens had come into the country through Ricoh Pentax Canada, it would carry a two year warranty in Canada. The only question is whether that matters to you.
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This is not from Ebay account "Prodigital2000". It's from an account called "quickndone". Could be the same people behind the account, I guess, but it's definitely not the same account. I just sent in a question asking if they're an authorized retailer and there's a warranty and will update this thread if/when they respond. I've been watching this seller because they tend to have very good pricing on the K-3 body (which I'm tempted by) and I observed that their prices tend to go up and down - K-3 body is $US760 right now, but could be $US1059 tomorrow...

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yes this lens comes from a ricoh (pentax) authorized dealer. It includes a 2 year canadian, 1 year international warranty.

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- quickndone


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Looks good enough for me. If I hadn't recently bought one from Henry's, I'd be ordering.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Doundounba Quote
This is not from Ebay account "Prodigital2000". It's from an account called "quickndone". Could be the same people behind the account, I guess, but it's definitely not the same account. I just sent in a question asking if they're an authorized retailer and there's a warranty and will update this thread if/when they respond. I've been watching this seller because they tend to have very good pricing on the K-3 body (which I'm tempted by) and I observed that their prices tend to go up and down - K-3 body is $US760 right now, but could be $US1059 tomorrow...

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Somewhat carefully worded but encouraging response:

Quote:

hello,

yes this lens comes from a ricoh (pentax) authorized dealer. It includes a 2 year canadian, 1 year international warranty.

Thanks

- quickndone


Read more at: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/94-pentax-price-watch/277858-hd-da-55-300...#ixzz3IVv7ylr7


This makes it a good deal.
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There's actually only one left now. Mrs. jac now has the 18-135mm and the 55-300mm WR's
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There's actually only one left now. Mrs. jac now has the 18-135mm and the 55-300mm WR's
Soooo tempting. I have the 18-135 and really want this one for better baseball shots of my son. We have a way to go before the season starts though so maybe there will be more deals to be had.
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Tempting or not, it looks like they're all gone now.
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