Honestly I am so fed up with my old Canon gear it keeps overheating and missing focus at the worst times so I am 100% ready to jump ship to Sony. My logic was that since the A7IV has been out for a while now there would be some decent bundles or at least a price drop below MSRP but man these big retailers like Adorama and B&H are all stuck at the same price and I just cant justify that right now with my $2100 budget.

I was thinking maybe there are some student discounts or specific credit card deals I dont know about? I looked at Greentoe but I am a little nervous about how that works with the Sony warranty and stuff. Then I checked eBay and everything is either a gray market import with no US warranty or it looks like a total scam. I really need this body before a wedding shoot I have in mid-August so I am kinda panicking because I need time to learn the new menus.

Is there a specific day of the week or a refurbished site that actually gets reliable stock? Sony Direct is always sold out of the good units whenever I check. Maybe there is a local shop in the Chicago area that does better deals than the big chains or has some open box stuff that isnt trashed...