Used Price Advice

Hi all

I hope this is in the right section (please be gentle if its not!) but I was wanting some of your sage advice please. What would be a good price to offer to someone selling a used K-R with 18-55mm lens and 50-200mm lens (bought as a kit). I have seen one for sale, in apparently excellent used condition less than a year old. I don't really know the second hand market very well yet and don't want to offer too much!

Thanks in advance I WILL get my camera!

No one knows, really, since what something will fetch will depend on what people are prepared to pay. Quite apart from anything else, this varies over time.

You could search completed listings on eBay, to see what things like what you're looking at go for. You can also see what people are asking here and elsewhere.

Classifieds listed here tend to go for a bit less than that, since there are no eBay fees to pay.

People value things differently, so there's no point in anyone saying "I think it would be worth X".

Also look into the price new for whatever you're looking to buy.

You could start at some arbitrary percentage of the new price (70%?), and decide whether you're prepared to pay it.

There's no shortcut really... 'do your own research', is the best advice I suspect you'll get. Anything else will be based on others' subjective views, and although one or two have done surveys, they inevitably go out of date very quickly.

Yeah I see what you are saying, and I have actually done all of the above I have so far spent many hours researching different camera's before deciding I wanted a kr, then many more hours after that so I do have an idea of what I am planning to offer, I just wanted some other opinions really from people with probably a little more insight or knowledge than I have. Of course I realise that is is subjective and prices are constantly in flux even when buying from new, let alone for used kit. I think there is point in someone saying 'I think it would be worth X' if that is their opinion. Oh well, I feel daft now, just wanted peoples opinions and input really. Never mind

No need to feel daft. If you had a significant sample of views, you could disregard the highest and lowest, and go for something in the middle.

But at the end of the day, it's just as easy to search the completed listings, and offer 85% of an average you calculate.

The risk is that you won't get enough answers for the result to be meaningful - most people would have to do exactly the same search that you'd need to do, unless they happen to already have bought or sold something similar.

At the end of the day, is it the end of the world if you end up feeling you might have got it for a few quid less?

New price £450 from Dixons/Currys.

Would expect to pay £300 or so from a private seller and around £350 (ish) from a retailer if they are offering a warranty with it.

Thank you Mike

A brand-new Kr can be had in Argos(!!??..) for £380 (incl. 18-55mm lens), so 2nd-hand, I'd wave 300 notes under the sellers' nose (maximum), and see how you get on.

I second £300. K-r went down as low as £329 in Jessops for the kit lens over the Xmas period.

£300 seems fair at today's market value. Problem will be that previous owner will have paid a lot more, and will need to be cajoled.

I have bought it and am getting it on Saturday thanks for your input everyone it is appreciated. It echo'ed my own thoughts of offering around £300. I only paid a little more than that but it is for the camera, and two lenses (was the twin lens kit) IR filters and hood. All boxed in as new condition, only 8 months old including Saturday morning delivery so I don't think I did bad. Looking forward to getting my new toy and learning how to use it now!

Sounds good.

Looks like you did ... welcome to Pentax

I am sure you will be very happy with it. If it is only 8 months old there should be some residual warranty (normally one year or two from a Pentax Pro dealer from new.)

I had the use of a K-r last year while my K-5 was having its sensor stain problem sorted and I really liked the compact size and ease of use.

Wow! Bargain!
I'm sure you'll love it. Do post some photos...

If it's Sat Del with a private overnight company, that alone is worth at least £25! If I arrange Sat Del's through my work, I know that we get billed an extra £15 for a Sat Del (delivered any time up to noon). Its another tenner on top of that for a pre-1030, and a further £25 for the 9am Sat Del, so you're well in with your purchase!! Good'un!!

Enjoy your new toy, mate!!

I am happy with myself and yes I will post pics too once I have got to grips with it. I am sure I will be asking loads of questions too, and at first you may be seeing lots of pics of my dogs lol! I am looking forward to being able to catch shots of them when they in motion without looking at the results and saying 'oh that would have been a great shot if it wasn't blurred' I do know by the way that a good photo isn't just down to the camera of course!

<<< That one there in my pic, you will see lots of him and my other two!