I'm just glad somebody got one, I was beginning to wish I hadn't bothered posting the deal.

The bear is rather disturbing

Like these actually, some really good shots there.

As I said previously on the thread, I was in two minds but as my grip did not fit I decided not to. I have ordered plenty of stuff from Play in the past (including a camera and games console) and had no problem.
I do know they are a bit of a shower at times with their pricing and stock levels but then if I can get something at a reasonable price with a bit of a wait I am happy to do so.

By the way Shim, I got one of those Kodak cameras

BTW, I also set a thread for the Samsung flash, the K20D grip at Jessops a while back and something else .. I didn't order those either.

Thanks Richard.
As you can see your lens is getting a good workout after being tucked away all that time

Excellent, I do like someone with a good sense of humour

I have the same lens stuck in my draw back in the UK.
It has a sticky iris so is pretty useless atm but I will hopefully get it sorted when I return as its an excellent lens.

What makes me smile is that people said on here it was a mistake or a con, place an order and then get upset when they don't get one while others (hopefully) do.

Didn't someone once sue mcdonalds because the coffe cup didnt give a warning it was hot and they burned their mouth.

Think it happened with one of their apple pies as well.

Whenever I buy a used lens off Ebay (or anywhere else for that matter) the first thing I do to check its performance is go outside and take some photos.
If they look ok to me then I am happy

He did but wouldn't move for a while but as I got closer he got a bit twitchy until he finally flew off.
The problem I have is that he seems to land there a lot but the tree is in next doors garden and there is a bush right in the firing line so I have to move from one side, which is not very close, to the other, which is too close for him to be comfortable with me.