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"New" lens from Ebay

I don't know why it wouldn't be. That's about what I paid for that lens a few years ago. It is an awesome lens at a great price, and will match up well with N80.

I got it so I could use it with my film or DSLR cameras. The G lenses are not so good for that for older film Nikons.
 
Appears genuine to me as well.
Go for it.


"452 sold?"
Making way for the new Z lenses?
 
I bought a new sealed in box, made in Japan, Fuji XF 18mm lens from a fellow in Thailand. Perfect 260 bucks delivered by DHL in 3 days. Same lens is over 600 bucks in USA. No different than prescription drugs . This fellow bought a pallet of these lenses, he had 4 left when I bought mine.

Obviously this isn't true of the highest end equipment.
 
453 sold!

6 remaining available.

 
It's a greymarket lens. Read the "about product" tab.
 
Maybe sellers like this are the reason Nikon service in the USA is not available for imported items.
 
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ic-racer said:
Maybe sellers like this are the reason Nikon service in the USA is not available for imported items.
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I could understand that for warranty work. But for non-warranty work, it's just excessive protectionism.
 
If a manufacturer wants to establish a certain price (wholesale or retail, with prescribed retail prices (today likely obsolete) or not) in a region, he has to deter grey-imports. Denying service is such way.
 
AgX said:
If a manufacturer wants to establish a certain price (wholesale or retail, with prescribed retail prices (today likely obsolete) or not) in a region, he has to deter grey-imports. Denying service is such way.
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It is a way to do that but, IMO, it's an overly draconian approach. Particularly when it's combined with a program to limit parts availability and repair by non-Nikon shops. Further, in this increasingly mobile world, what happens when someone moves to the US with their Nikon gear? Is it suddenly "2nd class"?
 
I might not understand all the specifics, but......it is hard for me to foresee a 100 dollar, 50/1.8 gray market lens ever being a future problem.?
 
CMoore said:
I might not understand all the specifics, but......it is hard for me to foresee a 100 dollar, 50/1.8 gray market lens ever being a future problem.?
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That might well be the case for a $100 lens where, if repair by Nikon is needed, the cost to repair exceeds it's value. On a more expensive lens or a higher end body, perhaps it would be. The important thing is to understand the trade-offs to make an informed decision on what's best for you.
 
10-4..... Thank You
 
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