How To Buy Used Lenses Safely On Ebay

I've got 7 tips to help you buy used lens smarter on ebay. Follow these tips and don't get burned by a bad purchase or a dishonest seller. I've got my money back on three deals gone bad by always making sure I use one of my tips before any transaction

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[nativestrong]

Make sure you tell the seller to double check the address on label. All major shippers will take a picture of the label created by the seller. Make sure you get a copy.

[jannarkiewicz]

Too new to have your confidence. Good video

[bommel]

Hi Gregg just got started yet with photography and your video helped my a lot. I will first start with vintage lenses before getting into the new expensive lenses. Thanks for your advices and keep shooting, you inspire me to keep going out and shoot
Greeting and Sub from Germany

[mrtrackz]

Nice video! i just scored a lumix 25mm 1.7 for 100$ on eBay!

[daveb]

Hello Gregg, coming from the other side of the bargain, I've come across several vintage lenses. They all look good to me. Close examination, without magnification, reveals no scratches or damage to the body or glass, auto/manual stops seems to work well, aperture seems to snap quickly without any sticking when the pin is pushed and released, focus is smooth. So, my question to you is what is the best way for the non-professional, non-photographer to describe lenses to make sure that there is no misrepresentation of what is being offered for sale. Thanks from Detroit.

[Michaeltrot]

Hey Gregg, awesome video! Thanks for that! Can you share any dealer on eBay you’d trust ?

[dwaynewladyka]

Very good tips here. I'd say going to a camera store for getting used camera lenses is a good option. You can see what you are getting. Cheers, Gregg! ✌️🇨🇦

Good tips mate! Greetings from Argentina..
One question, did you buy some lens from Japanese eBay mega sellers ?

[GrahamSEdwards]

Thank you for the video!! I'm interested in buying a lens on ebay. But, I'd like to first make sure I can get it repaired by an authorized Nikon dealer, if it ever breaks down.
I can't figure out how to use the serial number to determine that the lens was intended for USA 🇺🇸... as opposed to an international version.

[JosueCastellanos]

Nice good video Gregg! I have seen some lenses from Japan in 45 or 70 usd but I'm not really sure is scam or not I will try to apply those steps to avoid be scammed.

[leocasi]

Bought a sigma 8-16mm on eBay, & the autofocus didn’t work.
I told the seller and he fully refunded me and told me to keep the lens for free LOL.

[mejhon]

You recomment to buy lens at ebay or no, because some store told me not to buy it at ebay?