Perhaps artie84 could explain why the camera, etc was sold by him on Australian eBay on 19th October but is advertised here on 26th November? I’m sure there must be a valid explanation but I can also understand Peter’s concerns.

The Metz 50 AF-1 has now been SOLD to member ShrikeMike. Thanks Mike, I had great results with it on my K-3 and I’m sure you will too.

The D-BG5 grip and battery have now been SOLD to member smc. Thank you Chris.

Coven thank you for stepping aside to allow Chris to buy. That's very good of you. Hopefully RMC75 will reply to you accepting your offer for his grip. Good luck.

PM sent Mike.

Coven since my post earlier today I've noticed that you have been in touch with RMC75 who also has a D-BG5 grip for sale. As he is in Portugal it might be a little easier for you to both be able to deal in Euros and maybe have reduced shipping costs between mainland European countries? Let me know what you would prefer to do please.

Jim

Sorry for the delay Coven - I've just had a couple of days of working very long hours. Anyway, I have had a look at shipping costs this morning. To send the boxed and packaged grip to Poland by RM tracked, signed for and fully insured service it would cost £9.45 more than sending the same parcel within the UK. It will also take longer, about 3 - 5 working days.

Adding that extra shipping cost to the £60 sale price and then estimating a Pound/Euro exchange rate, plus the bank's currency conversion fee, the total cost would be around 79 Euros but I could call that 75 Euros. That would be based on payment by PayPal Gift assuming you have access to that. Standard PayPal with buyer protection would add about 2 - 3 Euros to the price to cover their fee.

What do you think?

Jim

I am away from home today Coven. Tomorrow I will put the grip, in its original packaging, in a slightly larger protective box with bubble wrap then measure and weigh it to use the Royal Mail postage calculator. Then I'll let you know what the cost options are.

Thanks for your enquiry Coven. Unfortunately the cost of shipping the grip to Poland would probably be disproportionate to the sale price of the grip. If you would be prepared to meet the additional shipping and insuring costs I could look into what they might be.

Bumpity up!

Sensible offers considered for this mint condition comprehensively spec'd German-made flash unit. The photos above do not show the flash camera-mounted so please be assured that it does of course have the Pentax hot shoe mount. This is the Pentax-specific version of the 50 AF-1, not a generic flash, so is not compatible with other camera makes.

The K-3 has been SOLD to member smc. Thanks Chris.

The mint condition D-BG5 grip is still available for £60 inc RMSD.

Also still available is the excellent Metz Mecablitz 50-AF1 all-singing all-dancing flash unit in Pentax fit. Please see my separate classified on 7th November.