Adam J. Craig
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WTB: Scarlet kit.
That being said, I've seen lots of scarlet posts on here that end up with frustrated and offended sellers. Please keep in mind what the buyer has in mind.
From what I've read, to properly transfer the ownership to a new person, you have to pay RED $750 plus a $100-$500 evaluation fee. After you pay the fee, you send your new(used) body into red and they then check it out. If they like what they see, you get a 90 day warranty.
Used electronics are always tricky, because one doesn't know if the previous owner kept it on a shelf in a 70 degree room or had it out running and gunning on the beach. There's no way to tell if it got proper treatment, or if it was ridden hard and put away wet. On top of that, you still have to pay MSRP for the accessories, as everyone is trying to keep them for the epic.
Now, let's look at the math for a typical sale.
New base system with:
Body
1 Year warranty
Known history
You get body in a month.
7,950
Used base system =
6500 (for our purposes)
750 Red Transfer fee
100 Red evaluation fee
90 day warranty
Unknown history
You get body back from seller, and then back from red certification in a month.
7,350
Net savings - $600
Not many people would go through all that risk for a savings of $600 on such a huge investment and that's assuming that red doesn't find anything wrong with the unit. If they do, you're F'ed. You could suddenly have a $1500 repair bill on that " bearly used 150 hr camera".
A few things to keep in mind sellers.
That being said, I've seen lots of scarlet posts on here that end up with frustrated and offended sellers. Please keep in mind what the buyer has in mind.
From what I've read, to properly transfer the ownership to a new person, you have to pay RED $750 plus a $100-$500 evaluation fee. After you pay the fee, you send your new(used) body into red and they then check it out. If they like what they see, you get a 90 day warranty.
Used electronics are always tricky, because one doesn't know if the previous owner kept it on a shelf in a 70 degree room or had it out running and gunning on the beach. There's no way to tell if it got proper treatment, or if it was ridden hard and put away wet. On top of that, you still have to pay MSRP for the accessories, as everyone is trying to keep them for the epic.
Now, let's look at the math for a typical sale.
New base system with:
Body
1 Year warranty
Known history
You get body in a month.
7,950
Used base system =
6500 (for our purposes)
750 Red Transfer fee
100 Red evaluation fee
90 day warranty
Unknown history
You get body back from seller, and then back from red certification in a month.
7,350
Net savings - $600
Not many people would go through all that risk for a savings of $600 on such a huge investment and that's assuming that red doesn't find anything wrong with the unit. If they do, you're F'ed. You could suddenly have a $1500 repair bill on that " bearly used 150 hr camera".
A few things to keep in mind sellers.
