Used lenses-mpb

[k2smith]

Thinking of upgrading from some of my older lenses ,been looking on mpb website - anybody had any dealings and how good/bad

Any info would be appreciated

[Stackman]

Used them to buy a 400mm lens. They were very efficient, the delivery was a 2 hour slot which helped. The lens was just as described. Would use them again.

Chris

[Guest]

I use MPB for all my kit including my 7D,everything has a six month warranty.

I've never had any problems with them over the two years of buying from them.They use DPD as their courier and you get a one hour delivery slot on the day.

Hope that helps you.

[roywilson]

I have only sold kit to them. So easy to do. They arrange collection and give a fair price. The money was in my bank account within a couple of days.

[Treff]

I would be very wary at the moment in using this company. I still await the return of a £1000 pound lens and getting nothing but the run around. Also check Companies house they have more than a few outstanding court cases pending. We are in strange time so be very careful.

[@imagesBV]

....I've bought and sold with them with only one issue in 5 years....which was that .I bought an 'as new' lens which had the gasket significantly damaged...they swapped it very quickly with no hassle.

Treff ...........sorry to hear you've had problems , perhaps I should be more cautious.

[Colin W]

Last year I sold a lens to them and I got more money than I expected!

My friend uses them all the time, selling and up grading lens.

[Treff]

I can only repeat to be very careful strange time with companies of every persuasion finding themselves in difficulty. Last year was a different time it is in the now you have to think about. Again be very careful with your equipment and with your cash.

[Lepus]

I brought my 7Dmkll from them , said it was mint boxed with manuals ect ect , Camera was fine and was pleased , took a couple of calls to get a dog eared manual not included , a cable was missing , not the one we use most , there were no disks ect , with the box . So I did feel it was a bit exaggerated sales wise , but I did get a manual in the end all be it tatty and not as nice condition as the camera . I not really had the pennies to use them again , likely would , but they do seem to get their share of complaints as well as praises .

[John Liddle]

Treff - where did you get the information regarding court cases - I could not see that on the Companies House website - they do have a number of charges against the company listed there, but these are financial charges (i.e. related to loans etc) which the company will have to satisfy some time in the future.

[Treff]

When I read through there was 9 cases pending and 7 satisfied. What they were for I do not know.
An update to my own case is that I left a rather dissatisfied review on Trust pilot yesterday and this morning MPB got in touch and within 15 minutes my case was resolved. This is after almost 3 weeks
of chasing them. There had been some sort of communications breakdown between departments. This can happen in any company and I feel no ill will towards the company. When it was discovered they acted immediately. Would I use them again? I really do not know.

[Guest]

I can only reiterate my experience of MPB despite some"apparent"issues Treff has dug up.

In the last two years I have bought 2 camera bodies and five lenses(the sixth.bought from Camera Jungle) plus two battery grips and a CF card recently.

At no time have there been any problems whatsoever and I'll continue to buy from them in the future.

The reasons Treff was digging for dirt elude me.

[AndyMulhearn]

I too have always been pleased in my dealings with MPB, both in selling and buying. Prompt service and on one occasion I got more for gear I sold than they originally quoted as the condition was better than I rated it.

[k2smith]

Thanks for everyone's input