Camera Selling: Split Lens and Body?
Posted 17/11/2010 - 16:38
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I suggest eBay. Despite the charges, still the most effective way to reach the world!
Best regards, John
Posted 17/11/2010 - 16:43
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Yep, aiming for evilBay, just considering my plan of attack. Have quite a few lenses......
Possibly only keeping my 2 Spotmatics, an F70 and a Program A for film use. So almost pure Pentax!
Possibly only keeping my 2 Spotmatics, an F70 and a Program A for film use. So almost pure Pentax!
K5, K200 and several film Pentax cameras!
Posted 17/11/2010 - 16:43
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I'm not sure what Olympus buyers are like, but I seem to see Pentax lenses alone going for more than lens and body combinations.
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Posted 17/11/2010 - 17:16
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Always split, IMHO most buyers will only be bidding for the lens anyway so you are effectively giving the camera away; thus increasing postage for little or no gain. Sad as it seems I now have quite a few bodies which will probably be thrown away
Davex.
Davex.
Posted 17/11/2010 - 17:41
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And although evilbay is a VERY difficult site to trade with in a lot of ways, still possibly the widest way to reach an 'Audience@
The BIG problem is that they tend to 'dictate'PayPal' as a means of payment, which of course they will as they are basically owned by the same people!
Whichever/wahtwaywins
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The BIG problem is that they tend to 'dictate'PayPal' as a means of payment, which of course they will as they are basically owned by the same people!
Whichever/wahtwaywins
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Paul
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Posted 17/11/2010 - 18:30
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Split. I've sold body/lens combos on there a couple of times but only when I couldn't be bothered to make multiple listings - you'll always make more money selling seperately regardless of brand in my experience.
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Posted 17/11/2010 - 18:38
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Yes. Splitting will get you more money, but I'm a sentimental old thing, and I don't like to seperate a camera and lens that came out of the factory together and have been happily 'married' for maybe 40 years.
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Mowog.
Mowog.
Posted 17/11/2010 - 19:15
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davex wrote:
Same here. I won't sell the body if I buy a camera for the lens, and I've even bought cameras specifically because I had other original bits to fit them (like my Spotmatic).
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but I'm a sentimental old thing, and I don't like to seperate a camera and lens that came out of the factory together
You are indeed but I'm a sentimental old thing, and I don't like to seperate a camera and lens that came out of the factory together
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
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Most of this is non-Pentax gear so not appropriate to offer on here. One is a full Olympus kit with the classic prime set. Hence I'm wondering.....