The Canon Direct Store sale on refurbished lenses, speedlites, and EOS bodies was restocked about an hour ago. Many popular lenses came back in stock, but quickly sold out within 15-45 minutes. Canon is offering 15% off refurbished lenses this week.

These deals sell out quickly; the best way to get in on these deals is via e-mail notification on specific items. You can browse our refurb stock tracker to see what’s in-stock and get notified on out-of stock items (click the ‘Notify’ button on our tracker page).

Did you get in on this deal? Leave a comment if you did!

• EF 50mm f/1.2L USM for $1100.92
• EF 35mm f/1.4L USM for $1005.72
• EF 17-40mm f/4L USM for $571.19
• EF 28-300 f/3.5-5.6L IS USM for $1828.52
• EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM for $713.32 SOLD OUT (set notification)
• EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM for $1495.32 SOLD OUT (set notification)
• TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II for $1495.32 SOLD OUT (set notification)
• EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM for $1019.32 SOLD OUT (set notification)
• MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo for $713.32 SOLD OUT (set notification)

We can now add the EOS 6D to the list of known Thanksgiving and Black Friday deals. BigValueInc via eBay will likely have the EOS 6D for $1400 on Thanksgiving day, and we suspect they are the retailer offering the EOS 5D Mark III for $2445 on Black Friday.

To get e-mailed when these deals start, set a notification on the 5D Mark III or set a notification on the EOS 6D.

We’ve received a lot of questions about BigValueInc. They’re an unauthorized dealer, but we still think this is a very good deal:

• They sell split kits: you’ll receive your 5D Mark III or 6D in a Kit box with the lens removed.
• They have a history of great deals over the last couple of years. The vast majority of our readers report that they received US model items, which are eligible for Canon warranty service. Canon doesn’t ask for warranty cards when going for warranty service, nor do they care if you purchased it from an unauthorized retailer (we did a survey last year).
• We’ve had hundreds of readers mention their purchase from BigValueInc was successful and uneventful, but we’ve also heard a few reports of readers receiving non-US model bodies. We think the chance of this happening is very low, their eBay feedback is 98%+.
• Given the large price difference vs. authorized dealers ($250 for 6D, $550 for 5D Mark III — enough to cover a third-party warranty or put towards new lenses) this is a great deal and will sell out quickly.

If you have any stories (good or bad) about BigValueInc please share it in a comment and help your fellow readers out.

Canon started a new, but disappointing, instant rebate on EOS bodies. They’re offering a $100 instant rebate on the 5D Mark III, the 6D, and the 7D, and a $200 rebate on the 60D.

It looks like retailers are sticking close to MAP pricing at this time: the 5D Mark III has gone from $3399 to $3299, and the EOS 6D has gone from $1899 to $1799. These prices are underwhelming.

Oddly this rebate only lasts four days — from November 24th through November 27th, which points to another promotion for Black Friday after that (or perhaps the rebates will end and prices will be allowed to float again).