When I had my D40, I bought it off E-bay, from a store in New York. Something like that, I would only buy from a store on E-bay, not a private seller.
My D3000 I just got today, I bought at Best Buy, in a package deal.
It's a risk buying anything, from anyone on E-bay, it's just a matter of whether or not you're willing to take that risk.
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