Auction: DA 560mm from Henry's

Auction: DA 560mm from Henry's · 06:57 PM

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Pentax Da HD 560mm F5 6 Ed AW Lens K7 K5 Used 027075218406 | eBay

**jpzk** · 03-01-2015, 07:28 PM

Interesting start ... that'll go up quite fast if anyone notices.

Stavri · 03-01-2015, 07:33 PM

I can't make the entry bid, therefore I'm giving others a chance...

normhead · 03-01-2015, 07:51 PM

Ya, me too, I won't bid so I don't run the price up for everyone else. We are such nice people on this forum.

Stavri · 03-01-2015, 08:33 PM

Originally posted by normhead

Ya, me too, I won't bid so I don't run the price up for everyone else. We are such nice people on this forum.

Norm i think this lens has your name written all over, If you think it's too expensive right you're forgetting to subtract the price of your DA* 60-250 from the total (who am I kidding, you'll never sell that lens)

lesmore49 · 03-01-2015, 08:47 PM

Don't know enough about ebay... to know why Henry's would choose to sell the 560 Pentax here.

Does Henry's usually use ebay to sell equipment.

Stavri · 03-01-2015, 09:18 PM

Originally posted by lesmore49

Don't know enough about ebay... to know why Henry's would choose to sell the 560 Pentax here.

Does Henry's usually use ebay to sell equipment.

From what I've seen they sell a lot of used, open box, and new gear on eBay, their store is very popular. They get so much traffic that is not uncommon for people to get into bidding wars over their items.

Wild Mark · 03-01-2015, 09:25 PM

Check out the postage cost. $9,999 to Australia (hehe) suffice to say I won't start bidding

Stavri · 03-01-2015, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by Wild Mark

Check out the postage cost. $9,999 to Australia (hehe) suffice to say I won't start bidding

What kind of estimate is that? Might as well be 'ONE MILLION DOLLARS'...

Wild Mark · 03-01-2015, 10:21 PM

If it were 1 million dollars I might try and buy the business before bidding on the lens. The handling costs would be very profitable I would imagine.

lesmore49 · 03-01-2015, 11:12 PM

Originally posted by Stavri

From what I've seen they sell a lot of used, open box, and new gear on eBay, their store is very popular. They get so much traffic that is not uncommon for people to get into bidding wars over their items.

Thanks for the info.

Les

r0ckstarr · 03-02-2015, 06:55 AM

I'll pass on bidding as well. I would rather pay full price for a new unit than take my chances with a used one.

normhead · 03-02-2015, 07:02 AM

I've been buying second hand lenses from Henry's since the 60s. It's the one reason I'd go to their store, as I preferred the salesmen at Toronto Camera. But Henry's had the whole upstairs of their store devoted to second hand glass. You could go up there, and there would be a whole display case of Pentax glass with maybe 70-80 items in it. SO I'd walk from Toronto Camera over on Yonge Street, to Church and Queen to visit Henry's and see what they had upstairs. To me, their web store is just a continuation of that tradition. Henry's continues to this day, taking in cameras for trade up, and selling second hand gear. Unfortunately there is probably less gear in their second hand display cases than ever. It seems to be hard to keep on the shelves these days.

---------- Post added 03-02-15 at 09:41 AM ----------

Originally posted by r0ckstarr

I'll pass on bidding as well. I would rather pay full price for a new unit than take my chances with a used one.

I've bought used from Henry's lots of times. At least last time I took a lens in, they still had a couple of their own repair technicians for in house repairs... oops that was 30 years ago... but who knows, maybe they still do. It's different from buying from an individual.

mrNewt · 03-02-2015, 08:06 AM

Originally posted by normhead

Henry's continues to this day, taking in cameras for trade up, and selling second hand gear. Unfortunately there is probably less gear in their second hand display cases than ever. It seems to be hard to keep on the shelves these days.

Have you ever been to the Mississauga store?
That's where usually most of their used gear goes. I visit that store quite often since unfortunately is very close to my work place

.

normhead · 03-02-2015, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by mrNewt

Have you ever been to the Mississauga store?
That's where usually most of their used gear goes. I visit that store quite often since unfortunately is very close to my work place

.

mrNewt, there you go again, more information that's bad for my wallet... but I have wondered from time to time what happened to their used section. I have also purchased used from their Ottawa store (downtown) that has a corner display with with some Pentax glass in it, as does the downtown store. SO, I'm really unclear as to how it works, they used to be a single store, now they're a chain.

But all of the schools in Mississauga taught with K1000s, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if Mississauga was a hotbed of Pentax activity. All the HS photography students we're Pentax indoctrinated.

I've never been in the Henry's Mississauga store, for everything I did, including purchases, my board always dealt directly with Pentax and I've been in the old Mississauga repair facility many times.

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03-02-2015, 07:02 AM	#13
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	I've been buying second hand lenses from Henry's since the 60s. It's the one reason I'd go to their store, as I preferred the salesmen at Toronto Camera. But Henry's had the whole upstairs of their store devoted to second hand glass. You could go up there, and there would be a whole display case of Pentax glass with maybe 70-80 items in it. SO I'd walk from Toronto Camera over on Yonge Street, to Church and Queen to visit Henry's and see what they had upstairs. To me, their web store is just a continuation of that tradition. Henry's continues to this day, taking in cameras for trade up, and selling second hand gear. Unfortunately there is probably less gear in their second hand display cases than ever. It seems to be hard to keep on the shelves these days. ---------- Post added 03-02-15 at 09:41 AM ---------- Originally posted by r0ckstarr I'll pass on bidding as well. I would rather pay full price for a new unit than take my chances with a used one. I've bought used from Henry's lots of times. At least last time I took a lens in, they still had a couple of their own repair technicians for in house repairs... oops that was 30 years ago... but who knows, maybe they still do. It's different from buying from an individual. Last edited by normhead; 03-02-2015 at 07:38 AM.

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03-01-2015, 07:28 PM	#2
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251	Interesting start ... that'll go up quite fast if anyone notices.

03-01-2015, 07:33 PM	#3
Stavri Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: at a Bean & Leaf Photos: Albums Posts: 1,832 Original Poster	I can't make the entry bid, therefore I'm giving others a chance...

03-01-2015, 07:51 PM	#4
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Ya, me too, I won't bid so I don't run the price up for everyone else. We are such nice people on this forum.

03-01-2015, 08:33 PM	#5
Stavri Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: at a Bean & Leaf Photos: Albums Posts: 1,832 Original Poster	Originally posted by normhead Ya, me too, I won't bid so I don't run the price up for everyone else. We are such nice people on this forum. Norm i think this lens has your name written all over, If you think it's too expensive right you're forgetting to subtract the price of your DA* 60-250 from the total (who am I kidding, you'll never sell that lens)

03-01-2015, 08:47 PM	#6
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,344	Don't know enough about ebay... to know why Henry's would choose to sell the 560 Pentax here. Does Henry's usually use ebay to sell equipment.

03-01-2015, 09:18 PM	#7
Stavri Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: at a Bean & Leaf Photos: Albums Posts: 1,832 Original Poster	Originally posted by lesmore49 Don't know enough about ebay... to know why Henry's would choose to sell the 560 Pentax here. Does Henry's usually use ebay to sell equipment. From what I've seen they sell a lot of used, open box, and new gear on eBay, their store is very popular. They get so much traffic that is not uncommon for people to get into bidding wars over their items.

03-01-2015, 09:25 PM	#8
Wild Mark Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Newcastle Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,954	Check out the postage cost. $9,999 to Australia (hehe) suffice to say I won't start bidding

03-01-2015, 10:17 PM	#9
Stavri Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: at a Bean & Leaf Photos: Albums Posts: 1,832 Original Poster	Originally posted by Wild Mark Check out the postage cost. $9,999 to Australia (hehe) suffice to say I won't start bidding What kind of estimate is that? Might as well be 'ONE MILLION DOLLARS'...

03-01-2015, 10:21 PM	#10
Wild Mark Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Newcastle Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,954	If it were 1 million dollars I might try and buy the business before bidding on the lens. The handling costs would be very profitable I would imagine.

03-01-2015, 11:12 PM	#11
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,344	Originally posted by Stavri From what I've seen they sell a lot of used, open box, and new gear on eBay, their store is very popular. They get so much traffic that is not uncommon for people to get into bidding wars over their items. Thanks for the info. Les

03-02-2015, 06:55 AM	#12
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	I'll pass on bidding as well. I would rather pay full price for a new unit than take my chances with a used one.

03-02-2015, 08:06 AM	#14
mrNewt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ON, RH Posts: 2,181	Originally posted by normhead Henry's continues to this day, taking in cameras for trade up, and selling second hand gear. Unfortunately there is probably less gear in their second hand display cases than ever. It seems to be hard to keep on the shelves these days. Have you ever been to the Mississauga store? That's where usually most of their used gear goes. I visit that store quite often since unfortunately is very close to my work place .

03-02-2015, 08:14 AM	#15
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by mrNewt Have you ever been to the Mississauga store? That's where usually most of their used gear goes. I visit that store quite often since unfortunately is very close to my work place . mrNewt, there you go again, more information that's bad for my wallet... but I have wondered from time to time what happened to their used section. I have also purchased used from their Ottawa store (downtown) that has a corner display with with some Pentax glass in it, as does the downtown store. SO, I'm really unclear as to how it works, they used to be a single store, now they're a chain. But all of the schools in Mississauga taught with K1000s, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if Mississauga was a hotbed of Pentax activity. All the HS photography students we're Pentax indoctrinated. I've never been in the Henry's Mississauga store, for everything I did, including purchases, my board always dealt directly with Pentax and I've been in the old Mississauga repair facility many times.