When you buy stuff from shops , do you...

[HHenrYY]

Open it up and check the stuffs?

if you do , what do u look out for ?

Serial numbers?

i am going to buy Nikon battery grip and MAYBe a lens.
for the boxes, do they have quality seal or anything?


anything that i should look up for?

[flipfreak]

pls open n check the items for defects. anything doesnt seem right, voice it out. don't buy without checking then realised it only when u get home then post in cs to complain abt the shop.

[HHenrYY]

hmm. i see .
so just open it up and check if there's anything missing or defect rite?

and is there quality seal on the boxes ?

[romeo tango]

Originally Posted by HHenrYY and is there quality seal on the boxes ?

There is no quality seal on the Nikon boxes so far, to my knowledge

[Snoweagle]

Originally Posted by romeo tango There is no quality seal on the Nikon boxes so far, to my knowledge

Neither for any other brands of lenses, but not sure for Leica.

[Rashkae]

Originally Posted by Snoweagle Neither for any other brands of lenses, but not sure for Leica.

sony has them.

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by HHenrYY Open it up and check the stuffs?

i swirl the stuffs in a circular motion, and then sniff it......

then i take a sip and look like i am thinking, before spitting it out....











oops, this is photography forums... not wine tasting forums. bye bye!

[night86mare]

jokes aside, very simple

just make sure everything is working, make sure you have gotten a reasonable price, i.e. something you can live with

also, make sure you go to a GOOD SHOP, and keep the receipt, all the good shops have been listed over and over here...

and all of them have replacement if something goes wrong, unless you spoil it yourself, i don't really see a problem here.

[+evenstar]

Originally Posted by night86mare jokes aside, very simple just make sure everything is working, make sure you have gotten a reasonable price, i.e. something you can live with also, make sure you go to a GOOD SHOP, and keep the receipt, all the good shops have been listed over and over here... and all of them have replacement if something goes wrong, unless you spoil it yourself, i don't really see a problem here.

trying to clock posts uh.

for TS..bring a camera along, test whether the lens work fine. look through it to ensure it is fungus-free and scratch-free.

finally, check that the warranty card serial number matches that on the lens. there may be a case where a customer tries out multiple lenses, and the shop assistant accidentally keeps the wrong lens in the wrong box

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by +evenstar trying to clock posts uh.

nope LOL just trying to be a joker

[sheree]

i always test it out first and check for defects. i dont really see the serial no. though. and all, since i always buy from MS Color. haha.