An amazing seven folks have already committed to the new, expanded UK Puffins and Gannets 2018 IPT with the Bempton Cliffs pre-trip. And all have signed up for the pre-trip. There are just three slots left so if you are interested in joining us please do not tarry. You can learn more about this great trip and learn more here<\/a>. <\/p>\n With help from regular blog readers Gloria Matyszyk and Keith Swindell, Jim was able to get back on line with the Mobile Hotspot on my Verizon Droid. Gloria suggested a wi-fi stick; I was able to grab the last one at our local Walmart’s. And Keith suggested via e-mail that the stick might not be working because the (dead) router was still plugged in. As soon as we removed that cable we were online! Thanks again to Gloria and Keith. <\/p>\n As a result, Jim was successfully able to fulfill a slew of orders that had been backed up in the BAA Online Store<\/a> for more than a week in a single day. Thanks to all who waited patiently to hear from us as we recovered from Hurricane Irma. I did call Frontier back yesterday and was able to get my repair visit moved up from Monday to today, Wednesday, September 20. If you have been holding off on placing your order, today is the day. <\/p>\n Today marks fifty-seven days in a row with a new educational blog post — Irma be damned! This one took about one hour to prepare. With all of my upcoming free time (or not …), the plan right now is to break the current record streak of (I think) four hundred eighty something … Good health and good internet connections willing. <\/p>\n Everybody’s buying and selling used gear on the BAA Used Gear Page. Sales recently have been through the roof. Selling your used (or like-new) photo gear through the BAA Blog or via a BAA Online Bulletin is a great idea. We charge only a 5% commission. One of the more popular used gear for sale sites charged a minimum of 20%. Plus assorted fees! Yikes. They recently folded. And eBay fees are now in the 13% range. The minimum item price here is $500 (or less for a $25 fee). If you are interested please e-mail<\/a><\/center> with the words Items for Sale Info Request cut and pasted into the Subject line :). Stuff that is priced fairly–I offer free pricing advice, usually sells in no time flat. In the past few months, we have sold just about everything in sight. Do know that prices on some items like the EOS-1D Mark IV, the old Canon 500mm, the EOS-7D, and the original 400mm IS DO lens have been dropping steadily. Even the prices on the new 600 II and the 200-400 with Internal Extender have been plummeting. You can see all current listings by clicking here<\/a> or by clicking on the Used Photo Gear tab on the right side of the yellow-orange menu bar at the top of each blog post. <\/p>\n Hey Artie. Thank you again–the 5D s sale makes four cameras sold at fair prices and commissions, with the first three going in one day! Cheers <\/em> Robert <\/p>\n Robert Blanke sold his Canon EOS 5Ds body in like-new condition for $2249.00 in early September. Margaret Page is offering a Tamron\u00a0SP 150-600mm f\/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens for Canon in like-new condition (used only once) for the ridiculously low price of $699. The sale includes the lens hood, the soft case, the front and rear caps, the instruction sheet, the original box are included, and insured ground shipping via UPS. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made.<\/p>\n Please contact Margaret via e-mail<\/a> or by phone at 706-761-5555 (Eastern time).<\/p>\n Several folks on IPTs have used this lens and made lots of sharp images. A telling factor is that there are no used copies of this lens available on eBay or in the B&H Used Gear listings.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n Margaret Page is also offering a used Canon EOS 7D Mark II in near-mint condition along with a Really Right Stuff B7D2-L Set L-Plate (a $175 value) for the very low price of $949. The body was recently cleaned and checked by Canon. The sale includes the front body cap, the camera strap, and insured ground shipping via UPS. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made. <\/p>\nGreat News on the BAA Online Store<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n
The Streak<\/h3>\n
Everybody’s Doing It…<\/h3>\n
Latest Used Gear Kudos<\/h3>\n
via e-mail from Robert Blanke<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Used Gear Sale from the past month<\/h3>\n
\nRon Paulk sold his Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens in like-new condition for $9,899 with lots of great extras in early September.
\nLisa Tri sold her Canon 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS USM Zoom lens (the original IS version) in near-mint condition for the BAA record low price of $898 in early September.
\nIPT veteran Joe Messina sold his Canon EF 200-400mm f\/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender in excellent plus condition for the BAA record-low price of $7,900 in early September.
\nIvan Kuraev sold his Canon 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens in near-mint condition for $1699 and his Canon EOS 5D Mark IV in excellent near-mint condition for $2499 in early September.
\nIPT veteran Mike Ross sold his Canon EOS 7D Mark II with the Canon BG-E16 Battery Grip all in mint condition for $1,099 on the first day it was listed in early September.
\nRay Stranagan sold his Canon EF 300mm f\/2.8L IS II USM Lens in excellent condition for $3999 in early September, just three days after it was listed.
\nIPT veteran Richard Bohnet also sold his Canon EOS 5D MK III (with an L-bracket) in near-mint condition for $1350 and his Canon EOS 7D in excellent condition for $279 in late August.
\nIPT veteran Richard Bohnet sold his Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens (the “old” 1-4) in excellent condition for an even $500 in mid-August.
\nMultiple IPT veteran Carlotta Grenier sold her Canon EOS-1DX camera body in excellent condition for $2358 and a never used Sigma 150-600mm f\/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports Lens for Canon EF in better than like-new condition for the BAA record low price of $998.
\nEric Karl sold his Canon EOS 5D Mark III body in very good plus condition with extras for $1,300 in mid-August.<\/p>\nTamron SP 150-600 f\/5.6-6.5 Di VC USD<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/strong> <\/h2>\n