It’s tape-delayed Pancake Day at the eBay Deals, where Adorama’s eBay store is offering the new condition Panasonic 20mm f1.7 II pancake lens along with a $25 Adorama Gift Card for $268 with free shipping. The lens goes for $248 on its own, so you are +$5 on this offer. Especially of interest if you have eBay Bucks or eBay Gift Cards waiting to be spent.
Pay $85, Get $100 Overstock Gift Card by e-mail
Overstock has some camera gear too, so if you are a fan of the Overstock, PayPal’s Digital Gifts is having an email Overstock gift card promotion: Pay $85, Get $100 Overstock.com Gift Card via email, with a limit of five per customer.
Speaking of gift cards, this one is a physical gift card delivered by mail by Gift Card Mall on eBay, Pay $90, Get $100 Lowe’s Gift Card with a limit of two per customer. Over 6000 cards got sold so far. Because the studio won’t fix itself 🙂
Refurbished Nikon D3300 with 18-55 & 55-200 (both VR) for $350
To the eBay Deals we return where the parade of refurbished Nikon DSLR kits continues with Beach Camera’s eBay store offering the manufacturer-refurbished with a 90 day Nikon USA warranty Nikon D3300 Two-Lens Kit with the 18-55 DX VR and 55-200 DX VR lenses for $350 with free shipping. You have a choice of black or red. Limit five per customer. Over 550 units got sold so far from this eBay listing per their stats there.
Pay $88, Get $100 Barnes & Noble Gift Cards [think Camera & Photo books]
If you want to buy camera and photography books, especially ones that have the same prices at the major retailers, one way to get a discount is to get a discounted gift card at one of the stores offering them. Which brings us to the latest eBay Deals where the SVW Gift Cards eBay store is offering $100 Barnes and Noble Gift Cards (plastic gift cards delivered by mail) for $88 with free shipping. Limit three per buyer… Multiple book sellers sell at the BN website (just like Amazon), so you can also get books of interest at lower prices in used condition…
Heads Up (March 13-19): 16% Plenti Rewards on $50 eBay Gift Card
For the week of March 13-19 (2016), members of the Plenti Rewards program (Rite Aid and others, operated by American Express), can get 800 Plenti points ($8 future buying power) when you purchase a $50 eBay Gift Card at Rite Aid. Limit two per customer during this week. That’s 16% back in rewards. This offer will be available at Rite Aid B&M stores. I do not know if it will be available at the Rite Aid website as well.
Imported Canon 6D body only for $999 [no warranty]
Back to the eBay Deals, if you are comfortable with imported grey-market DSLRs without a warranty, the Get It Digital eBay store is offering the new condition grey-market imported Canon 6D body only for $999 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer. Over 2000 units got sold from this listing per the eBay listing stats.
If you prefer Canon USA warranty models and do not object to mail-in rebates and prepaid gift cards, there is a nice WPPI bundle at B&H for $1150 after coupon and mail-in rebate that includes the Pixma PRO 10 printer and 13×19 paper and 1-year of Creative Cloud Photography Plan (this expires 3/10/16).
(ENDED) Pay $80, Get $100 iTunes Gift Card by e-mail
This particular sale ended. For future action, check Los eBay Deals…
(ENDED) YMMV: 5X eBay Bucks on Items priced $50+ [must Opt-In first]
This eBay Bucks promotion expired, but if you missed it, fear not ~ these are recurring every few days/weeks…
Refurbished Nikon Coolpix L32 (AA powered) for $49 w/free S&H
More eBay action, this time on the manufacturer refurbished front. Once upon a time AA-powered batteries were the majority, but that’s no longer the case. However, companies still make AA-powered cameras, and one such is the subject of this. It is the red manufacturer refurbished Nikon Coolipx L32 compact P&S digital camera (powered by two AAs) offered for $49 with free shipping by BuyDig’s eBay Store with a 90 day Nikon USA warranty. Limit five per customer.
PS: depending on your screen’s colors and calibration and brightness setting, a giant blinding red camera body may fill your screen when you go over there 🙂
Imported No-Warranty Canon 18-135mm IS STM for $229
Back to the eBay Deals, for the more adventurous shoppers, there is a white-box imported grey-market lens without any warranty, it is offered by Get It Digital’s eBay store (99.6%). Ooops, the lens, the lens is the new condition Canon 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM going for $229 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer.
White box usually means it was part of a kit, but sold separately. If I put on my Miss Maple hat, this is probably how it came to be: they import Canon APS-C DSLRs with 18-135mm kits. Then they remove the lenses from the DSLR boxes, and sell the DSLRs as body-onlies on their own (“onlies” is plural of “only”), and the Lenses on their own.
So that’s why the price is so much lower, it’s an imported item without a warranty. Over 1300 units got sold so far, so there are a lot of people willing to take the risk, but again, don’t decide based on price alone. If the thought of potential future problems with lenses without warranty keeps you up at night, mayhaps it’s not worth the extra stress. We blog, you decide!
eBay Semi-Curated Canon Sale (133 items)
eBay is having another semi-curated sale (I don’t know how much they pick by hand and how much by computer, so I’m splitting the distance with the semi), this time they feature 133 items that comprised a Canon Sales Event. Due to time constraints I cannot go through the 133 items and price-check them, so this is a DIY adventure if interested. You can filter them a bit using the various options below the big banner picture over there.
Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 IS STM and Pixma PRO 100 and 50pk 13×19″ paper for $400 after $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX GC)
Also bubbling among the featured eBay Deals is a more complicated offer from BuyDig’s eBay store. This one is a Canon-Pixma-MIR-AMEX offer, a mail-in rebate bundle with a $350 prepaid American Express Gift Card. This is a Canon D-Rebel T5i with 18-55 IS STM bundle that also includes the PIXMA PRO 100 printer and its accompanying 50pk of 13×19″ Canon photo paper (the razor/cartridges strategy). You pay $750, receive the order, make sure all is well, submit the mail-in rebates following instructions and deadlines, and a few weeks later you receive a $350 prepaid American Express Gift Card if all is well, making it a $400 after MIR promotion, and this a nominee for a runaway sentence 🙂
Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS for $219 (Canon only)
Back on the eBay Deals wagon where we find BuyDig’s eBay store offering the new condition Sigma 18-250mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM lens on sale for $219 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer. This is only available in the Canon SLR mount. The others (N/A/P) are showing as out of stock.
Buy Best Buy Gift Cards, get 10% Bonus as an eBay Gift Card
To the eBay Deals where if you are a fan of both Best Buy and eBay shopping, there’s a gift card promotion you may find of interest:
+ Pay $100, Get $100 Best Buy Gift Card and $10 eBay Gift Card
+ this sold out: Pay $150, Get $150 Best Buy Gift Card and $15 eBay Gift Card
+ both are offered by “PayPal Digital Gifts” on eBay, with a limit of one of each per customer
+ these are electronic gift cards delivered by e-mail
(SOLD OUT) Refurbished w/1yr warranty GoPro HERO3 White Edition for $127
As of late 2/29/16 recheck, this listing closed/ended with over 7500 units sold… For more action, check the eBay Deals…
(ENDED) Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift Card
As usual, this didn’t last long, but it returns every few days/weeks… For more action, check the eBay Deals…
It is back again at the eBay Deals. It is not a glamorous deal but it’s a utilitarian 5% off! It is the return of Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift Card via email with a limit one of per customer. These don’t last long, but they return every few days/weeks.
Imported Grey Market Canon 5DS Body Only with 1-Year Seller Warranty for $2400
A full frame trip to the eBay Deals brings us (or takes us) to eBay seller Get It Digital (99.6%) offering a new condition imported grey-market Canon 5DS Body Only for $2400 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty from the seller Get It Digital (not from Canon USA). Limit five per customer during this promotion.
At authorized Canon USA dealers, the 5DS body only goes for $3700 with a variety of free accessories. There are many bundles at Adorama including one that bundles Lightroom 6. Also offering free accessories is B&H Photo and Amazon itself.
Buy 1 Get 1 for 10% off on 100+ Refurbished Nikon DSLRs, Mirrorless, Lenses, Coolpixies [Refurbished]
Also bubbling around among the eBay Deals is a big promotion from BuyDig’s eBay store. A total of 101 items are participating as of the time of writing, including DSLRs, mirrorless cameras, Lenses, and Coolpix cameras. It is a “Buy 1 Get 1 at 10% off” offer. It activates in the shopping cart when you add any two items to your shopping cart.
The value of the least expensive item is discounted, so strategically this works best if the items you are buying have similar prices (or you are buying two of the same). You can see all eligible items at the BuyDig Certified Refurbished promotion. Make sure you also check pages #2 and #3 over there, or sort by price (High or Low), or use the Categories on the left hand side of the page over there to drill further down.
Refurbished Nikon Coolpix AW130 waterproof for $169 OR S6900 compact-zoom for $99
We are taking another break from the Pre-Orders Parade (many more to come still), with a series of refurbished Nikon Coolpix P&S digital cameras offered with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty from authorized dealer BuyDig’s eBay store as follows:
+ refurbished Coolpix AW130 waterproof in yellow for $169
+ refurbished Coolpix S6900 (12x optical; with case and 16GB card) for $99 OR add two to the shopping cart and save 10% off
+ these are among the 100+ refurbished Nikon camera gear eligible for the BuyDig “Buy 1 Get 1 at 10% off” promotion
Refurbished Nikon D5200 w/18-55 VR II for $359
Another manufacturer refurbished Nikon DSLR kit among the eBay Deals. Also offered by BuyDig’s eBay store (authorized dealer) is the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D5200 with 18-55 VR II for $359 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon USA warranty. Limit 5 per customer.
Refurbished Nikon D5500 with 18-55 VR II for $500
Among the Trending eBay Deals (these are eBay daily deals that according to their algorithms are “trending” – you can find handy links to both in the Sidebar of this blog under “DAILY DEALS LINKS”) we find a more recent Nikon APS-C DSLR.
BuyDig’s eBay store (authorized dealers) is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D5500 with 18-55 VR II for $500 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon USA warranty. Limit five per customer during this promotion.
In new condition, at authorized dealers, the D5500 body only goes for $750, while the D5500 w/18-55 VR II kit goes for $850 (eg Adorama and Amazon and B&H Photo) with some free accessories and/or promotional rewards.
So as you can see, going refurbished if you need the same kit is $350 in savings, that’s many pockets full of change. But there are dozens of APS-C DSLRs and kit combinations, so you have many choices to consider considering.
Discounted Gift Cards for 12% off CVS and 5% off Target
To the eBay Deals we return, with a Post-Valentine’s Gift Card apocalypse. The following retailers sell camera and photo related gear (Target) or photo print services (CVS). Here they are:
+ Pay $88, Get $100 CVS Gift Card with free shipping (mail delivery; not email) from SVM Gift Cards [limit 3]
+ Pay $95, Get $100 Target Gift Card with free shipping (mail delivery; not email) from Gift Card Mall [limit 2]
(ENDED) Samsung WB380 compact-zoom (21x) + Extras for $130
This daily offering expired…
eBay Mobile App coupon: $5 off a $20+ order
In an email to registered users earlier today, eBay has a new promotion trying to encourage shoppers to download and use its mobile app. To make it so, the app will have a coupon for $5 off a purchase of $20+. The coupon must be used within the app. The terms say “Only invited, registered eBay users who receive the Coupon in My eBay are eligible”. Their email has more details on how to use it. I haven’t done this, so I don’t know what happens next…
Imported Nikon D750 body only for $1465
If you are comfortable with imported grey market DSLRs, among the many eBay Deals bubbling around, eBay seller GetItDigital (99.6%) offers the imported (grey market) Nikon D750 body only for $1465 with free shipping, with a limit of three per buyer. This does not come with a Nikon USA warranty. It is unclear from the listing whether GetItDigital offers their own 1-year warranty (typically they say so in “Item Specifics” but there’s no mention of it in this particular listing).
At authorized dealers, this goes for $2000, with a variety of free accessories and/or up to 4% rewards (=$80~) offered by Adorama (options include free $250 Audio Technica camera-mount microphone or Corel Software bundle) and B&H Photo ($80~ rewards & accessories) and Amazon itself (free accessories or free AT microphone).
UPDATE:: Speaking of eBay, their current spotlight offer is an HDMI cable for $2 (3 feet) or $3 (15 feet) with free shipping. Limit 50 per customer. This ships from Brooklyn (New York) from eBay seller “BuySuperDeal” (99.5%). Over 5400 HDMI cables got sold through this listing so far. The other sizes sold out.
Refurbished RED Nikon Coolpix L32 w/90 day Nikon warranty for $49 w/free S&H
Red for Chinese New Year, Red for Valentine’s, Red for Melisandre at the eBay Deals where BuyDig’s eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished red Nikon Coolpix L32 P&S AA-powered digital camera for $49 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon USA warranty. Limit five per customer.
Speaking of eBay, if you like to get photo/art-related supplies from Michael’s, you can Pay $40, Get $50 Michaels Gift Card via email, sold by PayPal’s Digital Gifts.
Imported Canon D-Rebel T6i w/18-55 IS STM w/1yr seller warranty for $600
To the Land of the Many Bays we return (I mean eBay), where GetItDigital is back with another new condition imported grey-market camera offering. It is the Canon D-Rebel T6i with 18-55 IS STM offered for $600 with free shipping with a one year warranty from GetItDigital (not Canon USA). Limit five per buyer during this time.
At authorized dealers, this kit goes for $750, but you can also get a variety of extra free accessories and promotional rewards such as Adorama (includes Corel imaging software bundle) and B&H Photo and Amazon.
Another option if buying from authorized dealers, $800 gets you the Video Creator Kit which includes the T6i with 18-55 IS STM but also a Rodeo VideoMic microphone and a 32GB Sandisk SD card, and free accessories from various retailers such as Amazon itself and Adorama (includes Corel imaging software bundle) and B&H Photo.
Yet another option from authorized dealers, but this one is more involved, is you can get the T6i with 18-55 IS STM, and Pixma Pro 100 printer and 50pk 13×19″ Canon photo paper and extras for $650 after a $350 mail-in rebate (prepaid American Express Gift Card) at B&H Photo and Adorama.
If you are going the Pixma-MIR route, you can get the same promotion but with the 18-135mm IS STM lens (instead of the 18-55) for $150 more, $800 after a $350 MIR (prepaid AMEX GC) at Adorama and B&H Photo.
Imported Nikon D810 body only for $2220
The Nikon D810 body only currently goes for $2800 at authorized dealers which are allowed by Nikon to include a variety of free extra accessories and promotional rewards (eg Adorama and B&H Photo and Amazon).
But if you are comfortable with grey-market imported camera gear that comes with a 1-year warranty from the seller (not Nikon USA), then among the offers bubbling around the eBay Deals is the new condition imported grey-marked Nikon D810 body only offered for $2220 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty from the seller “Get It Digital” (99.5%), not Nikon USA. Limit three per customer. Nearly 1000 units got sold from this listing so far according to the page over there.
As usual with situations like this, it is up to you to decide where you draw the line on risk vs price vs other related trade-offs.
2-pack of generic batteries for Canon LP-E6 for $14 w/free S&H (from USA)
To the thrifty side of the eBay Deals we rush like a lumbering fullback where eBay seller “eshop-best” (99.4%) is offering new condition 2-pack of generic batteries replacing Canon LP-E6 for $14 total with free shipping. You get two batteries for $14. They ship from Illinois. Limit 50 per customer. The eBay listing says these come with a 3-year warranty and they ship fast (“24H dispatch”). Over 700 units got sold so far from this listing per the stats over there. There are multiple pictures of the batteries in the eBay listing. As usual with 3rd-party batteries, this depends on your risk and comfort level, warranty situation of your camera, and things of that nature. We blog, you decide and deride 🙂
2TB WD Elements USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for $70
All your megapixels are belong to you, which is why a solid backup and restore strategy, along with a healthy dose of Stannis-like discipline to implement it day-to-day is necessary. Which takes us to the eBay Deals where Adorama’s eBay store is offering the new condition 2TB WD Elements USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive (USB Powered, model WDBU6Y0020BBK-NESN) [corrected link] for $70 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer… If you have Amazon Gift Cards to spend, you can get it for the same price by Amazon itself…
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