Canon EOS 5D Mark III Body for $2599 via eBay

[RoNx777]

Which of the deals and date did you guys buy yours?

12/9, $2599 via eBay.

BVI acknowledge that they received "multiple" similar complaints, I'm just giving them until tomorrow to issue and RMA before I file a claim via PayPal.

[bluegreenturtle]

Hmmm, I bought the same thing, albeit on 12/8.  Mine seems to be perfect and new, so that's weird - do you know if yours shipped from NJ or FL?

[tyrant]

i bought mine also on 12/9 for the 2,599 deal.

the camera i received was brand new and unopened and works perfect (had to buy a battery locally from our messed up rip-off of a dealer to check it tho)

in simple terms buyer beware, i trusted BVI and got bit and really doubt they will resolve my issue any time soon, so might as well suck it up and buy the missing parts separately.

[danski0224]

I received mine from the 12/16 sale and there are no issues.

It was in a 5D3 + 24-105 kit box. Unfortunately, no 24-105 was included

I received all accessories, nothing appeared to be opened, the camera body appeared to be unused.

The serial number on the box matched the serial number on the camera.

[Axilrod]

I ordered mine in March and it showed up March 22nd.  It was almost $4200 with tax and the battery grip.  I hate all of you.

[gjones5252]

I waited and bought mine at a chain store. I have really come to like their warranties. Some times can be a little fishy and not really working out but for the time that i returned a slightly off focus 70-200 2.8 and they not knowing how to test a lens gave me a 70-200 is ii back... same price.... yeah i win. So i went with them again for the 5d mark iii. Not because I am hoping to scam them but everytime i take a camera in for repair they always repair it or just replace it. So i think the highest i have ever been on a shutter count is about 35k-45k. Warranties i believe are worth it and the extra hassle. I have a warranty on just about everything i own except my 5d mark ii. 
I also got a good deal (2600) on the mark 3 so it made it easier to add the warranty price.

[tyrant]

Just an update for you guys..

i was really skeptical about my issue being resolved but that skepticism was misplaced, bigvalueinc came thru in the end and they overnighted all the missing parts of the order no questions asked.

all items were original OEM just as expected, so overall i take back my words and will say that BVI have been great to deal with and it seems this was simply an issue of being overloaded with orders due to their crazy offers.

been enjoying the mk3 over the past few days and its such a big jump from my old 400D, also surprisingly easy to use and the results with the 24-105 and 70-20 f2.8 are just amazing.