I have personally seen this light and it is in great condition as it was a short term of ownership. I actually bought other stuff from marty and have a copy of receipt of everything he bought so I could attest for it's "age". He also has the legs for the lights which alone is another $78 + tax @ J&L. The light is currently selling at $437 + taxes, excluding your bulbs, legs and taxes. I've calculated from aquacave with legs and lights comes to $483 US that is before shipping and taxes. Here's the shipping info from aquacave
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And you'll probably expect either a moderate shipping fee from the states for the size of this item (USPS shipping / UPS / FedEX non ground service) or pay a hefty brokerage fee if you decided to save shipping with group service. I buy lots of camera equipment from the states so I somewhat know what to expect from shipping. Plus you'll probably pay your PST and GST across the border. Assuming $50 US shipping for your shipping and handling.
$483 + $58 (PST + GST for BC) + $50 shipping = $591 US
Today's US Canadian conversion rate 1US = 1.258 CAD
Total comes to $743 CAD plus waiting time. As a matter of fact, it has cost him much more because I see how much marty paid for the light @ J&L, and I believe he's asking for a fair deal if you are looking for this locally. With the life of the bulbs, it's quite a reasonable price. I have gotten myself a used Tek light and I had to change the reflector and bulbs. The reflector alone has cost me about $80 and the lights probably going to be another $150 or so. And a free bump to a good seller.
Steven
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