Carl1024 Loc: Kaneohe, HI 96744

I have all the price values but don't how to start it, should i go BIN or BIN/Offers.
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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

What's a "BIN"?

Bill_de Loc: US

What does bin mean in selling?

Online auction sites use BIN to mean "buy it now." Instead of bidding on an item, you can buy it immediately for its BIN price.

I didn't know it until I Googled it.

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Thanks.
Can you tell I don't do a lot of on-line selling/buying???

I first thought it was part of a URL.....

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Why not just reverse-engineer the process you follow when buying camera equipment?

1, You find an online or physical source.
2, You find both a description of the item and pictures of the item. Or, handle the item physically.
3, You find a price and the accepted payment method(s).
4, You review the sale terms, including the shipping method, cost and warranty and / or return method, if any.

Then, you personally decide if you want to pay that price for that equipment under those terms. To go into business to sell equipment, there too is your set of actions / decisions to be documented and presented to potential customers on your selected selling platform.

Film cameras can be a bit harder to sell. Do they need a battery to even confirm they work, or even to confirm they turn on? When did you personally last use each specific body? Do you have recent developed film from each specific body that demonstrates accurate functionality? The risk of buying something broken is pretty high, lowering the resale value of these bodies, especially if sold as-is with no warranty or return option.

You may find the cost of shipping is higher than the value of the film body, making the entire exercise futile. You may instead find the value of the lenses, even the MF lenses, have much higher value today than any of the film bodies, as those film-era lenses can be mounted to digital mirrorless bodies.

Carl1024 Loc: Kaneohe, HI 96744

All of my cameras still work as they are kept in very clean condition & not exposed to the elements

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Ironically, Pentax is talking about going back into the film camera business. They must believe there is a good market there - but it will take them time to be fired up, time for you to sell your stuff.

BebuLamar

I would say BIN/Offer.

Carl1024 Loc: Kaneohe, HI 96744

Thank you

Carl1024 Loc: Kaneohe, HI 96744

my biggest hold-up, is posting the right quote?

BebuLamar

You never know there may be people who would offer more than the BIN.

Carl1024 Loc: Kaneohe, HI 96744

You're right?

BebuLamar

And thank you Carl. You no longer use the line "reply end"

Carl1024 Loc: Kaneohe, HI 96744

I will start posting next week just 2 clear my shelves as i need the space 4 other things more important?

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

You could specify basically your ‘low’ value as bid beginning point. If it is too much, no one will bid and you could try again, specifying a lower amount. I believe eBay doesn’t charge you if your thing doesn’t attract any bids, so this strategy would cost you some time, but no money. On the other hand, if your starting point is ‘too low’, others will bid the amount up.