Need Advice - Dell cancelled my order...

Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon

05/17/2005 02:37:06 PM · #26

It looks like I'm going to have to get the silver, and sell the lens.

Anyone have the silver. Is it tacky? Any more tacky than the original Rebel?

(Shannon--$759 isn't better with the lens, if the lens is "useless" to me.)

Message edited by author 2005-05-17 14:38:16.

sofapez

Canon EOS-10D

05/17/2005 02:41:43 PM · #27

Originally posted by nshapiro:

You may be able to sell the lens through a local camera store, straight out or on commission. Its worth concidering.

We just did that with akit lens and got $100. It also never hurts to have a back-up lens... shit happens ya know.

Message edited by author 2005-05-17 14:44:18.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

05/17/2005 03:09:46 PM · #28

Originally posted by nshapiro:

(Shannon--$759 isn't better with the lens, if the lens is "useless" to me.)

Don't think of it as a useless lens... think of it as a 6% mail-in rebate. As soon as (or IF) you get the kit, sell the lens on eBay for $50. Then your 350D cost you $669. ;-)

Message edited by author 2005-05-17 15:10:13.

05/17/2005 03:15:11 PM · #29

Well, right now I have the silver ordered, with lens, for $719 and next day shipping (when it supposedly ships June 2). That's I guess some consolation for getting silver, if I can sell the lens for $69 or so. It would mean a Rebel XT body for $650 rather than $726 (I got free shipping this time). I guess $76 is worth giving up black. (Assuming I don't just lose it in resale later, if I were to sell it in two years.)

I am going to put this up on resellerratings.com though. I'm still pretty unhappy with Dell (though Daiana, who I finally ended up with in Sales, was pretty nice). I'll think pretty hard about using them next time; the price will have to be pretty sweet (which this one was, I guess).

05/17/2005 03:19:12 PM · #30

Originally posted by scalvert:

Originally posted by nshapiro:
(Shannon--$759 isn't better with the lens, if the lens is "useless" to me.)

Don't think of it as a useless lens... think of it as a 6% mail-in rebate. As soon as (or IF) you get the kit, sell the lens on eBay for $50. Then your 350D cost you $669. ;-)

Wrote mine before I saw yours ;)

Thanks. I haven't sold on e-bay yet; I started to do that for my Rebel, but it seemed like the percentage and other costs added up. What does it end up costing in the end to sell something for $60?