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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
11-06-2017, 06:51 AM
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So with other buyers doing the same, chances are that the camera you buy has been similarly handled by others, deranging the packaging and contents. I hope that you check that all the bits are present (hot shoe cover, little plugs in the flash socket, manual not dog-eared). As for the box itself - most people rip a box open, bending or tearing the tabs that "lock" it closed, but I like to keep the packaging pristine, not least to enhance its value when I sell it; I open a new box by "unlocking" the tabs with a blunt knife blade slid inside.
In olden days, before just-in-time became the retail model, the shop would let you handle a demo model but sell you one in an unopened box. At least that was the case for the popular models - the more professional models were sold to people who did not need a demo.
Delivery problems are my biggest reason against mail delivery. If the package is damaged you won't get anything back from the seller if the item inside is not damaged itself, they will say the packaging did its job. Also I don't particualrly want the "household management" to know how much I am spending on kit :lol:
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