Really quick answer needed!!!

[birdman]

In out local paper there's a 2nd hand "Manfrotto" tripod on offer for 15 of your English squids.

If it is what it says it is... can I possibly go wrong?????

[Surreybirder]

what model is it?

[peter hayes]

Unless it's only got two legs, geddit!!!!

[birdman]

Not as many as that, Peter! Turns out it's a monopod, and it's mine if I want it...

Still a bargain???

[Michael Frankis]

Proceed with EXTREME caution . . . it may well turn out to be stolen. 'Fences' often don't know the true value of items they get to sell on, and often quote ridiculously low prices like this

Michael

[birdman]

Thanks Michael,

Sounds pretty genuine (as much as you tell of course) - gonna check it out in the morning and decide. The fact that its a monopod suggests it's a little less "too good to be true".

Appreciate the warning, nonetheless.

Thanks to you also, Kevin.

I was planning on taking my camera and scope - and providing it's in pretty reasonable nick, I think I'll take the plunge. I HATE lugging the tripod!!!

[jeff]

Just had a quick look on the web and they start at around the £23 for a new manfrotto monopod.

this is the first site I looked at, prob. others maybe cheaper?

http://www.jacobs-digital.co.uk/content.php?categoryId=492

so depending on the model, depends how much of a bargain it is.

[Andrew]

Do not tell them anything about where you live or go birding, make them think you live a long way from where you are going to view it. They may be dodgy, if they turn out to be nice folk then you haven't lost anything giving out a falsehood.

[birdman]

Hi jeff,

Yes I noticed the "junior" was in the £20s - so might not be that much of a snip.

Thanks for the heads up Andrew - good point, which I'll bear in mind.