Dirt Cheap eBay Cinema Camera: Did I Just Get Scammed?

[@segwaymusic]

A couple of weeks ago I won an auction for a Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro G2. I was looking for a B4 mount and that listing came up. When I checked under "ursa mini" in the search, it didn't come up. There was only one other bid but I won it at the end. I ended up paying $2200 USD for it and it included a B4 mount on top of that! The bonus was that the camera was listed as "open box" and after messaging the seller, he told me he had closed his camera store an this camera had been on display in his store and never even turned on! I also got the Davinici Resolve Studio license and full warranty. Crazy.

[@errol3184]

Those go for 3000 new now. Still 800 dollars plus the b4.

[@Arnav306]

Good find dude! Hope you have a great day making cinematic videos!

[@brianthefoodie]

you actually outbid me on this camera

[@MagieLamp]

if true, i would cry

[@brianthefoodie]

@@MagieLamp there's a c100 currently at $199 but is sensor has some damage. I wouldn't risk getting that one though

[@Arz2003]

😂

[@daviddd_edgar]

If it's listed under a different model, it's likely because it was stolen. People use this tactic to sell stolen gear and prevent their listings from appearing in eBay searches conducted by law enforcement looking for stolen items.

[@Astral_Knowledge]

Another possibility is something like storage wars, where people buy a full storage unit and just want to get their money back

[@danny-li6io]

I get a feeling that camera was stolen

[@zone_muffin]

fr

[@lamaincrociata]

I think too

[@thespectator2976]

should check the serial number.

[@jorisbonson386]

"I don't know anything about cameras" *ships in a box from another high end camera*

[@LukeGaming307]

Maybe one from their husband found in the basement, who knows

[@Shuttterbugg]

Exactly

[@leokimvideo]

Definitely stolen goods. I remember when these came out, they were not popular, totally overpriced and other camera options were out there. The problem is buying something that has a sketchy history you can still be done for possession of stolen goods.

[@smug_cat1]

KZbin: i just ripped off a stupid seller Seller: i stole a stolen camera

[@siktaho83]

Really not that "sketchy". Failed to mention seller has 100% positive feedback and has been a ebay member since 2012. Plus he/she has sold other similar items in the past with no issues, again...100% positive feedback. As far as the misinformation on the model, simple mistake. Either way, excellent score! 🎉

[@andresgonzalezcerda7635]

By description, sounds like a stolen camera…

[@L4ftyOne]

No. Also, who cares? Its insured

[@sydneynoname413]

It's so refreshing to watching someone unbox a scammed box lol

[@sparrowke_photography]

😂😂😂😂🎉

[@raalaa121]

I bought a heavily used Sony A7S III in full working order for £800 on ebay. It was used to film a Netflix nature documentary with David Attenborough doing the voice over. The camera still had stickers on the camera from the production it was used on.

[@sleepyelephants8742]

that’s awesome

[@boti9620]

As far as i know a7sIII is not approved by netflix. The smallest camera is fx3 for netflix. But correct me if Im wrong

[@RawmanFilm]

​@@boti9620 Partner Managed Projects MAY get the permission to use SOME Footage with unapprooved cameras. In 2022 we shot Stuff on FX3 which was not yet approoved.

[@Ryukushin]

100% stolen, good camera that got snagged for sure

[@petercofrancesco9812]

I'm surprised he didn't burn his fingers. 😏

[@ethanarch]

Maybe, but at 12 years old with only 300-odd hours and in near pristine condition, I think it’s more likely to have sat in a closet unused somewhere for the past decade and was inherited by someone who didn’t know anything about cameras.

[@petercofrancesco9812]

@@ethanarch I was j/k. The comments can be almost as entertaining as the video. 😀

[@daviddd_edgar]

If it's listed under a different model, it's likely because it was stolen. People use this tactic to sell stolen gear and prevent their listings from appearing in eBay searches conducted by law enforcement looking for stolen items.

[@stepankrikava5449]

That's actually a really smart tactic

[@gamingsoups]

I think thisbshould partly be a mainstay on the channel tbh... taking risks on bids just like you did on the arri alexa and seeing it work out is so gratifying

[@FoxTailWhipz]

Definitely gonna be doing it more often. On the hunt right now 👀

[@QTLouie]

Great video!! My only gripe is the audio quality it’s so muffled and quite

[@alexabadi7458]

Nice, but now you have to produce some great movies with this beauty !

[@monopolygamer3rd]

Have you ever used a tape based cinema camera before (ex: DVCAM, HDCAM, Betacam, etc)? If so which format would you recommend?

[@ComedyTech1]

I bought my camera as is from a liquidation and was so happy to have a for parts camera be fully functional. I’ve purchased three SONY FS5 and FS7 saving thousands! Very happy the c500 has to loud of a fan

[@djgvinny]

i own one i bought it when the price was $20K, still own it, its a great camera with great picture, the onlyu problem that im having with it, is the internal battery is dead, and to change it i have to send it to canon, i tried to do it myself, but i came to a point i know i'll break it if i take it apart.

[@Owlbot]

Damn dude, helluva find! That C500 raw format is *ACTUAL* raw too, not rawlite like in the newer cameras.

[@TechnoBabble]

The "Cinema RAW Light" is 12-bit colour at lower framerates on the C300 III, C70, and R5C... Then the C500 II has the 12-bit colour at 60fps 5.9k as well. The original C500 is only 10-bit RAW externally.

[@Owlbot]

@@TechnoBabble was it really?! I thought it was somehow more robust

[@TechnoBabble]

@@Owlbot Yeah, it is uncompressed, which is cool. But you're unlikely to ever see compression artifacts in the highest bitrate version of Cinema RAW LIght.

[@Owlbot]

@@TechnoBabble oh gotcha alright it was the uncompressed-ness I was thinking of haha. Alright copy that!

[@Teasebag]

I recently got a Panasonic EVA1 for $130, works perfect. Sometimes you get good deals.

[@eyeballbilly]

deal of the century

[@Teasebag]

@@eyeballbillyone of the card slots apparently didn’t work… it had some lint in it, removed it and it’s 100% 😅

[@FoxTailWhipz]

😮 That’s crazy!

[@AutumnHxze]

"SOMETIMES YOU GET GOOD DEALS" YOU STOLE THAT HAHAHAHAHA OMG.....

[@Teasebag]

⁠​​⁠nope, it was surplus to the state ballet society or something. They thought it was old and not fully working and didn’t care.

[@jeffbarney1941]

I recently scored a EOS 5DMKII for $150 with a low shutter count. I think this too fell off the back of a truck or the seller didn't know what they had!

[@TSGEnt]

Some rental house got tossed most likely. Gotta love the canon image tho'.

[@deastman2]

That’s a great camera! I spent a lot of years shooting with C300 and C500 bodies, and they’ve still got a lot going for them. You’ll definitely want an external recorder to make the most of it though.

[@joegallimorevideography1901]

Got to love the older cinema cameras! I picked up a Panasonic EVA1 from a friend and have loved it!

[@98JamesNixon]

Ooh nice, I was thinking about getting one a year or so ago but ended up going Canon C70. Still tempted to get a EVA1 as I use the gh6, gh5 and GH5s regularly

[@Teckmarine1]

I use a GH3, GH4 and a GH5 alongside mine, it’s an amazing bit of kit and the built in NDs are a game changer!

[@kevinbatts2804]

That's a great camera.

[@eyeballbilly]

EVA1 is an awesome camera, even great value new

[@vanityaffection]

Bro shared a clip of it working before the test lol

[@starterpvck2043]

Probably footage from his C200

[@A_I_M_E]

I got a c300 MKII for $1500. Came in yesterday everything works as far as recording. I have to check out the monitoring features tomorrow. still not as good of a deal as yours.

[@tiesflies]

Can you tell me where it shipped from? It looks strangely just like my camera that was stolen in 2022..

[@FoxTailWhipz]

Hey! It was shipped to me from Washington state, shoot me an email if you think it could be yours. [e-mail]

[@TimeCodeMechanics]

I just got a Canon s95 like this for about $50. Not exactly the same. 😆😆😆😆

[@snappy8k]

They don't know anything about cameras, but sent it with a EOS R box? How?

[@spruceguse]

because its a stolen camera

[@peterjackhandy]

Or it could be from the estate of a relative...

[@completelyaverageviewer]

@@peterjackhandyit’s possible, but at the same time it can be said to be equally possible it’s stolen

[@APersonPeople1]

I love your stuff! I ended up taking a chance one a Sony Cinealta PMW-F55 with only 250 hours with a cracked side screen, for $1221 shipped to my house. It only has some worn paint and a little bit of dirt, and the screen was legitimately the only issue with it, it cam with the PL to FZ adapter, View Finder, and V mount plate.

[@abdulrahmanelawady4501]

Get DJI's focus pro. It will add really good auto focus to the camera😊

[@jgermain453]

I saw this listing! I was about to bite the bullet but chose against it.

[@dreschervisuals]

Awesome Video! Would be curious to see what the external recorder can do even though it's a pain and I can't imagine how clunky and massive the setup would be lol

[@markacinense3195]

Nice lucky win with this camera. Thank you for the share of knowledge and experience.

[@FoxTailWhipz]

Thanks for watching!

[@willtheham1]

i just got a c100 dual pixel AF from ebay. love it.

[@Musalam]

You can take raw 4K with a strong body camera and full functionality for 460$. Deal is good.

[@LE_GRATIN]

he just need a specific external recorder, very rare and expensive, even not new. without the good recorder : no 4k raw with C500 mk1.

[@ZapTheRaveFox]

That cinema cameras output is uncompressed "RAW" data at an impressive 4K (4096 x 2160-pixel) resolution data recording at 60+ to 120+ with 2K, giving you about 8.85 million effective pixels under the uses of Super 35-135mm EF red ring PL lens. Awesome Find, Would Love to get "ONE" myself too.

[@madfinntech]

I'm surprised it survived the shipping. That's why I don't buy cameras used, especially from Ebay. People just can't package things properly.

[@BaktaBak3]

That camera is bigger than me ! LOL ! ! ! 🤣🤣 Glad you got a good deal.

[@ALonesomeStreet]

I need to gamble more on sketchy eBay listings

[@ManxAndy]

For that price……that is an absolute find……well done, great bit of kit….👍🤘🇮🇲👌😃

[@HakonBroderLund]

Great as a casual webcam to for zoom calls haha

[@FOHGeek]

Zoom cam without power zoom

[@JosephelLeon]

Glad you got such a great deal! Enjoy it.

[@kanex1]

might not be stolen guys. maybe its from a deceased family member.

[@richieandres7160]

Why would you want a cinema camera just wondering

[@POW.CREEPER]

Thats how you used to get deals on Ebay. Typos, people that didnt know what they had, great job.

[@andreas_old]

What a very nice find ! Well done man

[@FoxTailWhipz]

Thanks!!

[@MovieKid169]

This is clearly stolen, nobody just happens to have a C500 with none of the original accessories and no idea what it is. I'd do the right thing and try reach out to canon to get this back to the rightful owner.

[@GhastlyDerp]

Lmao no

[@unknownKnownunknowns]

@@GhastlyDerp finder's keeper's is not how the world works, sonny.

[@AutumnHxze]

FOXTAILWHIPS STAYS WINNING FOREVER MY GOAAAAAT

[@Black-ice_fpv]

THATS JUST BEAUTIFUL.....GOOD GRAB

[@aaronglynnwalker]

Dude I smiled this whole time!!!

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

Me too. Grinning ear-to-ear... This kind of stuff is so exciting. The anticipation!

[@invujerry]

Dang. I got a c300 for $320 and I thought that was a deal.

[@IFD2]

Love this guy he reminds me of being a kid again

[@raydaddy6914]

Nice purchase!! There’s absolutely nothing better than an ignorant seller!😁👍

[@SiggyPony]

I got a film Camera with a listing like this that claimed they couldn't test it but everything looked fine (they literally said everything looked fine and they expected it to work) etc. But as soon as I got it, I know it wasn't going to work, and there was no way they could have sold it not knowing that also since they seemed to have basic camera knowledge (the mirror was locked up). But to be fair to them even if they were potentially lying by omission , they did say condition unknown etc. So I resolved to just not give them any feedback at all. 😅 which for the money they got I'm sure they were fine with.

[@realmattjc]

Wow. What a risky bargain. Nice 👌 pleased it turned out good for you.

[@progamermat]

Bro, i think the sensor or the lense is not clean . The recording footage, when you point towards the white subject i could see a black shadow. Precisely at 10.48 almost middle is the scene

[@nickpalmen]

This is definitely stolen man! You should bring to the owner.

[@lachlanlau]

Sketchy listings usually mean bargains !!

[@sombojoe]

I am currently at the six minute mark, and I am really hoping that this works

[@digitalnomadni]

Filming himself handling (alleged) stolen goods, is a weird flex.

[@Pro_pranker]

the deal of a lifetime

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

Worth it. :-D Remind me to ask you to go shopping for me. lol Amazing deal!

[@ddespair]

The OP isn’t liking or responding on any stolen camera comments but they’re legitimate claims. I’m not sure if I’d ethically bid on something so blatant as that camera.

[@DESIGNS-vo1mt]

How'd they know where to deliver it with that torn shipping label?

[@xp7575]

Lmfao

[@NoobWarsGames]

Pretty sure he tore that himself to not leak private information, not sure but I assume that he did that for privacy reasons.

[@DESIGNS-vo1mt]

@@NoobWarsGames Yes

[@paolo.kernahan]

Looks like the internal battery is dead (?) At least the date display suggests that. This means you will have to keep a charged battery in the camera at all times and use an adapter to change the battery. Otherwise, you will have to reset all of your settings every time you use the camera. It's not that big a deal, to be honest. Yeah, those cameras predated the autofocus frenzy.

[@gundarsmiks4889]

That is a frekin good camera... You can prety much do anything with it... Shoot a music video!

[@Max.Qc...999]

This cam is hell sick

[@kevinbatts2804]

Bro you are a legend congrats

[@FoxTailWhipz]

Thanks!

[@alexkruyer]

I bought the c500mii for $16,000 and 3 months later they dropped the price to $11,000 F... canon.

[@nosnhoj99]

Genuinely interesting video to pass by, and it's a good watch, but i hate these titles. "Did i get scammed?" No, the only way you could of been scammed is if you actually wanted the camera for parts like "aw man now i got a fully functional camera."

[@vueport99]

Do the mic inputs work?

[@hugomouteira7015]

Probably stolen gear

[@CatchFlipsidE]

Congrats on the great find!

[@FoxTailWhipz]

Thanks!

[@davidgriffin79]

1:24 What's the risk? If it's not as described in the listing, you get your money back, pretty much guaranteed.

[@Rareparrot]

Yeah I guess..... But this was listed as parts so if it didn't work it would have been "parts - as described", i.e. an accurate listing. So no money back.

[@davidgriffin79]

@@Rareparrot Even if the item is listed as no returns, you would still get your money back; Ebay is very much stacked against the seller; this is why it's a pain to sell on Ebay these days, remorse buyer's make up the most pathetic excuse to return items, usually under "not as described" and 99% of the time will get their money back. As an example, I had a pair of headphones returned because the cloth on the headband was "too wavy"; the buyer was actually trying to vie for a discount but it didn't work so he chose to return the headphones.

[@Rareparrot]

@@davidgriffin79 I agree 100% about it being difficult as an ebay seller. So true. I was just trying to say that if an item is listed as parts, it doesn't have to work. So if in the video above the camera had been faulty, as it was listed as parts, too bad. I wasn't talking about the no returns policy.

[@covingtonrace1]

So what about the add on recorder?????

[@Zejakov]

I bought a used 70d for 80 bucks that couldnt be turned on. On the listing the guy said that he was taking a video and it froze and couldnt be turned on anymore. He sent it to be checked and canon said that internal electronics need to be fixed. When it got to me i charged the battery to 100% and it works fine lol. I did this like 10 times now where people think their cameras arent working and they turned off because they werent used for some time. I made so much money reselling those that it feels like a cheat in the system lol

[@GregsLightningEmporium]

I LOVE stuff like this. I'm so keen of hella deals.

[@tanuki2k]

Classic eBay seller packaging 😅

[@natcom]

Very cool! Great buy!!!

[@Frytech]

At 1:50, such a missed opportunity to make a meme bid of $420,69 or something of that nature😂

[@IndyVisuals]

What a great deal. I know how good the footage will look. These old canon cinema line were incredible. The C100 still looks good today We need more content with this 👏🏼👏🏼

[@BlakeBoy_VI]

You can send it my way when you're finished making content with it 😏😄

[@PaulMDiaz]

congrats!!! Good deal!

[@awsof1]

my videography inspiration 💪🙏

[@luucamNY]

i dont ever get this lucky lmaoo

[@johnmcmaster1630]

thank you for sharing.

[@MichaelWeizenfeld]

Waiting for footages...

[@MichaelWeizenfeld]

Really, footages out of this camera is very rare. Use recorder please. I worked on one short film in 2016 what was shot on this camera paired with PIX-E5. The colors was very pleasant. I saw couple of them sold for around 500$ this autumn, but i decided not to buy one because it's image quality not worth it's difficulties with recorders.

[@MrJohnBos]

What a score

[@warrenkawamoto8660]

Did you do a search on the serial number? If it was stolen, an awesome video would be of you returning it to its rightful owner.

[@rockycave]

Stolen

[@baths4carsraspberrypicomputer]

wow, amazing

[@toubsi]

i dont understand the title... why should you be scammed? u bought a camera that was listed for parts, and the description was "not sure if this is working so listing it for parts"as" ..??!

[@Shuttterbugg]

If they didn't know much about cameras then why have an eos r box

[@LEVINEDRUMS]

SO SICKKK

[@xp7575]

The fact that you won at $416 rather than $421 is crazy, you'd think the guy who maxxed out at $415 would have set his highest bid at $420 instead 😂

[@errol3184]

Rather, have a Samyang lens for the money. They have some new stuff out too.

[@xp7575]

@@errol3184 i couldn't care less bro, not sure why you left that comment in response to mine when it has NOTHING to do with anything I said

[@errol3184]

​@xp8969 I think a night out at the strip club would be a wiser choice for the money than your suggested "bargain," bro. There is nothing to be that excited about here. That's the point. I'm just putting a little extra spunk on it with the sarcasm...in both comments. Big, heavy and little to no modern features. No 4K or autofocus. I wouldn't even use an Arri Classic for the same reasons. Even the A7siii can pull a cleaner and sharper image these days and that's on the Arri. Original C500 is about to be forgotten, hence the price break. Not much value anymore. Maybe with a video guy with no need for composition, dr or resolution. Just follow the action with sound and their all good.

[@xp7575]

@@errol3184 idek what you're talking about bro, I didn't say anything about ANY kind of bargain, my 420 joke clearly went way over your head 😂

[@Robert_E]

Lucky, lucky man

[@jorisbonson386]

Man buys 416usd camera for 416usd.

[@Leo-bk4me]

That could be 30 hourd per year

[@Плоскоземельщики]

Круто! Я почти таким же способом купил рабочий macbook pro 2015 года в идеальном состоянии за 5$