selling secondhand gear

magicbastarder

am going to put a lens up on adverts, but i was wondering if anyone knew where the best place was to find out the rough selling price of secondhand items, so i know what's a reasonable price to ask - i don't know enough about ebay to find out what the final selling prices are...

PopeBuckfastXVI

People tend to offer less than the asking on adverts, I guess put it up at new - 20% (presuming it's not specialist, or rare) and see what offers you get.

Accept one you find acceptable.
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profit.

Fajitas!

Keh usually has a good price list. It's in dollars, but gives you an idea of what it will convert over to. You may have to add on a few quid, but it's a good start.

Tbh, I'd put on another 20% on top of that. You'll get people throwing in all sorts of lowball, near insulting offers, so start that bit higher and it'll work out just about right.

dazftw

Yeah always up the price on adverts, people will offer you way lower than you actually want.

If you want 100, put it up for 150. Someone might offer you 100 then.

Thecageyone

If you're checking ebay don't check auctions, check the buy it now prices on used items, that'll be closer to what you should expect providing your item is in as good a condition.

Just don't put 'Like new!' as some sellers do, then say they bought it over a year ago. If it was actually 'like new' they'd return it to the shop and exchange it. As like new is actually ... new/unused.

Or the opposite one people think works, say it's the best thing you've ever owned [then why you selling?] ... and go on to state it's only been used twice.

Be honest, but don't be afraid to stick it up under almost new prices - as said, you will get joke offers on just about anything.

'Like new' lens worth at least €500? Some joker will come in with €60 always happens. Or an offer of a pool table ...

dazftw

Thecageyone wrote: »

Or an offer of a pool table ...

haha he was really trying to shift that pool table

jaybeeveedub

it was a like new "L" pool table though....

jaybeeveedub

I do find it amazing how grumpy people get when you make a realistic offer, and they are asking new retail prices....

People just dont seem to get that digital cameras are more like laptops than film cameras, they are replaced evry so often, and you'll never get what you paid for it....

I wouldn't get € 4 K for my 1ds but lads throw a snot when offered realistic money for an entry level body!!

Thecageyone

The D90 and D300 sellers are a good example of exactly that. There's D300 body only adverts with €1000 price tags, and they do get a bit upset when they get reasonable offers for trade or cash. I've had to make a bundle with my camera [D200] to make it more appealing, and I won't make anything on the package if it sells really. You have to factor in what you have put on the cam since you bought it, the actuations, the wear and tear if any, general handling over the year/years. You cannot expect to get what you paid for your gear realistically. Not these days at least, nobody has any extra money under their mattress!

PaulieC

Thecageyone, 'like new' refers to the condition of the item, not how long you've owned it

Thecageyone

Yes? Like new would mean not a scratch on it. They try that on to put it in your head that it's immaculate. It doesn't matter how careful you are, you will get the odd bit of dust, the odd tiny scratch ... whatever. It doesn't work on me anyhow.