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Question

Nikon D3300 DSLR camera repair cost justification

Sep 29, 2015 3:04PM PDT

I bought a Nikon D3300 camera plus 18-140mm lens (both refurbished) for a total of $600. I got them water damaged and am told repair estimate to be $460. Should I go for repair or hope someone would buy them back on eBay for whatever price they agree on?

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With that damage
Sep 29, 2015 3:18PM PDT

They likely have a lot of work to do. So that's over an hour of bench time and you want them to warranty the repair. With things under 1K the issue is always is it worth this much to repair. A lot of times it's just cheaper to replace.

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Had purchased refurb
Sep 29, 2015 5:23PM PDT

Well, for me, repair certainly won't exceed the purchasing price. But having bought them refurbished the repair cost would be about 75% of that of purchasing (had I bought them new, I wouldn't have had second thoughts about repairing)

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Water Damage
Sep 29, 2015 3:34PM PDT

What type water, is very important to know.
If it is salt water (ocean or sea) then there is no hope.
It will corrode internally, no service people will touch it.

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Freshwater
Sep 29, 2015 5:19PM PDT

It was South Lake Union in Seattle, WA. The water is considered fresh with some salt contamination. I told the repair folks it was freshwater - are they replying on that to give me the estimate or they inspected it as well?