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Where to find RRP of Nikon Gear?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:02 pm
by pippin88
Since Maxwells has now starting using Nikon.com.au I have a small problem:

They don't list RRP and I need to update my insurance.

So is there a place I can find them?

Otherwise, if someone has noted them, I have:
Nikon D70
18-70
70-300ED
SB800
50 1.8

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:38 pm
by ozczecho
I still get them from the maxwell site. For example the 70-300ED.

Cheers

Mike

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:51 pm
by pippin88
How did you get that?

I just get redirected to http://www.nikon.com.au anyway I try to access the Nikon part of Maxwell's site.

EDIT: Found it via Lenses then Nikon, thanks.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:01 pm
by pippin88
:shock: :shock: At Maxwell RRP, I regularly carry around ~$5.5k on my back!!

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:07 pm
by birddog114
pippin88 wrote::shock: :shock: At Maxwell RRP, I regularly carry around ~$5.5k on my back!!


What the main purpose of finding the RRP for?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:29 pm
by Glen
I think insurance, Birddy :wink:

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:34 pm
by birddog114
Glen wrote:I think insurance, Birddy :wink:


No, not real and no need!, if you quote too high then your premium is increased, and when they pay the claim, the underwriter won't base on the RRP figure to pay you, they obtain the quotations from few places and will settle your claim based on the cheapest quotation which they received.
Of course, it's New for Old policies.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:38 pm
by pippin88
Well if I don't base it off RRP, then what do I base it off?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:43 pm
by birddog114
pippin88 wrote:Well if I don't base it off RRP, then what do I base it off?


Retail pricing at Vanbar or ECS etc...
Using RRP for insurance purpose is a bad idea.
Insurance Companies don't care how much you paid them for?
If you put in a high price tags (RRP) then you'll pay the higher premium.
In the case of your claim once it arised, they will settle your claims based on the quotations, not the RRP, or say: Market Value.

Or they may order the lenses or gears from their suppliers who provided them a cheapest quotation, of course there're new replacement gears as their policies.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:15 pm
by Michael
wow you learn something new everyday!

thanks birddog!

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:51 pm
by pippin88
Alrighty, thanks Birddog.

Also took pictures of my gear with serial numbers etc.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:57 pm
by nito
yeah what birdy said is right. My parents had a claim because of lightning strike and the insurance company offered new for old but through their network.

Basically got the TV from victoria and the router from a unknown shop with the computer from a unknown dealer.

It all came by parcel post.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:45 pm
by Heath Bennett
Retail is 7780 for the 200 VR f/2. What is your approx. price Birdy? (Purely for dreaming at the moment...