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whaleofatw2022

As a "photography is a cheaper hobby than a boat person" I am semi-shocked you even considered it for only about 6ish percent off...

Even Amazon sellers where there is a better return policy will happily try to pass nonfunctional stuff as working and hope nobody notices till after the return period.

(And that, actually happened on a 500$ used a6000. Looked like it worked gr8 till you tried to take a picture)

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Many sellers will cut whatever corners they can to get a lower price point, as that's what purchasers look for. The one that stands out to me is shipping, sure go for for cheap shipping on a trivial cost item, but I question doing the same when you're buying something expensive and not consider spending some proportion of the price on a better courier/service tier to have more certainty the item will get to you and in good condition, assuming the seller doesn't bake-in the cost of upgraded courier.

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