topic Re: Canon Camera Refurbished Pricing in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon Refurbished Camera Pricing Disappointment

KirkFish — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:56:35 GMT

I appreciate the Canon refurbished section but I am very disappointed in the pricing. I bought a camera-R7-less than a month ago on a camera that seems to be hard to keep in stock. Yet within less than a month they have dropped the price by $300. from what I payed. Everywhere that I purchase products from have a price guarantee except apparently Canon. Very disappointed.

Re: Canon Camera Refurbished Pricing

BurnUnit — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 21:46:45 GMT

Was this for a body only or was it a body with a kit lens? If it was a kit with lens, was it with the exact same lens model for the two kits that you saw offered?

Re: Canon Camera Refurbished Pricing

KirkFish — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:57:41 GMT

No this was a body only but it dropped from 1100. to 800. Seems like a large drop in just a couple of weeks. I am pleased with the camera, don't get me wrong, I just thought that was a lot of money to loose in just 2 weeks after purchasing.

Re: Canon Camera Refurbished Pricing

BurnUnit — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 23:15:21 GMT

I have to agree. I guess it just seems a bit strange around here to see someone posting with concerns about a price decrease instead of an increase. 🙄

Re: Canon Camera Refurbished Pricing

shadowsports — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:52:07 GMT

I think he's referring to the sale last week. He paid a bit more for his camera about 4 weeks previous. They had some incredible deals. Most items sold out within 24-48 hrs.

Re: Canon Camera Refurbished Pricing

KirkFish — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 01:54:44 GMT

I'm not talking about sales, I'm talking about refurbished. I don't think canon considers that as a sales item as they aren't new. The price had been the same for the past year until I purchased it and then it dropped by $300. I'm sure that if you bought something that had been the same price for a year and then as soon as you bought it that it went down in price by that much you would feel a little taken as well.

Re: Canon Camera Refurbished Pricing

John_SD — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 03:17:25 GMT

The price had been the same for the past year until I purchased it and then it dropped by $300.

Price reductions happen. It was unfortunate that your timing was bad, but not much you can do about it. You're free to vent, of course, but this is a user forum and none of us can help you with this matter. Enjoy your camera.

Re: Canon Refurbished Camera Pricing Disappointment

justadude — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:03:52 GMT

I've noticed the refurb prices do move around (both up and down). It's a game of timing. I bought the R8 as a refurb in January. Prices both a few weeks before, and a few weeks after were higher. I paid $999... before it was $1,149... currently it is $1,099... and I have seen it as high as $1,199. While I was fortunate to get it at the lowest of these prices, I would have been happy with any of them. It's still like a new camera, and less than the regular non-refurb price of $1,349. I call that a win even if I did pay the $1,199