stenojj

I have a 3 lens (all less than a year old) 2 Canon (18-135 and 55-250) and one Sigma (70-300) that I want to sell. Is it best to sell them all for one price or individually? I want to combine all my focal length lenses into one lens that covers it all so I don't have to change out lenses all the time. I was thinking of a Sigma 18-300. I still have a Canon 50 mm prime lens that I want to keep. I am a first-time DSLR owner and sort of went crazy buying lenses not knowing what I really wanted or needed. Thanks in advance.

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

I would put them up together with individual prices and a package price for all three.

orrie smith Loc: Kansas

When you place your add, list each lens at an individual price, then add the option to buy the three lens package deal at a reduced price, about 10% should generate interest.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

I use Craigslist and have good results there. If you don't care about losing 12% of the sale, use eBay. I've used them too. But I don't like losing 12% so I have been using Craigslist.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

My opinion sell each one separately. In my opinion Ebay gives you the widest audience.

stenojj

Thanks....I think I'll post on ebay separately. Now I only have 2 lenses to sell. Since I just got the 55-250 this week, Canon is letting me return it and will be sending me a postage paid label for my return. Craig's List in my area doesn't seem to have the audience I'd like.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Good Decisuon. Plus a lot of scammers on Craigs list in my area.

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

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revhen Loc: By the beautiful Hudson

Strange. I have the 18-135 and three longer range ones. I find that the 18-135 covers most of what I take and change to the longer and also wider as the occasion demands. Thus, as I see it, you are presently pretty well covered. But if you must sell I have sold lenses on eBay and gotten decent prices.

blackest Loc: Ireland

If you are using ebay, separately would be the better option. As a buyer I would probably be looking for one or the other so I might go a bit higher if both lenses were in the same lot but I would be looking at the second lens essentially as a free lens. I'm likely to have a lens similar to one of them already. Dealers would be interested in both lenses but then they would sell them separately after buying them at a good price from you.

Don't forget to check sold listings. As a buyer I want to pay at the bottom end price you find and i'm not going to pay over the top end. With a bit of luck there will be a fair number of bidders looking for your lens models which will help you get your price. If it is a popular lens then a buy it now price might be a good idea you, can ask towards the top end on price and you may well get it, there will be a few buyers who missed on the auctioned lenses getting frustrated.

Good luck and make sure your auction ends with enough time to have it shipped and in the buyers hands before christmas. One last thing a good clear photo of the end of the lens is essential I want to be able to read the information on the lens to be sure of the exact model and look up reviews and photo's shot with it. Be clear and honest about the condition and you should have a happy buyer.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Individually on ebay. Take a lot of good pictures, pack it and weigh it, so you have the shipping cost. It will be gone in a week, and you'll have your money. I always figure shipping to CA, but sometimes I lower it a bit if it seems too high. I have had ebay tell me that my shipping cost was too high, even though I was using the price I got from the US Postal Service site.

Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.

You guys aren't worried about being ripped off on E Bay? I hear that it is quite common on big dollar items. You send the lens, the payment is deposited in your PayPal account, the buyer then submits a claim of defective or incorrect item. PayPal then refunds their money. You are then out of your lens and your payment. I hear that this is becoming very common now. And that PayPal usually sides with the buyer. Anyone have any experience similar to this?

Thanks

dynaquest1 Loc: Austin, Texas

This is good advice. If you only list one price for all three lenses, you limit your market to only those people who would want all three.

Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.

Twice now, I have listed a very nice lens on my local (Portland, OR) area Craigslist. Both times I immediately got replies from scammers on the east coast. 😬

dynaquest1 Loc: Austin, Texas

I've never had a problem with craigslist "scammers" because the email you receive from them is so clearly from a scammer you just ignore it. This is not a craigslist characteristic or shortcoming, it is an internet given: beware, be smart!