Cash converters

[the black fox]

After my recent bad deal with c.e.x I should be wary of these types of shops but curiosity often takes over .. so one evening last week I was browsing and spotted a advert for cash converters new website , jumped in went to the cameras section and started looking .. with the same caveat as c.e.x the shop staff have totally no idea of what there selling so prices tend to be either over or under market values usually the former ..
this is where product knowledge comes in handy I spotted a olympus lens that was £20 overpriced but looking at the advert photo closely I spotted a adaptor on the lens worth circa £200 after a bit of humming and arrghing I went for it ..
it arrived by RM tracked 48 just bubble wrapped in a envelope thankfully it was un damaged .. the lens itself is perfect and fully operational the glass clear and spotless , it came with a .u.v filter to ,now removed .
And yes the adaptor a now rare item was attached to the lens as well . Quiet chuffed as it’s not an item I need so that’s pure profit when I sell it .LOL

 

[the black fox]

As an add on just spotted a Nikon d800 @£419 … a Panasonic G9 @£499 Plus lots of others extremely cheap ..no point asking shutter count etc it’s all a gamble but who knows

 

[AndrewFlannigan]

There are bargains to be had, at both C.E.X. and Cash Converters, certainly.

From time to time, I've seen things in their windows at half the price a more specialist shop would charge. I've even bought the occassional item and been pleased with it. You do need to know what you're looking at, though...

...and hope they don't!

 

[LCPete]

Our local CEX had the Canon 50 mm F1.2 in the window, I’ve never actually seen one so was surprised to see it there , not a lens I would really use and at £685 not real cheap and if I remember correctly it’s got fly by wire focus and if that goes it’s not possible to manually focus so would be a big gamble for someone