I hear what you are saying beach_and_home but there was a bidder who was about to pay $990. If this idiot (and I know that is rude of me to say but he is an idiot) hadn't jumped in at the last moment and bidded and won the item then it would have gone to the previous bidder and they more than likely would have been happy with their purchase. I have already lost over $300 in the purchase so yes it is a 2nd hand camera and storage disks but they aren't paying brand new prices for it. I only bought it 3 months ago and barely used it.