Microsoft and eBay have partnered together to give some pretty huge discounts on eBay purchases. To take advantage of this, its pretty simple:
Find an item you want to buy. Make sure that it is using the “Buy It Now” option, not bids. Once you’ve found it, its very easy. Just go to Live.com and type in a simplified version if what you’re looking for. If you want Nike Air Max shoes, type “nike trainer” into live. You’ll see an image like this at the top of your results:
Click the link, and then find your shoe on eBay. Click buy it now and purchase like you normally would. You should see a small icon saying that you are eligible for Live Cashback. After you purchase, you’ll get a link in your email or eBay “My Messages” to claim your cashback. In 60 days, they will pay you by PayPal or check for the amount you’ve earned.
Cashback amounts vary day to day, from as high as 35% to as low as 10%. Its usually around 25%, and the maxium amount is $250. So far, I’ve earned $350 from two purchases.
The release of Nikon’s new full frame (FX Format) D700 will probably come as no surprise to folks who have been keeping tabs on the latest rumors, but if you’ve been living in a cave or something; here’s the skinny.
It is packing a 12.1 megapixel full-frame sensor, with the same sensor cleaning that the D300 employs. It supports ISO 100 to ISO 25600 in boost modes, with 200 to 6400 naively. Features a DX mode like the D3 that automatically crops to 5.1mp images when DX lenses are mounted. It has 14 bit image processing and features the EXPEED processor. It has the same shutter lag and starter times as the high end D3.
An big surprise here is the Kevlar/carbon fiber composite shutter, which should expand the life beyond older models. It has 95% viewfinder coverage and basically shares the D300 body, except for the D3-esque viewfinder.
Comparison photo thanks to DPReview.
This will be replaced with a review when it arrives, but I figured I’d share my little bit of joy after searching out a good deal for quite a while.
I used a combination of eBay’s 10% off (up to $100) coupon and Microsoft Live’s Cashback (I got 20%, up to $250) on a brand new in box Nikon D300, listed at $1500.
With the 10% coupon, I was down to $1400, which was the price I paid out the door. However, I also got the max cashback ($250) bringing my price paid down to $1150. I’ve never seen a deal like that for a brand new D300, this is almost as low as the Canon 40d! I couldn’t resist. Earlier that day, I actually missed a far better deal, $1075 for a brand new in box D300 WITH the MB-D10 battery grip. You win some, you lose some.
If you’ve been looking to get a camera but are waiting out a good deal, this is the time to do it. With the cashback and coupon going on now (and stackable), you can get $350 off pretty much anything over $1000.
Own a Mac? Want some free stuff? TestMac.net is offering prizes to the best desk shots featuring a Mac. All you have to do is snap a picture and submit it using the upload form. The contest is sponsored by Griffin Technology and among the prizes are the Griffin Elevator notebook stand and the Powermate Multimedia controller. Click the image below to visit the contest page.
While the pictures might be fake, the release is definitely impending. Some are predicting tomorrow, June 16th, will be the day that the Nikon D90 drops. Intended as a competitor for Canon’s 40D, it will probably be what the D80 was to the D200 - a skimmed down version with most of the same features, in a slightly smaller body. Chances are it will sport a 12mp DX format sensor and a 3″ LCD screen, but the rest is up in the air.
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