Value / Pricing Help?

 >From: "Dave" cleso.RemoveThis@hotmail.com

 >I am considering selling my old Cannon camera, various lenses, filters,
 >equip.
 >
 >Does anyone have any recommendations on Web sites or magazines that will
 >provide me with benchmark values for my stuff?

Try the used department at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.keh.com" target="_blank">www.keh.com</a> ... look at what their selling price is
and consider yourself lucky to get that high (unless you find someone with eBay
auction fever). Look at what they are willing to pay you for your used gear
and use that as a minimum. Most likely you'll be able to sell your gear
somewhere between those two prices.

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<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.keh.com</font" target="_blank">www.keh.com</font</a>>
 > Has a used equipment calculator.

Keh is a useless guide for an individual selling used gear because the
"calculator" at Keh.com factors in their profit margin before resale, you
may have a lense that Keh tell you is worth 200 , when they can turn around
and sell it for 300. They are a middle man and as such cannot be used as an
accurate guide for an individual reselling.

"Rich Pos" <rich RemoveThis @wrongaddress.net> wrote in message
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 > On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:56:48 -0700, "Dave" <cleso RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
  > >Greetings!
  > >I am considering selling my old Cannon camera, various lenses, filters,
  > >equip.
  > >
  > >Does anyone have any recommendations on Web sites or magazines that will
  > >provide me with benchmark values for my stuff?
  > >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.keh.com</font" target="_blank">www.keh.com</font</a>>
 > Has a used equipment calculator.
 >
 > RP©
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<font color=green>  >> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.keh.com</font" target="_blank">www.keh.com</font</a>>
  >> Has a used equipment calculator.

 >From: "Joseph Kewfi" f_stopblues.RemoveThis@NOSPAMiol.ie
 >
 >Keh is a useless guide for an individual selling used gear because the
 >"calculator" at Keh.com factors in their profit margin before resale

Disagree ... it's useful because you find the minimum price you could sell it
for (what KEH will pay you) and you also get an idea of what's it's reasonably
worth (what KEH will sell it for ... which you can also look up).

 > you may have a lense that Keh tell you is worth 200 , when they can turn
 > around and sell it for 300.

Exactly ... so you know it's worth a minimum of $200 if you go the no-hassle
route and sell it to them (minimum value), and you know that you would likely
not be able to sell it for more than $300 if the buyer were smart enough to
check a site like KEH for used gear since he'd be better off buying the same
item from them because of their warranty. In this case you should be able to
get $280 or so, and anything over $300 would be a real sweet deal for you (and
a dumb move for the person buying it from you ... but often you get lucky,
especially with auctions).

Another good source of info is probably the eBay listings for completed
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On 21 Sep 2004 01:37:42 GMT, bhilton665.RemoveThis@aol.comedy (Bill Hilton)
wrote:

<font color=brown>   >>> <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.keh.com</font" target="_blank">www.keh.com</font</a>>
   >>> Has a used equipment calculator.
 >
  >>From: "Joseph Kewfi" f_stopblues.RemoveThis@NOSPAMiol.ie
  >>
  >>Keh is a useless guide for an individual selling used gear because the
  >>"calculator" at Keh.com factors in their profit margin before resale
 >
 >Disagree ... it's useful because you find the minimum price you could sell it
 >for (what KEH will pay you) and you also get an idea of what's it's reasonably
 >worth (what KEH will sell it for ... which you can also look up).
 >
  >> you may have a lense that Keh tell you is worth 200 , when they can turn
  >> around and sell it for 300.
 >
 >Exactly ... so you know it's worth a minimum of $200 if you go the no-hassle
 >route and sell it to them (minimum value), and you know that you would likely
 >not be able to sell it for more than $300 if the buyer were smart enough to
 >check a site like KEH for used gear since he'd be better off buying the same
 >item from them because of their warranty. In this case you should be able to
 >get $280 or so, and anything over $300 would be a real sweet deal for you (and
 >a dumb move for the person buying it from you ... but often you get lucky,
 >especially with auctions).
 >
 >Another good source of info is probably the eBay listings for completed
 >auctions, by the way.
 >

Thanks Bill, saved me all that typing.

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"Dave" <cleso DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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 > Greetings!
 > I am considering selling my old Cannon camera, various lenses, filters,
 > equip.
 >
 > Does anyone have any recommendations on Web sites or magazines that will
 > provide me with benchmark values for my stuff?
 >
 > TIA!
 >
 > -- Dave
Why not try a test run? Imagine you've put every item on
ebay using Keh's buy price as reserve. Then look up how they sold recently.
Then put it up to end on a Sunday evening. Bob Hickey<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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