To People Selling Nikon Bodies and Lenses: Today (10/24), four sellers have a total of six posting for Nikon bodies or lenses, and IMHO none of contain all the information that I look...

ClarkJohnson Loc: Fort Myers, FL and Cohasset, MA

Today (10/24), four sellers have a total of six posting for Nikon bodies or lenses, and IMHO none of contain all the information that I look for when purchasing. I have done my share of buying and selling, and I need to see:

1) USA model? Nikon USA only repairs or services products intended for the US market. For bodies, this is easy to tell because the serial number almost always begins with the number “3.” For lenses, sometimes the serial number starts with “US,” but if not, the pedigree needs to be demonstrated with paperwork, etc. To me, repairability is important.

2) photos of actual product, not stock image. A photo of the camera serial number takes care of issue #1.

3) Box? Most postings mention or include photos of the box in pictures, but some leave us guessing.

4) Shutter count for cameras. A must, like mileage for a car.

Pricing is up to you, but you should check with ebay and other sources of used gear to see if you are in the ball park.

Good luck.

Quixdraw Loc: x

When you check Ebay prices, suggest you look at the sold prices.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

quixdraw wrote:

When you check Ebay prices, suggest you look at the sold prices.

petercbrandt Loc: New York City, Manhattan

ClarkJohnson wrote:

Today (10/24), four sellers have a total of six po... (show quote)

I'm in a Facebook group of Nikon nuts. It astounds me at the hoarding of Nikons, people with 30-40 F bodies, same with the lenses.

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

What surprises me is the plethora of Nikon equipment that is for sale. Why is all that gear for sale? IS it unwanted? Is the seller making room for newer things? It seems similar for Canon and a few other makes, but I seldom see a few of some makes, Pentax for instance. Just a musing and wondering.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

PhotogHobbyist wrote:

What surprises me is the plethora of Nikon equipment that is for sale. Why is all that gear for sale? IS it unwanted? Is the seller making room for newer things? It seems similar for Canon and a few other makes, but I seldom see a few of some makes, Pentax for instance. Just a musing and wondering.

Well, on this forum, judging from the vocifery, I would say probably 70-80 % of the subscribers are Nikon people.
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Drbobcameraguy Loc: Eaton Ohio

PhotogHobbyist wrote:

What surprises me is the plethora of Nikon equipment that is for sale. Why is all that gear for sale? IS it unwanted? Is the seller making room for newer things? It seems similar for Canon and a few other makes, but I seldom see a few of some makes, Pentax for instance. Just a musing and wondering.

I would think the percentage of sales of Pentax compared to Nikon sales would probably hold thru to used equipment. Just an observation

Gabyto

ClarkJohnson wrote:

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Gabyto

quixdraw wrote:

When you check Ebay prices, suggest you look at the sold prices.

sscnxy

Sellers should also check NikonUSA and BHPhoto for the Nikon Refurbished prices to get some idea of what a fully refurbished copy of available items would cost. Those refurbished prices sometimes are lower than the asking price of well-used equipment offered for sale on UHH.

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rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

imagemeister wrote:

Well, on this forum, judging from the vocifery, I would say probably 70-80 % of the subscribers are Nikon people.
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What about the folks, like me, who own Canon, Nikon and Sony gear? Are we considered Nikon people? I personally don't consider myself a Nikon person although my daily shooter is a D850. I usually have two cameras available, my D850 and my EOS 5D mk IV.
I do own more Canon gear than Nikon, but as I already stated, my daily shooter is a Nikon. All my "mirrorless" gear is Canon and most of my bridge cameras are Canon. I don't classify people by the manufacturer of the gear they own.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

PhotogHobbyist wrote:

What surprises me is the plethora of Nikon equipment that is for sale. Why is all that gear for sale? IS it unwanted? Is the seller making room for newer things? It seems similar for Canon and a few other makes, but I seldom see a few of some makes, Pentax for instance. Just a musing and wondering.

I think a lot of the Nikon for sale posts (mostly DSLR's) are related to Nikon's move (finally) into mirrorless which many have been waiting on.

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sscnxy wrote:

Sellers should also check NikonUSA and BHPhoto for the Nikon Refurbished prices to get some idea of what a fully refurbished copy of available items would cost. Those refurbished prices sometimes are lower than the asking price of well-used equipment offered for sale on UHH.

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My refurb Nikon cost $1050. The asking price for the same model right now on UHH is $1300. Poor research on parade.

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

rmorrison1116 wrote:

What about the folks, like me, who own Canon, Nikon and Sony gear? Are we considered Nikon people? I personally don't consider myself a Nikon person although my daily shooter is a D850. I usually have two cameras available, my D850 and my EOS 5D mk IV.
I do own more Canon gear than Nikon, but as I already stated, my daily shooter is a Nikon. All my "mirrorless" gear is Canon and most of my bridge cameras are Canon. I don't classify people by the manufacturer of the gear they own.

I do...I'm a Nikon person.

. But only for digital. For film I shoot Mamiya 6X4.5 cm.

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yssirk123 wrote:

I think a lot of the Nikon for sale posts (mostly DSLR's) are related to Nikon's move (finally) into mirrorless which many have been waiting on.

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