Pentax Silver KP for £578.91 at Amazon UK

Pentax Silver KP for £578.91 at Amazon UK · **4 Likes**

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Have been watching Amazon UK the past few days slowly reduce the price of the black and silver KP, the silver has gone from £949 to £649 then steadily dropped over the past 48hrs to £578.91, the black is £699. Just wondering what they are doing with the silver version and as it's lowest it's been in the UK it may be time to bite the bullet and get one.

For any UK people here's the link :
Pentax KP Digital SLR Camera - Silver: Amazon.co.uk: Camera & Photo

Typical......I buy it at the above price and it drops to £571.85

Now down to £547.95

slartibartfast01 · 02-02-2020, 11:28 AM

£494.88

h4yn0nnym0u5e · 02-02-2020, 02:55 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

£494.88

£493.35

**Cerebum** · 02-02-2020, 05:35 PM

I told someone who was planning to become a pentaxian, and he went and bought a K70!...................... Why!?!?!

slartibartfast01 · 02-03-2020, 01:10 AM

Back up to £538

slartibartfast01 · 02-03-2020, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by Barso

Old habits.......

I'm returning mine tomorrow and re-ordering, the Amazon lady basically told me return and order again when you think the price is the cheapest, currently at £516.57 which is £62 less than I paid for it.

Did you buy at the lowest price?

cprobertson1 · 02-04-2020, 04:30 AM

Aww, man - how come the price comes down the moment I don't have the money for it!

Barso · 02-04-2020, 10:09 AM

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

Did you buy at the lowest price?

Missed the boat on the silver one, it was down to £489 on Sunday night so I thought I'd wait until Monday morning only to see it up to £515.....then £538

They're still playing the up and down game with the black currently £526 and the silver up to £555

slartibartfast01 · 02-15-2020, 03:05 AM

Originally posted by Barso

Missed the boat on the silver one, it was down to £489 on Sunday night so I thought I'd wait until Monday morning only to see it up to £515.....then £538

They're still playing the up and down game with the black currently £526 and the silver up to £555

Back down to £546.99 for the black one.

Normobrien · 02-16-2020, 03:12 PM

Just bought the black one for £562.57. An hour later the price is creeping back up. Currently £584.37 which is still an amazing bargain.

Originally posted by slartibartfast01

Back down to £546.99 for the black one.

**cartesio** · 02-18-2020, 12:19 AM

Are non UK residents allowed to buy at those rates? How can I check that on Amazon site?

cprobertson1 · 02-18-2020, 02:46 AM

Originally posted by cartesio

Are non UK residents allowed to buy at those rates? How can I check that on Amazon site?

Yup! It's a store like any other BUT P&P may be extortionate! You may also have to pay some sort of tax on it when it enters your country, and there may be custom fees on top of that. You'll need to check that out your own customs policies for that side of things.

Just head to www.amazon.co.uk rather than your usual amazon address and check it out - you might need to sign in/up again, but you shouldn't have any problems apart from that!

**cartesio** · 02-18-2020, 03:06 AM

Yes, I enter the site with my account without problems.
As for import taxes, before the Brexit there was none, now I should check.
The last item I purchased in the US was normally taxed, if UK products are equally charged I would have no convenience in buying tin the UK.

belpe · 02-18-2020, 03:13 AM

Originally posted by cartesio

Are non UK residents allowed to buy at those rates? How can I check that on Amazon site?

Yes, as cprobertson1 said.
No problem with taxes and customs in EU till the end of 2020. And PP looks reasonable in EU, around 10GBP.
Just check if they ship to your country - put it into basket and go to checkout and you will see shipping cost if they do.
It looks like they don't ship everywhere. Ie, they ship to Slovakia and don't ship to Czech republic 🤷

**cartesio** · 02-18-2020, 09:25 AM

They do ship to Italy, but when I reached the final step of the procedure the price had gone from 655 euros to 701 euros. I did not like that and I stopped.

Barso · 02-18-2020, 12:22 PM

Originally posted by cartesio

They do ship to Italy, but when I reached the final step of the procedure the price had gone from 655 euros to 701 euros. I did not like that and I stopped.

The silver KP went up to £949 last week and has stayed there, the black one has dropped as low as £526 but then shot up to £779, it has since fluctuated between £550 and £600. As of now 19.21 GMT it is at £638.....who knows what Amazon will do with it next.

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02-02-2020, 11:28 AM	#16
slartibartfast01 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,931	£494.88

02-02-2020, 02:55 PM - 1 Like	#17
h4yn0nnym0u5e Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Cambridgeshire, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 333	Originally posted by slartibartfast01 £494.88 £493.35

02-02-2020, 05:35 PM	#18
Cerebum Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lancaster Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,829	I told someone who was planning to become a pentaxian, and he went and bought a K70!...................... Why!?!?!

02-03-2020, 01:10 AM	#19
slartibartfast01 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,931	Back up to £538

02-03-2020, 01:38 PM	#20
slartibartfast01 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,931	Originally posted by Barso Old habits....... I'm returning mine tomorrow and re-ordering, the Amazon lady basically told me return and order again when you think the price is the cheapest, currently at £516.57 which is £62 less than I paid for it. Did you buy at the lowest price?

02-04-2020, 04:30 AM	#21
cprobertson1 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Irvine, Ayrshire Posts: 386	Aww, man - how come the price comes down the moment I don't have the money for it!

02-04-2020, 10:09 AM	#22
Barso Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England Posts: 85 Original Poster	Originally posted by slartibartfast01 Did you buy at the lowest price? Missed the boat on the silver one, it was down to £489 on Sunday night so I thought I'd wait until Monday morning only to see it up to £515.....then £538 They're still playing the up and down game with the black currently £526 and the silver up to £555

02-15-2020, 03:05 AM	#23
slartibartfast01 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,931	Originally posted by Barso Missed the boat on the silver one, it was down to £489 on Sunday night so I thought I'd wait until Monday morning only to see it up to £515.....then £538 They're still playing the up and down game with the black currently £526 and the silver up to £555 Back down to £546.99 for the black one.

02-16-2020, 03:12 PM	#24
Normobrien New Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 2	Just bought the black one for £562.57. An hour later the price is creeping back up. Currently £584.37 which is still an amazing bargain. Originally posted by slartibartfast01 Back down to £546.99 for the black one.

02-18-2020, 12:19 AM	#25
cartesio Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 900	Are non UK residents allowed to buy at those rates? How can I check that on Amazon site?

02-18-2020, 02:46 AM	#26
cprobertson1 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Irvine, Ayrshire Posts: 386	Originally posted by cartesio Are non UK residents allowed to buy at those rates? How can I check that on Amazon site? Yup! It's a store like any other BUT P&P may be extortionate! You may also have to pay some sort of tax on it when it enters your country, and there may be custom fees on top of that. You'll need to check that out your own customs policies for that side of things. Just head to www.amazon.co.uk rather than your usual amazon address and check it out - you might need to sign in/up again, but you shouldn't have any problems apart from that!

02-18-2020, 03:06 AM	#27
cartesio Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 900	Yes, I enter the site with my account without problems. As for import taxes, before the Brexit there was none, now I should check. The last item I purchased in the US was normally taxed, if UK products are equally charged I would have no convenience in buying tin the UK.

02-18-2020, 03:13 AM	#28
belpe New Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Slovakia Posts: 16	Originally posted by cartesio Are non UK residents allowed to buy at those rates? How can I check that on Amazon site? Yes, as cprobertson1 said. No problem with taxes and customs in EU till the end of 2020. And PP looks reasonable in EU, around 10GBP. Just check if they ship to your country - put it into basket and go to checkout and you will see shipping cost if they do. It looks like they don't ship everywhere. Ie, they ship to Slovakia and don't ship to Czech republic 🤷

02-18-2020, 09:25 AM	#29
cartesio Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 900	They do ship to Italy, but when I reached the final step of the procedure the price had gone from 655 euros to 701 euros. I did not like that and I stopped.

02-18-2020, 12:22 PM	#30
Barso Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England Posts: 85 Original Poster	Originally posted by cartesio They do ship to Italy, but when I reached the final step of the procedure the price had gone from 655 euros to 701 euros. I did not like that and I stopped. The silver KP went up to £949 last week and has stayed there, the black one has dropped as low as £526 but then shot up to £779, it has since fluctuated between £550 and £600. As of now 19.21 GMT it is at £638.....who knows what Amazon will do with it next.