Author Topic: cheap camera gear (Read 8273 times)

litifeta · « **on:** February 12, 2007, 18:19 »

I have been looking around for a little business opportunity, and just found out about drop shipping.

Not sure if you guys know about this. This is where a wholesaler lets you sell their stuff - on eBay for instance - and pays you the difference between the sale price and the wholesale price.

They handle all the stuff, postage etc.

I joined one group in Hong Kong and the Canon gear was about 20% less than the prices on eBay.

Anyone else got any experience in this?

Might be a way just to get cheap gear for yourself, since there is no minimum purchase numbers.

ichiro17 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2007, 19:50 »

I'd be interesting in reading up on this

yingyang0 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2007, 00:44 »

Is it actually cheaper after calculating in shipping? If you look on ebay you'll see a lot of these drop shipping operations that sell the item for about 20% less but then the shipping costs more than makes up for the "savings."

litifeta · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2007, 00:49 »

yes it is. this is buying from the people the drop shippers buy from. so you are saving one set of margins.

Bateleur · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2007, 02:47 »

There's an article on it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_shipping

Watch out! Whilst it can be legitimate, there are scams involved.

litifeta · « **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2007, 17:15 »

check these prices in your country and let me know:

Sony A100 (with DT 18-70 lens) $US749
Canon EOS 5D body only $US2454
Canon xti (single lens kit) $US755

yingyang0 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2007, 17:34 »

Quote from: litifeta on February 14, 2007, 17:15

check these prices in your country and let me know:

Sony A100 (with DT 18-70 lens) $US749
Canon EOS 5D body only $US2454
Canon xti (single lens kit) $US755

Well those are only around a 13% savings on B&H's prices. Not including the large difference in shipping cost and the fact that you don't get a US warranty. I think I'll stick with US companies that I know I can get my money back from if something goes wrong.

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2007, 05:53 »

The cheapest prices I found. (In Germany)

The Sony: 643€, ~ 844 $
Canon 5D: 2227,50€ ~ 2926$
CanonXTI 660€ ~ 867$

GeoPappas · « **Reply #8 on:** February 15, 2007, 07:26 »

Quote from: litifeta on February 14, 2007, 17:15

check these prices in your country and let me know:

Sony A100 (with DT 18-70 lens) $US749
Canon EOS 5D body only $US2454
Canon xti (single lens kit) $US755

Here are the cheapest prices that I could find.

Sony A100: $670 (bhphotovideo.com)
Canon 5D: $2789 (Buydig.com)
Canon XTi: $680 (bhphotovideo.com)

So I was able to find both the Sony A100 and Canon XTi for cheaper.

I am a little skeptical on the price on the Canon 5D. Is that after rebate?

litifeta · « **Reply #9 on:** February 18, 2007, 17:23 »

here are the prices i get from NewEgg. Like I said. I am new to this and just asking for feedback.

5.Olympus Digital Cameras
Olympus Camedia C-7070 : $333
Olympus Camedia C-8080 : $5504
Olympus Camedia E-1: $495
Olympus E1 Digital SLR : $2265
Olympus EVOLT E330 Body : $539
Olympus EVOLT E-500 : $378
Olympus SP-500 UltraZoom: $405
Olympus Stylus 600 Camera: $315
Olympus Stylus 800: $252
4.Fujifilm Digital Cameras
Fujifilm Finepix E510 E500 UV : $232
Fujifilm FinePix E550 : $113
Fujifilm FinePix E900: $2232
Fujifilm FinePix F10 : $2239
Fujifilm FinePix F11 : $1162
Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro : $945
Fujifilm FinePix S5200 S5600: $2268
Fujifilm FinePix S9500 9000: $348
Fujifilm FinePix V10: $239
3.Nikon Digital Cameras
Nikon CoolPix P1 : $197
Nikon CoolPix P3 Digital : $268
Nikon Coolpix P4 News Release:$205
Nikon Coolpix S3 : $160
Nikon CoolPix S4 : $196
Nikon Coolpix S5 : $2256
Nikon D2Hs digital SLR: $1890
Nikon D2Xs Digital SLR: $1745
Nikon D50 Digital SLR: $440
Nikon D70S Digital SLR : $617
Nikon Rangefinder SP Black : $2305
2.Sony Digital Cameras
Sony Cybershot DSC-H5 : $269
Sony CyberShot DSC-N2 : $279
Sony CyberShot DSC-N1: $206
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1 : $374
Sony Cybershot DSC-T9 : $198
Sony CyberShot DSC-T30 : $242
Sony Cybershot DSCW70: $138
Sony Cybershot DSCW100 : $178
Sony DCR-SR40: $265
Sony DSLR-A100K : $449
Sony α alpha DSLR-A100 : $419
1.Canon Digital Cameras
Canon EOS 1D : $1581
Canon EOS 5D : $1674
Canon EOS 20D : $711
Canon EOS 30D: $559
Canon EOS 350D : $459
Canon EOS 400D : $576
Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR : $612
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT: $495
Canon PowerShot S2 IS: $206
Canon PowerShot SD400: $160
Canon PowerShot SD450 : $197
Canon PowerShot SD500 : $178
Canon PowerShot SD550 : $184
Canon PowerShot SD600: $1160
Canon Powershot SD630 : $197

eendicott · « **Reply #10 on:** February 18, 2007, 21:29 »

There is a thread (I won't mention the originator) on DP Review that passes on the discount code "show" prices at B & H. All of the products available at the show price are currently starting with the prefix "PSJAN". I just ordered my 1DS MKII. The show special code is PSJAN07002 which is $50 cheaper than CAE1DS2.

B & H caught on to the fact that folks like myself have learned about this. If you want to see what the specials are, type PSJAN07 and then a three digit code (like 001, 002, 003, 004, etc.) to see the show special price.

This special has been going on for about a month and a half and may change at a moments notice. The previous code was PSDEC.....

Also, as fair warning, B & H caught on to people hearing about this - you used to be able to search by just typing PSJAN into the search area to see what comes up.

Don't tell anyone

ChrisRabior · « **Reply #11 on:** February 25, 2007, 10:11 »

I've used newegg for all sorts of electronics gear. It's a thrill that they're getting into camera equipment now. Not everything there is the cheapest.. but I'd say about half of the electronics stuff I've ever ordered has come from there as they've had the best deals. The 3-day shipping certainly doesn't hurt how I feel about them either.

maggieddd · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2007, 11:32 »

Quote from: litifeta on February 12, 2007, 18:19

I have been looking around for a little business opportunity, and just found out about drop shipping.

Not sure if you guys know about this. This is where a wholesaler lets you sell their stuff - on eBay for instance - and pays you the difference between the sale price and the wholesale price.

They handle all the stuff, postage etc.

I joined one group in Hong Kong and the Canon gear was about 20% less than the prices on eBay.

Anyone else got any experience in this?

Might be a way just to get cheap gear for yourself, since there is no minimum purchase numbers.

Are you doing this through Doba?

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