Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

1-----Mamiya 1000s Pro, 645 format
1-----150mm mamiya-sekor lens 1:3.5
1-----80mm mamiya-sekor lens 1:2.8
1-----45mm mamiya-sekor lens 1:2.8
1-----AE prism finder
1-----Handgrip
1-----x-tra 120 film holder in case
6-----rolls Arista 120 B/W film
1-----Tamrak Camera Bag
All excellent condition….$800.00 OBO
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mper812 Loc: Atlanta GA area

Looks like very nice equipment. Just and FYI, I Priced this equipment on Ebay and they have it priced at an average of $600- $620 minus the film.

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

Hi, mper, thanks for your input. I looked through some 50 pages of ads for cameras on E-bay myself, and
most of what i saw were camera bodies without lenses, and a few lenses here and there. I based my prices on what i looked up on B&H, but knowing how this equipment is from an earlier age, i did add OBO. But i do know the equipment I'm selling is in excellent working order.
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Kuzano

Been selling film camera's on eBay for 15 years. Lots of Mamiya, and love the M1000 kit.

GREAT PRICE for all you listed. Not interested at this time, but this is the kind of package I would normally buy to flip and make money.

The price and kit are a very good deal, FOR someone who appreciates finding it all in one place at one time. Stick on that price and wait. In the car business we used to have a saying. "There's a Butt for every seat."

However, if you want to maximize money on the deal, here's how I would break it down to sell it for more.

The body, the normal lens, the WL finder and one back. The M1000 is the most sought after body in the older M series 645.

all the other pieces separate. The prism finder will fit any of the early 645 bodies, as will the lenses and backs.

Looks like it's a clean kit. YES, one can find a body, lens, back, finder for $600 approx. However, not usually the complete setup here in clean condition.

Amazed if you sell it here. Too many low ballers on this site.

Medium format, and particularly 645 are selling quite well as film is making a comeback in a Niche Market usage. Plenty of 120 film available, almost no 220.

This is a good deal for someone looking to kick digitals ASS on IQ and enjoy a real retro experience. Mamiya lenses are VERY high quality... right up there with Hasselblad.

These were prime setups for wedding photography for many years, they are that good.

Good luck. It's a bit more work but consider breaking up the kit and marketing it where it will get sold...not on forums (waste of time), but on eBay.

Madman Loc: Gulf Coast, Florida USA

Oh, that is soooo tempting, but there are so many things on my want list ahead of that. I did have one of these back in the 80's that I sold before moving to Florida.

Good Luck!

suntouched Loc: Sierra Vista AZ

Sell on Ebay for sure.
I also have a Mamiya to sell. It is the 645 AF and 2 lenses- 80 mm and 150 mm. Would you recommend selling all separately as well?

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

Thanks everyone for replying so far. Kuzano, thanks for your input. I really do appreciate it. I do hope to advertise on E-bay. I checked into it earlier and found if they, (ebay) sells the equipment, they ask for 30% selling fee. To me, that is not an option.
Rich...

Kuzano

I operate on the basis that interested parties are looking for a whole camera to start shooting right away.

Then, I swing to the extra items singly. The market may be larger for a specific single item like the 150mm.

People buying kits seem to expect the per lens price to be less with a kit. However, more people may be looking for a single lens like the 150 and will pay more for that item, as they already have the camera-basic lens.

So, I usually do well first by selling a working camera that can be loaded and taken out shooting. I always put a fresh battery in and state that is the case. The 645 AF should sell well. But consider selling the 150 on it's own.

Just a tip that may/may not help.

I bought a huge kit of Mamiya Press components from a camera dealer on eBay for a BIN of $499. (11 pieces)

I kept one piece I personally wanted and within 10-12 days sold the rest of the body and other parts, grossing over $1100.

My theme there is buy lots (kits) and sell pieces. That works for more than just photography equipment. Plus, you may be shopping for one item personally for yourself, but as part of a lot, you may sell all the other parts and get the piece you wanted free, or with an accompanying profit.

Kuzano

Absolutely not..... you can do the sale listing and if you include listing fees and final value fee it should come to about 12% including Paypal. This new service where you turn the whole item over to eBay and let them handle th whole sale is essentially the same deal as if you went to a third party seller, or person/company who sells on commission. eBay has decided to start competing with third party seller who do complete sales.

What you want to do is run the listing your self.

I teach classes instructing Community College Community Ed students to open accounts, do listings and buy and sell on eBay.

If you have questions, feel free to PM me for assistance for eBay.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

I have a standard 645 and a 645m, 45 lens, 55 lens, 210 lens, 80 lens, 110 Macro lens, 2x doubler, a waist level finder, a pentaprism finder, winder, bellows shade, several backs, filters. All in excellent shape. When I asked KEH in NY what this was all worth, they gave me a figure of 265.00. I told them for that price I would rather open the cameras up, fill them with cement and make door stops out of them! I know they need to make a profit, but three to four times the buying price? No thanks!

marki3rd Loc: Columbus, Indiana

Rich,
The information Kuzano gave you is very very good. I buy and sell a lot of camera gear on ebay myself using the same methods that he recommends.

I would only add the following:
Ebay encourages a low starting price like $0.99 to supposedly encourage bidding, but this approach can end up a big looser for you. sometimes you get lucky and start a bidding war, but other times it just happens that you don't get the interest at that particular time. I always set a starting price at my bottom line with a "buy it now" in the hope of catching a committed buyer that doesn't want to wait to the end of the auction. I use an automatic re-listing option and wait for the right buyer to come along.

The other advise I would give is lots of clear sharp photos and a complete well worded description to attract maximum attention.

Good luck!
Mark

Kuzano

OK, this is good, but it still leaves you unprotected. You need to use the protection of a reserve price IF you use the lure of a low starting price on eBay.

What I do, and what I teach are the three components of a good pricing structure and why.

Low start to get people bidding. Without bidding you have no auction. I use from 1 to 10 dollars as the start... YOU MUST get a bid to get things rolling.

PROTECTION from a price disaster... a reserve at your "No Whimper" price.. the minimum price at which you will accept a sale. Hidden from bidders, but assures you do not GIVE the item away for one dollar. Without a reserve, this can happen.

Sometimes a Buy It Now to lure seriously interested buyers at a fair and attractive price.

That's my protected sale. eBay is now doing two or three free relistings if you choose.

DO NOT forget to add a reserve to prevent catastrophic loss to you. Buyers HATE the reserve system, but it's not there for buyers, it's there for you. Don't give away your goods because only one person looked at your auction.

LOW PRICE StART...sometimes people use a high start because of the hate for the reserve. PROBLEM with that thinking. You get no bids, and no action on your item because you scared people off with your high price. No bids... no sale.

RESERVE. Start low to get bids, but use the reserve to protect your lowest acceptable price. To hell with bidders who don't like the reserve. Those buyers are not seriously interested at a successful higher price, but they are invaluable to the bid process.

BUY IT NOW. Simply put, a fair price that allows a seriously interested buyer close the auction early and be done with it. Collect your money and ship, perhaps within hours of putting the auction on line.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF ALL OR MOST OF YOUR AUCTIONS SELL ON THE BUY IT NOW. You are undervaluing your items. You need to re-evaluate your items, because if all or most of your auctions are selling on the BIN, you are not pricing your items high enough.

Do your research on checking the closed or sold listings on eBay. That information is kept for 60 days after every sale. Do price research... not on other sites, but on what items sell for on the auction site by looking at sold listing.

Use the three components of pricing your auction wisely. I have done research on pricing on eBay in the extreme. I spent twenty plus years in sales marketing in banking, goods and merchandise.

I share all this with people in my eBay class. Good listings are good for both buyers and sellers alike. A healthy eBay is good for all of us.

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

Thanks Mark, I will definitely listen to what you and everyone has told me. i appreciate allllllllll the input I've gotten as this is the first time i have ever attempted to sell on e-bay.
Rich...

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

Thanks Kuzano. Your words are wisdom.
Rich...

Kuzano

Like I offered....PM me with questions if you like. I have my next eBay class at the college on June 5th. Have been doing that class 2 or 3 times a quarter for about 9 years now.

By the way, that's a very nice Kit... I have packed around a variety of 645 camera's around for many years. Most often these early Mamiya's.

The glass - Mamiya Sekor - is some of the best. I put it up against Hasselblad.

645 is the entry level to medium format and will often, when scanned, equal the best image from any FF dlsr. A scanned 645 neg is 2.7 times greater in size than full frame. When scanned the file size is often 150 to 225 Megabytes.

You just can't shotgun them... 15 images on a roll of 120, but OH what images.

If I was in the market, your kit would be a one stop buy for everthing needed to load film (which you included) and go shooting. (presuming a proper 6 volt battery installed in the bottom of the camera)

You could preload a bunch of film inserts with film and go shoot a wedding. Many of these did duty in the wedding market. I bought many of mine from wedding photographers who compromised their image quality with digital and sold these for very low prices.

That has changed and I have no problem selling good 645 equipment, because of the renewed interest in film.

If you can't get your price.... consider shooting it again. Don't gift it by not getting the value that it is worth.