Lens arrived RMSD this morning. Well protected and in super condition.

Thanks to philstaff for a pleasurable transaction!

Thanks for the pics, Ian.

Payment is on it's way!

Laurence

Sending PM...

Can't help thinking those figures are perhaps a trifle optimistic.

An f/1.7 might fetch £25-30, maybe, on a good day, but the f/2 goes for about a tenner. If it sells.

Typically, MX body auctions reach £40-50 odd. The only on I saw get bid to the amount talked about had just been CLA'd. And came with the receipt and warranty.

There are always a few BINs with much more opportunistic prices, it's true, but do they sell? One dealer in particular always has a few 'Student' MXs at 2-3 times the going rate. I suppose he must get lucky and sell one occasionally or he wasting the listing fees. So you never know!

£450? OP was asking £900, so if that was 50% of what he originally paid it makes that figure £1800.

...or this thread?

I've also been notified that stock to fulfil my order is not expected until the third week of May. Will see if they deliver then, or cancel beforehand!

Sorry to repeat what you already said, Eastridge. There was a delay between my opening the page and posting, so I hadn't read your comment. Makes mine a little superfluous!

I was in the shop buying a filter last week. Looks a bit disorganised but you can't argue with the prices.

Be aware though that their stock is grey imported. It's not from the UK distributor. Take 'UK Soured' to mean that they were in the UK when they sourced the item, not that the item was. So you won't have Pentax UK to go to in the event of a warranty claim. Your only recourse would be to go back to Microglobe, and if they stop trading then tough.

That said, it's a screw drive focus prime not an SDM zoom. I imagine there's not too much to go wrong.

I've ordered one. I've been after one for a while, and it's the best price I've seen by some margin. Thanks for the tip-off, Renster.

Looks in top condition and a healthy saving on new.

I've no need for a 150-500 but am tempted nevertheless...

Please, some-one buy this before I succumb!

SRS had nine K10Ds at £119 each when I visited the week before last. They were on ebay too at that same BIN price with 12mths warranty, but when I look now I can't see them.

I did think it was an exceptionally good price. Perhaps they all sold, or the early ones went very quickly and the remainder were re-priced.

Sorry to have give false you hopes earlier.

Maybe it's worth giving them a quick call just to double check they haven't any left. Whilst the actual cameras they sell might be no better or worse than one bought here, they're very good about refunding if theirs subsequently develop problems within warranty.