New Nikon d500

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Ok, so this story begins with my Af-S Nikkor 300mm 1:4e PF ED VR
AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR | Interchangeable Lens for Nikon DSLR Cameras

I love this lens!! I can't imagine bird or action photography without it. Of course I dropped it and I had to send it in for repair with geek squad. 1 week later they told me that it was too far gone for repair. So I went to Best Buy where I purchased it and asked for a replacement. They didn't have it in stock, in any best buy, and instead issued me store credit. I took the store credit because I wasn't going to exchange it for a lesser lens or a vastly more expensive lens and shell out an extra $3000. In anycase I don't want those larger lenses that really don't out perform my original lens by much. So I went ahead and purchased a new copy of my original lens from another vendor (B&H Photo).
I sat on the Best Buy store credit for a week and decided, after some research, that I would be better off upgrading my D7200 to a D500. I am happy I did that.
Basically I replaced my lens for a little more than the price of the camera, I got the camera with the store credit. And the camera, at Best Buy, came with a free grip valued at $300!! I didn't know that and fortunately I got a sales rep that checked on a whim for free accessories.
Nikon D500 DSLR Camera (Body Only) Black 1559 - Best Buy

I can't wait to really test it out in the next few days!
Sorry, I don't have photography friends or go to photography forums, so this is my outlet.