Canon Refurbished Camera Pricing Disappointment

[KirkFish]

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.  

[BurnUnit]

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?

[KirkFish]

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.  

[BurnUnit]

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. 🙄

[shadowsports]

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.  

[KirkFish]

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. 

[John_SD]

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. 

[justadude]

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