I was just thinking I'd seen them sell used for that price. I've never had any issues with Amazon.com so the rebate would probably show but it does take a while.
I'm sorry Phanophish...I should have thanked you for the heads up. That was kinda rude of me because I really did appreciate the heads up...and I did indeed order the lens from B&H this afternoon, so I'm excited to be getting this sweet HIGHLY rated lens for basically almost nothing.
You're right...at $70 it's a no-brainer! It's just that for me, I ended up just going with my VERY trusted resource in B&H...have never had any problem with them at all, so that's just worth the extra cheese for me.
Anyhow, thanks again for the heads up dude! It's really appreciated and frankly, seeing your post reminded me to get off my butt and order that lens...and in the process I also ordered the 430ex flash unit!!!
Have a great weekend!