Too good to be true? XF56mm for £350

[liamnas]

I keep seeing Fuji lenses on amazon at very low prices.

 

What do people think? Seems a bit dodgy eh?

 

Either gray market or you'll never receive anything. Surely amazon covers this though?

 

Just trying to work out what the scam is...or maybe I'm missing a deal.

 

 

[milandro]

If it is secondhand and perhaps refurbished from a repair or stuff that has been brought back to the shop it can be kosher. Amazon seems to be doing the delivery themselves.

 

Anyway, if you pay with paypal or credit card your purchase is insured and guaranteed. I don’t see the problem.

[Immanuel]

Sometimes new Fuji gear comes up at very low prices. If you go to look at the list of dealers who sells the gear, you will usually see that the ones with crazy low prices asks you to write you an email before ordering. Don't go there.

[milandro]

but this is Amazon, you buy through them.

[liamnas]

yes. They often ask you to write to emails. Some of them are clearly not camera shops. One was an online soap retailer.

 

I'd like to go second hand and cheap but don't want to get ripped off. I'm not sure I totally trust amazon as they seem to let these email people operate on their site.

[milandro]

then don’t. There are tons of shops and private sellers, for example among the members here.

[rrrrrichard]

When I went Fuji crazy, I sold my Sony gear on Amazon. I used FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon). All the rules are stacked VERY heavily in favor of the buyer. You have nothing to worry about with Amazon as a buyer if you just make sure that the item is FBA. Non-FBA (fulfilled by the seller) can be good, but you have to read the terms carefully. When you get the item, check it immediately. You have plenty of time to return it, and Amazon always leans in favor of the buyer. But if you sit on it for 30 days without a careful test/checkout, you might screw yourself.

[milaber22]

Probably a fraud.

They ask you to contact them at their email.

INEAD@post.com SOFORT-KAU

I doubt even if amazon will let you complete the purchase.

 

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[Aswald]

In the description it says, Used - Like new. So, it's 2nd hand item. Seller is probably a reseller of used 56 F1.2 lenses.

 

If it's backed by amazon and if seller has a return policy then ok I guess otherwise it's a gamble.

Edited July 19, 2016 by Aswald

[Immanuel]

Here is one example of a fraud Fuji seller: https://www.amazon.de/gp/offer-listing/B01I5LE51A/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used