Nikon Roadshow Gear Stolen

the_doctor199

The security van which was transporting approximately £100, 000 worth of Nikon camera equipment from the Dublin NPS Roadshow was targetted by criminals on Saturday and all the equipment stolen.

Included in the haul were demo versions of the Nikon D4 & Nikon 800 which are currently not available. The equipment was stolen before 10 oc on Saturday night from an unmarked van parked near The Phoenix Park.

The full list of bodies and lenses can be viewed at this link: Link

artyeva

presumably it was insured. but still. jaysis. they must've thought all their chistmaseseseses had come at once when they saw that lot. :eek:

BengaLover

Ill keep my eye open on adverts for stuff similar for sale..they're going to need an outlet to get rid of it fast..

DaireQuinlan

BengaLover wrote: »

Ill keep my eye open on adverts for stuff similar for sale..they're going to need an outlet to get rid of it fast..

They sure are. Probably fast ... and cheap .... <__< ... >__>

artyeva

would they really go to the trouble of taking photos of the stuff or copying and pasting images of the stuff onto internet ads? that's a lot of gear. more likely it'll pop up somewhere over the border or in the uk surely. minus a few bits thrown into cash converter shops in dublin.*


*conjecture. not from actual experience.

Kenny Logins

DaireQuinlan wrote: »

They sure are. Probably fast ... and cheap .... <__< ... >__>

I would love to see the D4 appear on adverts, 'Unwanted Christmas present'.

mdebets

But who leaves a security van parked on the street. That's just asking for it being stolen.

stcstc

either that or the cameras didnt work :-)

nikon decided a way to get out of showing them, he he

no but seriously, sounds a little odd, like someone know what was in the van or something

marryabroad

sounds like a really good advert for nikon.....have a van load "stolen" and "leak" onto the web......everyone likes a bad story and clicks the link to see what was "stolen".

clever advertising

Adrian.Sadlier

The van transporting the gear for the Dublin NPS roadshow was stolen on Saturday night near The Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland. The van contained equipment valued at £100,000 ($156,000) including the brand new D4 and D800 demo cameras.

Read more on NikonRumors.com: http://nikonrumors.com/2012/02/15/nikon-nps-roadshow-gear-stolen-worth-100k-including-d4-d800.aspx/#ixzz1mUpED9ovhttp://nikonrumors.com/2012/02/15/nikon-nps-roadshow-gear-stolen-worth-100k-including-d4-d800.aspx/#more-33718

including serial numbers of stolen equipment!

The Snipe

Its only Nikon so it doesn't matter :P

alfalad

Ouch.

Tiosabas

What where and when is NPS? Cant find any info on it. Thanks

the_doctor199

Tiosabas wrote: »

What where and when is NPS? Cant find any info on it. Thanks

Nikon Pro Services.

davmigil

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/221181736443?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1156

Nikon 500mm f4 sold on ebay for €810. Can't help thinking scam, stolen or really stupid 0 rated Wicklow based seller?

Kenny Logins

davmigil wrote: »

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/221181736443?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1156

Nikon 500mm f4 sold on ebay for €810. Can't help thinking scam, stolen or really stupid 0 rated Wicklow based seller?

Jebus!

Corkbah

davmigil wrote: »

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/221181736443?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1156

Nikon 500mm f4 sold on ebay for €810. Can't help thinking scam, stolen or really stupid 0 rated Wicklow based seller?

could very easily be someone who is not familiar with Ebay/the internet - account was only set up a few days ago and fast auction ...usually means its a good idea to avoid.

if I was the winning bidder no way would I paypal the money - I'd insist on personal meeting.

sebphoto

This is also quite strange -- link

JayEnnis

sebphoto wrote: »

This is also quite strange -- link

That's all quite old gear, looks like he may just be flogging it off quickly.

sebphoto

JayEnnis wrote: »

That's all quite old gear, looks like he may just be flogging it off quickly.

You're right that gear is old, but price was not adjusted to the market. It's very strange at least for me. Also seller didn't want to share information about serial numbers which makes this advert even more suspicious.
Anyways it's marked as sold now.