YMMV 8% eBay Bucks (no minimum purchase)

Attention eBay shoppers! We have a Union of the Two Towers! Already mentioned in progress until 2/20/18 AM is a 20% off eBay coupon promotion on 160+ sellers.

Now coming out via email and eBay messages, is a new 8% eBay Bucks promotion, running until 2/16/18 at 3am eastern. You must manually activate it before you earn the 8% eBay Bucks. This has no minimum purchase amount. I do not know if every eBay Bucks member gets these offers or the eBay computers do their “targeting thing” (eg nudge people who haven’t shopped in a while to shop, and so forth).

So if you buy an item that is eligible for the coupon and if you activate the 8% eBay Bucks, and make the purchases while both offers are running, we have the Union of the Two Towers!

A good place to look for ideas are the eBay Deals along with the Trending Deals (shows only 100 trending deals, less overwhelming to look at than their main deals page). There’s also a dedicated search box there that searches only the Deals, not everything else on eBay.

Another way to look for ideas is our eBay Category posts here…

eBay Coupon: 20% off orders of $25+ at 165 participating sellers (2371 eligible Camera & Photo items; max discount $50)

eBay is back with another coupon promotion. Coupon code PRESDAY gets you 20% off an order of $25 or more from 165 participating eBay sellers. The maximum discount you can get with the coupon is $50. So eligible orders of $250+ get a flat $50 off discount instead of 20% off.

Among the 165 partcipating retailers they have Beach Camera, Overstock, Big Value Inc, Cuisinart, eBags, Red Tag Camera, Casio Store, VM Innovations, and more. As usual, keep in mind that eBay is chaos, there’s a variety of product conditions and warranty/authorized dealer status options, so check each individual seller/listing if you are not familiar with them.

Of camera and photo interest, there are 2371 products under the Camera and Photo category but there’s probably more in other categories (eg drones or action cameras or storage and computer-related things may be categorized elsewhere).

The coupon promotion expires 2/20/18 at 8am pacific time. Their shopping cart is as usual the ultimate decider on what qualifies.

Imported Nikon D7200 Body for $680 w/free S&H

If you are comfortable with imported grey-market DSLRs that come without a warranty [there’s no mention of any warranty included in the eBay listing], then to the eBay Deals we geaux…

… yes, Mardi Gras time, so “geaux’ is the official spelling of “go”, where eBay seller “Photo4Less” (100%, Brooklyn) is offering the new condition imported grey-market Nikon D7200 body only for $680 with free shipping. Limit up to five per buyer. Over 1700 units got sold from this listing per the eBay data over there.

Canon Pixma MX492 AiO Printer for $35 w/free S&H

And now some more eBay Deals action. BuyDIG strikes once again as they are among the most frequently features eBay sellers in the featured eBay deals, this time they are offering the new condition Canon Pixma MX492 All In One Printer for $35 with free shipping with up to three per eBay user at the sale price. Over 9200 units have been sold from that listing per the stats over there.

PS: you have to click the “See Details” to see the price, but you don’t have to login to your eBay account to see the price.

Imported Nikon D850 Body drops to $3230

A new development after today’s Stock Status Tracker update. We have another discount on the Imported Grey Market Nikon D850 Body on eBay by eBay seller Deals All Year, it dropped from $3250 to $3230 with free shipping and a 1-year seller warranty. The new condition price at authorized Nikon USA dealers is $3300.

As far as the other tracked cameras, it is status quo. Both the Sony a7r III and Panasonic G9 are steadily available at authorized dealers, although individual sellers may go in and out.

On a meta note, this is the last time we have the Fuji X100S in the Stock Tracker. The camera has been steady in prices, both used and new for a while now, so it will be retired. However, I am saving the entries, so if something happens that necessitates its return, it will be very easy to bring it back!

IF there are any other cameras or lenses you’d like to see tracked, please leave a comment here or at the Stock Tracker or the online contact form

Refurbished GoPRO Hero5 Session w/1-YR W for $160

Back to the eBay Deals we go where the official GoPRO eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished GoPRO Hero5 Session for $160 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty from GoPRO. Limit up to five per customer at the sale price. The new condition price is $200.

(ENDED) Pay $85, Get $100 iTunes Gift by email

This eBay listing closed after 12,000 units got sold. If you missed it, fear not – it is a recurring eBay Deal, but I don’t know when it will return…

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Refurbished GoPro HERO4 Black Camera w/1-YR W for $150

Back to the land of the eBay Deals where the official GoPRO store is offering the manufacturer refurbished GoPro HERO4 Black Camera for $150 with free shipping and a 1-year warranty. You can buy as many as you want. Over 8650 units have been sold so far from this eBay listing per the eBay stats over there.

Refurbished Nikon D5500 w/18-55 DX VR for $450

Back to the eBay Deals we go, where the Buydig eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D5500 with 18-55 DX VR for $450 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty. Limit up to three per eBay customer. Over 420 units have been sold so far per the eBay listing. This is in the black color scheme.

Or if you prefer a “take pictures with” entry-point into the Nikon DSLR system for about half that, Adorama is offering the refurbished Nikon D3100 with 18-55 for $229 with free shipping and a 90-day warranty in the red color scheme of the DSLR.

32GB Samsung PRO+ microSD for $27 w/free S&H

Best Buy has this for $40 as a daily deal but their price is destroyed by a sale from the Beach Camera group of companies. “This” refers to the 32GB Samsung PRO+ microSDHC memory card, model MB-MD32DA/AM going for $27 with free shipping by Beach through Amazon and Buydig directly and by BuyDIG’s eBay store.

Meanwhile they have the 64GB version for $49 with free shipping.

(ENDED) Nikon D850 User Auction ends 3:32pm ET [$2950 as of OP]

This auction ended for $2950 with 62 bids placed…

A quick look at the Stock Status Tracker reminded us that today is the last day of the user-listed Nikon D850 body only auction. As of the time of writing (aka OP as in Original Post as in 10:26am ET), the price is $2950 with 62 bids. Shipping is an extra $13~.

Another Nikon D850 eBay Auction by User: $2800 but ends Monday

Another development from the update of the Stock Status Tracker is another “sale by user” for the Nikon D850 body only. It is in USED condition and an Auction-style eBay Listing. It is currently going for $2800 with 59 bids. It ships from North Carolina for $13, from a 100% eBay user (91 transactions). The auction ends on Monday at 3:32pm eastern. Mayhaps the Superbowl will distract some and the price won’t skyrocket 🙂

In other stock update action, the Panasonic G9 body only is back in-stock at B&H Photo for its starting price of $1700 with free shipping…

Surprise Shopping News: eBay will be replacing PayPal with Ayden in the next few years

This is a surprise! eBay will be eventually replacing PayPal as its payment method with a smaller European company called Ayden. This will be phased in over time. PayPal will continue to be available on eBay until July 2023 (over five years from now), while Ayden will have most of eBay’s payments by 2021. So it’s not something disruptive from a consumer perspective as it will be rolled out over time. PayPal’s negatives among consumers are probably high enough that quite a few people may cheer rather than cry for PayPal 🙂

Ayden will launch in small scale later in 2018, and begin expanding in 2019 and later…

More details through CNBC and more discussion in the tech world nicely organized at Techmeme. Here’s eBay’s own explanation of the change in their press release

Sony a7r III with boatload of freebies for $3200 at authorized Sony USA dealer: 128GB Extreme PRO SDXC, Bower Slave Flash, Corel PSP X9, Monopod, Etc

The first development from the just-updated Stock Status Tracker is that the new condition Sony a7r III body only is now getting a boatload of free accessories for the same price of $3200 by authorized Sony USA dealer Beach Camera on eBAY.

The freebies include a mix of useful and trinkety:

+ 128GB Sandisk Extreme PRO SDXC
+ Bower SFD328 Bounce and Swivel Slave Flash
+ Corel Paintshop PRO X9
+ Sony carrying case
+ generic rechargeable LED light
+ 72-inch XIT XT72MP monopod with soft case
+ 12-inch spider-style rubberized tripod
+ wrist strap
+ universal shutter release
+ leaf blower (oops, I mean, lens blower)
+ cleaning lens pen
+ generic accessories kit (cleaning, mini tripod, etc)

You may need tn excavation team to find the camera in this delivery box 🙂 This can be handy if you need some of the accessories, while you can give away the rest to friends and family who may need them, or use them to put together “camera starter kits” for friends and family. Or donate them to local photography clubs or schools.

Imported Nikon D850 Body drops to $3250

The second development from the just-updated Stock Status Tracker is that the new condition imported grey market Nikon D850 body only by eBay seller “Deals All Year” has now dropped to $3250. The new condition at authorized Nikon USA dealers is $3300 (and still hard to find).

Refurbished DJI Mavic Pro Drone with 4K HD Camera for $699

Back to the Les eBay Deals we go, where the after-effects of the Nutella mania will be felt in the next few days. The Drone SuperStore (98.9%, New York) is offering the refurbished DJI Mavic Pro Drone with 4K HD Camera with a 90-day seller warranty for $699 with free shipping with up to three per eBay customer. Over 2100 units have been sold so far.

Note also that earlier in the week DJI revealed the new Mavic AIR drone that is available for pre-order for $799 at Amazon and elsewhere.

Refurbished DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter w/1-YR warranty for $640

To Los eBay Deals we go where the official DJI eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter 4K Video Camera Drone for $640 with free shipping and a 1-year DJI warranty. Limit three per customer. Nearly 900 units have been sold from the eBay listing so far per the on-page eBay stats.

PS: note that DJI revealed the all new $799 DJI Mavic AIR earlier this week.

Nikon D850 Hunt: Two eBay Auction-style Listings in progress

Another thing that surfaced during the Stock Status Update is that there are two live classic bid-style auctions on the Nikon D850 body only running on eBay and as fate would have it, they both end a few hours apart from each other. The listings end next Tuesday though, so the prices will definitely go up by then.

These are sold by individual eBay users, not camera retailers…

+ Auction #1 (eBay) in New-Other condition
+ $1675 with 44 bids as of blog-posting time

+ Auction #2 (eBay) in NEW condition
+ $1852 with 1 bid as of blog-posting time

eBay Coupon: 20% off $25+ purchases

I am not sure which planet eBay lives on, but the freezing cold is not deterring them from running an End of Winter Coupon promotion. Coupon P20SAVENOW gets you 20% off purchases of $25 or higher until 1/28/18 at 8am pacific time from over 60 participating eBay sellers.

There is no Camera and Photo category in this edition, but there are various “six degrees of separation” options, including over 1.7 million (!) books under the “Books” sub-category, which is under “Lifestyle” towards the middle of the left sidebar over there. The maximum discount using the coupon is $50 (in other words, it flattens to $50 off for eligible purchases of $250+).

Refurbished Nikon D750 Body w/90-Day W for $1230

If you don’t have to have the new condition Nikon D750, then you can get a solid discount (without any free accessories) if you go manufacturer refurbished…

… to the eBay Deals we go, where the BuyDIG eBay store is offering the manufacturer refurbished Nikon D750 body only for $1230 with free shipping and a 90-day Nikon USA warranty. Limit up to three per customer at the sale price. Over 800 units have been sold so far from this listing per eBay.

B&H has it refurbished as well but for $1399 with free expedited shipping.

PS: if you are participating in eBay Bucks, don’t forget to activate the 6% eBay Bucks promotion before making the purchase!

(ENDED) Nikon D850 body for $3200 from individual eBay seller

As of a 6pm ET recheck, this eBay listing has ended… For future updates, check the Stock Status Tracker

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Imported Sony a7r II Body w/1-YR Seller Warranty for $1900

The all new Sony a7r iii body only is now in-stock at multiple authorized dealers, but if you prefer the previous generation model, the Sony a7r ii body only, and you are comfortable with imported grey-market cameras…

… then to the eBay Deals we go, where eBay seller “Department Store NYC” (99%, Queens Village) is offering the new condition imported grey-market a7r II body only for $1900 with free shipping and a 1-year seller warranty (not Sony USA warranty). Limit three per customer. Over 420 of these have been sold so far per the eBay listing…

(ENDED) YMMV eBay Bucks 6% (no minimum)

This particular promotion expired, but eBay is running similar promotions every few days/weeks…

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(ENDED) 32GB Samsung Evo Plus microSD for $10 w/FS

This limited time sale ended…

Back to the eBay Deals where for a limited time the official Best Buy eBAY store is offering the new condition 32GB Samsung EVO Plus microSD card for $10 with free shipping with up to three cards per customer at the sale price. This is model MB-MC32GA/AM.

(ENDED) HP ENVY 7643 AiO printer for $50 w/free S&H

This offer expired… It’s eBay Deals action now, where, for a limited time only, the official Best Buy eBAY store is offering the new condition HP ENVY 7643 AiO printer for $50 with free shipping and handling. Limit two per customer at the sale price.

64GB Samsung microSDXC EVO Plus for $20 w/FS [limit 3]

To the eBay Deals we go, where for a limited time the Best Buy eBay store is offering the new condition 64GB Samsung EVO Plus microSDXC card, aka the red one, for $20 with free shipping. Limit up to three per buyer.

No color is left behind as Samsung has microSD cards in red, orange-cream, green, blue, and black 🙂

eBay coupon: 10% off $50+ items (max discount $100; 111 eligible sellers)

The never-ending adventure that is eBAY is back with another coupon promotion. A total of 111 eBay sellers are participating in this offer: use coupon code PLAYOFFS18 to get 10% off a purchase of $50+, with a maximum discount of $100. In other words, purchases over $1000 will get a flat $100 off discount instead of 10% off. The coupon expires 1/15/18 at 8am pacific time!

Participating retailers include Beach Camera, aSavings (Focus Camera), Anker, A4C, Overstock, VMI, and more. You can see them all at the coupon promotion page.

Over 120 items are currently eligible for this promotion under the Camera and Photo category, but some related items may also be found in other categories. These type of things are only as good as the product categorization, which is almost never perfect, especially when it depends on a variety of sellers being accurate 🙂

Meanwhile a couple of DJI and Phantom quadcopter bundles from Beach Camera can be found under the Other Gadgets category.

Four Left: 36-page Japanese Nikon D850 Brochure for $12.75 w/FS

Quantities are running down, four are left of the time of writing of this, which surfaced while updating the Stock Status Tracker

IF you want a piece of the Nikon D850, but you just don’t want to wait, or pay $3300, the wide world of eBay sellers have an alternative for you! The official Nikon D850 Japanese Brochure. This is no single page leaflet. It is a 36-page color publication, 21 by 29.7cm, roughly 8.25 by 12 inches, with the text in Japanese. It goes for $12.75 with free slow shipping from Japan. Faster shipping is available for $5 more.

Seven units are left. 19 of them have been sold already. There are multiple pictures from inside the brochure in the eBay gallery of the product listing… Screenshot of one of them below:

So you can get the Nikon D850 purchase out of your system, with just a $13 (instead of a $3300) hit on your wallet 🙂

Refurbished Nikon D3400 with 18-55 and 70-300 DX for $390

Back to the eBay Deals where we have a new low price. The manufacturer refurbished Nikon D3400 Two Lens Kit with the 18-55 and 70-300 DX lenses has dropped from $400 to $390, but also lost the $20 eBay gift card that had during the Black-Cyber season. It also gets a Nikon gadget bag. I don’t recall if this was included the Black-Cyber offering. They come with a 90-day Nikon USA warranty.

36-page Japanese Nikon D850 Brochure for $12.75 w/FS

This surfaced while updating the Stock Status Tracker

IF you want a piece of the Nikon D850, but you just don’t want to wait, or pay $3300, the wide world of eBay sellers have an alternative for you! The official Nikon D850 Japanese Brochure. This is no single page leaflet. It is a 36-page color publication, 21 by 29.7cm, roughly 8.25 by 12 inches, with the text in Japanese. It goes for $12.75 with free slow shipping from Japan. Faster shipping is available for $5 more.

Seven units are left. 19 of them have been sold already. There are multiple pictures from inside the brochure in the eBay gallery of the product listing… Screenshot of one of them below:

So you can get the Nikon D850 purchase out of your system, with just a $13 (instead of a $3300) hit on your wallet 🙂