Selling Used equipment.
Apr 19, 2023 21:35:41 #
elliott937 wrote:
I'm so "loyal" to my Canon 5DII that I w... (show quote)
Stay away from Craig's List, that site is nothing but Trouble.
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Apr 20, 2023 11:42:34 #
kenabr
Loc: S.E.Wisconsin
CHG_CANON wrote:
Keep in mind, each reseller wants to buy low from you to resell higher to their customers. They all mostly offer what used to be called the bluebook / wholesale (minimum) price for used cars. KEH has an online quote system. We see regular complaints about Adorama who receives your equipment and then lowers their offer, as well as being slow to return the equipment when you reject their lowered offer. Of the three, I prefer KEH.
I've delt with KEH biut your right they buy low to make a profit. M advice sell direct to someone who will pay a fair price.
Apr 20, 2023 11:47:35 #
Housty
Loc: Ontario
I put 5 items on Ebay, and scammers tried to buy all five, taking my listing out of service, wanting to make a deal outside the Ebay platform, and the trouble dealing with Ebay to get a delisting wasn't worth it.
Apr 20, 2023 12:32:21 #
APD wrote:
Of the various sites that buy used equipment - Adorama, B&H, KEH Camera and others I may not know about - who in most Hoggers opinion is the best, fairest' responsive and trustworthy.
I was told in a phone call by a major photo shop (sorry, I can't recall the name) that they pay 70% of the then market value (the average price for an identical item on Amazon) for items they buy for resale. You send the item to them, they verify the condition and value, and they submit or credit the dollar amount to you. I went to a regional camera store that dealt in used equipment and received more than I was offered by the "big boys." , and sold the items to them.
Apr 20, 2023 16:55:24 #
scooter1
Loc: Yacolt, Wa.
John Maher wrote:
Has anyone had a bad experience selling or buying ... (show quote)
I bought a lens from a Hogger and everything went good.
Apr 20, 2023 17:17:34 #
bjojade
Loc: Wausau, WI
70% seems pretty high. Listing an item on ebay means a 15% cut to eBay, plus a 3% cut to PayPal, plus shipping costs.
Additionally, the shop needs to have enough margin to deal with hidden problems with products that may show up between the time it was taken in on trade and when it gets into the buyers hands.
Then factor in that most electronic stuff decreases in value pretty quickly, meaning they've got to be able to move it as fast as possible. This typically means moving it at lower than average price just to keep product moving.
Additionally, the shop needs to have enough margin to deal with hidden problems with products that may show up between the time it was taken in on trade and when it gets into the buyers hands.
Then factor in that most electronic stuff decreases in value pretty quickly, meaning they've got to be able to move it as fast as possible. This typically means moving it at lower than average price just to keep product moving.
Apr 20, 2023 17:35:48 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Keep in mind, each reseller wants to buy low from you to resell higher to their customers. They all mostly offer what used to be called the bluebook / wholesale (minimum) price for used cars. KEH has an online quote system. We see regular complaints about Adorama who receives your equipment and then lowers their offer, as well as being slow to return the equipment when you reject their lowered offer. Of the three, I prefer KEH.
I had KEH lower the offer when they received the equipment. I will not do business with them.
Apr 21, 2023 08:45:46 #
I have bought and sold on UHH with no issues. Folks here seem to be honest and we all have the same mind set. I have used KEH and got reasonable quotes on my older equipment and went with them. I also checked on a quote to sell a tripod and the guy I spoke with said they keep a lot in stock and only offered $40. He suggested I sell it myself and did that here on UHH.
Apr 21, 2023 08:57:17 #
alamomike47 wrote:
I had KEH lower the offer when they received the equipment. I will not do business with them.
I tend to sell to Robert’s when I do sell. They lowered their price when they actually saw the flash unit - and I accepted their revision. I feel they have a better view of “good”, etc than I do - lots of experience with what buyers notice.
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