Best Buy’s eBay store has tech sale on eBay

The Best Buy eBay store is having a featured tech sale on eBay with free store pickup (where available) or free shipping with an order of $35+. You can filter the camera and photo items using the sidebar on the left side over there. There are sixty items listed under Camera and Photo. Due to time constraints I cannot price-check them at posting time, so it is a DIY adventure.

Refurbished with 4yr warranty Sigma 18-250 DC OS for $230 (C/N/A/P)

More superzoom action at the eBay Deals, this time of the SLR kind. The Sigma 18-250 f3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM macro lens is currently offered for $230 with free shipping and a four year warranty (1+3) by Adorama’s eBay store in the Canon, Nikon, Sony Alpha and Pentax K SLR mounts. Limit five per buyer.

PS: if you are having a bit of a deja vu, this had been offered a few weeks ago for $250 by Buydig thru the eBay deals.

Refurbished Samsung WB1100f (35x optical) Wifi superzoom for $132

Back to the eBay Deals we geaux, where we find the manufacturer refurbished red Samsung WB1100F superzoom (#5x optical, Wifi) offered for $132 with free shipping and a 90 day manufacturer warranty with a limit of five per buyer by Legend Micro’s Wholesale eBay store.

Refurbished Nikon D5300 body only for $420 [or w/18-55 for $490]

It is a pure coincidence that we have three consecutive refurbished offers, the market works in mysterious ways 🙂 We start in the land of Nikon DSLRs, where Adorama is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D5300 body only for $420 with free shipping and a 90 day Nikon warranty. Optionally you can add Adobe software or X-Rite monitor calibration hardware for a combined purchase discount. Look for the “Special Offers Buy together and Save up to $140.00 with bundle. See details” line above the product pictures.

UPDATE: if you want the D5300 kit with the 18-55mm DX VR lens, it is currently offered for $490 with free shipping in black or red by BuyDig’s eBay store.

Refurbished Samsung Galaxy 2 GC200 (21x, Android) for $210

If you want to try out an Android compact-zoom camera without breaking the bank and you are comfortable with manufacturer refurbished, the manufacturer refurbished Samsung Galaxy 2 GC200 Android-o-camera with a 21x optical zoom lens is on sale for $210 with free shipping and a 90 day Samsung warranty in the white color scheme by Dealfisher shipped by Amazon and in the black color scheme by the eBay store of Northwest Outdoor (98.8%).

Refurbished Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 for $680 (C/N/A/P) {4yr warranty}

To the eBay Deals we check-upon where we find Adorama’s official eBay store offering the manufacturer refurbished Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM Art lens in the four major SLR mounts (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax) for $680 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. Warranty is a total of four years from the date of purchase (1+3).

1TB WD MyP Ultra External USB 3 HDD for $50

On the storage front, the Best Buy website is offering the new condition 1TB WD My Passport Ultra External USB 3.0 Hard Drive in the black color scheme for $50 with free shipping or store pickup. This is model WDBZFP0010BBK-NESN with 4.7/5 based on 3500+ customer reviews over there.

Speaking of storage, NewEgg’s eBay store is offering the new condition 500GB Samsung 850 EVO Internal SSD (2.5″, MZ-75E500B/AM) for $150 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. Over 8000 units sold so far from this offer.

GoPro Hero 4 Black (CHDHX-401) for $400

To the eBay Deals we return where Adorama’s eBay store returns with another offer, it is the new condition GoPro Hero 4 Black Action Camera, model CHDHX-401, offered for $400 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer.

(ENDED) Olympus E-PL6 w/14-42mm for $270 (limit 5)

This limited time offer expired…

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Refurbished Nikon D610 body for $1050

Back to the eBay Deals where BuyDig is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D610 body only for $1050 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.

It currently goes for $1500 in new condition, along with a variety of free accessories and rewards at B&H Photo and Adorama.

Pentax K50 w/18-55 & 50-200 & Flash & Eyefi for $400

Pentax makes a rare appearance in the featured eBay Deals. The seller is BuyDig (of House Beach Camera) offering in new condition, in either the olive or blue color schemes a Pentax K-50 bundle that consists of the K50, 18-55 WR and 50-200 WR lenses, an external Pentax flash and a 4GB Eyefi SD card. Limit five per buyer.

The eBay Bucks offer ended: TIP: if you are a member of eBay Bucks and you received the 4X Extra Bucks offer and you manually OPTED IN to the offer, and you buy this before 3am ET on Thursday 8/6/15, you can earn $32 in eBay Bucks rewards on this purchase (8% of $400).

Gift Card Update: iTunes and Google Play continue {eBay’s own sold out}

This sold out as of 7pm ET recheck with 5001 gift cards sold through this offer… Back to Les eBay Dealseaux where they have another electronic eBay Gift Card promotion, of interest to frequent eBay shoppers, Buy $100 eBay Gift Card, receive $5 Free eBay Gift Card (both delivered by email) with a limit of one per customer.

The seller is PayPal Digital Gifts, so it’s as close to a safe purchase as it gets on eBay. US only. This is effectively a 4.76% discount on everything you buy using the combined $105 amount. A slightly smaller discount than the previous “pay $95, get $100” offer – sneaky accountants 🙂 Strategically this might be good to use on items that sell for the same price everywhere.

While we are on the topic of eBay and gift cards, they have a couple of other offers:

Under the iOS-Android fairness doctrine, we are obligated to also mention a Google Play Gift Card offer, good until Saturday night (8/8/15), you receive 500 Plenti rewards points if you buy a $25 Google Play Gift Card at Rite Aid stores (limit 2). 500 Plenti points translate to a $5 future purchase at RiteAid stores (or other participating retailers), making it a rare 20% off (effective) discount on Google Play gift cards which can be used on all digital content (apps, books, music, video) but not hardware or subscriptions. You have to be a member of the Plenti program, which is free to join, and puppet-mastered (fancy way of saying administered) by American Express.

2TB WD Elements USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $70

Speaking of eBay Deals, Adorama’s eBay store is offering the new condition black 2TB WD Elements USB 3.0 portable external hard drive for $70 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer.

Speaking of Adorama, their direct website is offering the 3TB WD My Book External USB 3.0 Hard Drive for $110 with free shipping.

(ENDED) Ends Thur 3am ET: earn 4X eBay Bucks on $100+ items (must opt-in)

This offer ended but the eBay Bucks bonus promotions are recurring…

If you are a member of the eBay Bucks rewards program, check your email or eBay inbox. There’s a new bonus bucks promotion running until 3am ET on Thursday 8/6/15. You earn 4X the regular amount of rewards (= 8% of purchase price) on individual items priced $100 or more. You MUST first manually opt-in to the offer from the eBay email/messages before you can take advantage of it. The usual terms and exclusions apply (eg maximum reward of $100 per transaction ($1250 purchase) and maximum $500 rewards ($6250 {corrected math} in purchases) per Earn Period). A good place to start looking for deals is the eBay Deals page.

Refurbished GoPro HERO3+ Silver Edition w/1yr warranty for $180

Another day, another rearranging of the eBay Deals chairs and among these, you can get the manufacturer refurbished GoPro HERO3+ Silver Edition for $180 with free shipping with a one year warranty, factory sealed, sold by the official GoPro eBay store.

Speaking of eBay, Adorama’s eBay store is offering the new condition 500GB Samsung 850 EVO 2.5″ SATA III Internal Solid State Drive, model #MZ-75E500B/AM, for $150 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.

Imported Nikon 24-120mm f4 VR for $550 {vs refurbished for $780}

Back to Los eBay Deals du Jour where GetItDigital is offering the new condition imported grey-market Nikon 24-120mm f4G ED VR SLR lens for $550 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. It comes with a one year warranty from the seller (GetItDigital), not Nikon USA.

If you are not comfortable with imported grey-market items, but still don’t want to pay new condition full price, there’s a middle path, you can get it manufacturer refurbished with the Nikon USA blessings for $780 with free shipping by Adorama.

Imported Sony a7S body for $1800

Back to the eBay Deals where GetItDigital (99.7%) is offering the new condition imported (grey market) Sony a7S body only for $1800 with free shipping, with the usual limit of five per customer. The main picture has the a7 box, while the rest of the listing talks about the a7s. That and the unusual look of the box in the listings perhaps causing people to not buy it. It comes with a one year warranty from the seller GetItDigital, not from Sony USA.

At authorized Sony USA dealers this goes for $2500 such as Adorama (free Shure or Audio Technica mic) or B&H Photo (2% rewards = $50) or Amazonia.

Imported Nikon 55-300mm DX VR for $190

Back to the land of the eBays where we find the new condition Nikon 55-300mm f4.5-5.6 DX VR lens offered for $190 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer by eBay seller “BestStopDeals” (98.1%). The listing says one year worldwide warranty. Assume it is a gray market (imported) lens since it doesn’t explicitly mention Nikon USA warranty.

(ENDED) Pay $95, Get $100 eBay Gift Card (email delivery)

This offer ended with 10,000 units sold but the gift card offers are recurring (I don’t know when they will return though)…

And now something utilitarian for regular eBay shoppers, featured at the eBay Deals, you pay $95 and you receive a $100 eBay Gift Card (email delivery) with a limit of one per customer. Essentially a 5% discount on what you use it on later. Strategically this might also be of interest if the items you want to buy have the same prices everywhere. The seller is PayPal’s Digital Gifts.

Imported Canon 1D X body for $4000

If you are comfortable with imported (grey market) flagships, GetItDigital on eBay (99.7%) is offering the new condition imported grey-market Canon 1D X body only for $4000 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. Over 260 units got sold from this sale so far. The subtitle of the listing there says ends by 8/3/15.

At authorized dealers, this goes for $5300 with a variety of free accessories included at Adorama and B&H Photo.

Canon DSLR Gear featured sales event on eBay

eBay is running a promotional Canon Cameras and Lenses features sales event featuring a total of 243 items with free shipping. You can use the left hand of the page over there to filter them by DSLR or Compacts or DSLR Bundles or Accessories or Lenses. Unfortunately I cannot price-check 240+ items on a dime, so this is a DIY adventure. As usual, check the condition of the item, the seller’s reputation and whether it’s an authorized or grey market (imported item).

GoPro Hero4 Session for $380

More action at the feeBay Deals, we have one of the first discounts on the new GoPro Hero4 Session action camera, you can get it for $380 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer by Adorama upon eBay. Its starting price was $400…

… on the other hand, if you want/need extra accessories too, for $400 you can get the GoPro HERO4 Session Starter Bundle from Amazon herself that includes a 32GB Lexar 633x microSD, headstrap mount, and quick clip.

Imported Nikon 50mm f1.8D for $100

The Nikon 50mm f1.8D goes for around $130 in new condition at authorized dealers, but if you feel comfortable getting an imported grey-market simple prime lens, you can get in new condition for $100 by Peach Photo on eBay (over 650 units sold) or by Unique via Amazon.

Refurbished Nikon D800E body for $2150

The Nikon D800E is currently available in certified refurbished condition for $2150 with free shipping by Beach Camera through Amazon. As of the time of writing, per the quantity slider on the right hand side of the page, there are nine left.

If that runs out, you can get it for $2200 by BuyDig on eBay (limit 5) and Adorama and Buydig.com.

Imported Nikon D7200 body for $900

Back to the eBay Deals, if you are comfortable with imported (grey market) cameras, GetItDigital (99.6%) is offering the new condition Nikon D7200 body only for $900 with free shipping with a limit of five per buyer. It comes with a one year warranty from the seller, not Nikon USA. Per the listing, this sale ends “7/28/15 AM”.

At authorized dealers, this goes for $1200 with various freebies, such as Adorama (among others, free Corel software that includes Aftershot Pro 2) and B&H Photo and Amazon herself.

GoPro HERO4 Black Action Camera for $400

IF you have been holding out for a hero, you may belong to the Bonnie Tyler Fan Club or waiting for a sale on the GoPro Hero. You can’t unread that previous sentence I’m afraid, but if you keep on reading, among the latest eBay Deals, Adorama’s ebay store is offering the new condition GoPro HERO4 Black Action Camera, model #CHDHX-401, for $400 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer.

Refurbished Nikon Coolpix L840 (38x, AA) for $150

Another offer added to the eBay Deals du jour, Adorama’s eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon Coolpix L840 superzoom (38x optical, 4 AA) in either black or red for $150 with a 90 day Nikon USA warranty and free shipping with a limit of five per customer during this promotion.

5TB Seagate Expansion USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive for $115

Back to the PayPal-divorced eBay Deals where NewEgg’s eBay store is offering the new condition megapixel-hoarding 5TB Seagate Expansion USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive, model STBV5000100, for $115 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. Over 5200 units got sold from this eBay listing so far per their statistics over there.

Imported Canon 7D II body only Drops to $1150

Since we posted this a couple of months ago, the price dropped from $1200 to $1150! It is at the eBay Deals, where we find another import (grey market) trade-off. eBay seller “GetItDigital” (99.6%) offering the new condition imported grey market Canon 7D II body only for $1150 with free shipping and a one year warranty from GetItDigital, not from Canon USA. Limit five per customer with over 780 units sold from this eBay listing.

In comparison, at authorized Canon dealers, this goes for $1500 such as Adorama and B&H Photo which offer a few free accessories each along with 2% promotional rewards (= $30~). Amazon itself is stingy on the bundles but it offers 0% 12-month financing with their Store credit card and potentially 5% rewards for Prime members who apply and get approved for the Prime version of their Store card (5% = $75 in statement credit). As usual with credit offers, read terms and conditions carefully, ask them questions if something is not clear, and do some financial planning to make sure such offers will have a net benefit to you in the long run.

Imported Canon 6D body only for $1194 _VS_ Open-Box (Canon warranty) for $1270

Back to the eBay Deals we go where we find the new condition imported-by-seller grey-market Canon 6D body only offered for $1194~ with free shipping and a one year warranty from the seller “GetItDigital” (99.6%), not Canon USA. Limit three per customer.

If you don’t feel comfortable with imported (grey market) cameras, but you are comfortable with open-box Canon USA blessed cameras, you can get the Canon 6D body only for $1270 with free expedited shipping by Adorama. The listing says it includes all accessories and comes with a one year Canon USA warranty.

If you prefer new condition from authorized dealers, it goes for $1400 with a variety of various freebies at Amazon and B&H Photo and Adorama.