Broken 5D mk2 cost?

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Got a Call this morning from a Friend,He broke his 5d a while back and claimed on insurance. He got his new replacement on saturday and was going to bin the broken one as the insurance company has said he doesent need to send it back in.
Luckily,before he binned it(pick up is today) he called me and asked if i was wanting to buy it from him, I obviously said yeah! The main thing that we're struggling to come to now is the Price. I said,cause its obviously Broken,that i wouldnt want to spend to much,plus,all he had to pay was a £50 excess to replace it,which i said i'll happily pay him for plus abit more,as it will cost me abit to get Fixed. He on the other hand wants about £600 for it, Which i think is abit outrageous(but thats just me).We did agree,that if it wasnt repairable he'd give me back the cost,so were putting it in for a consultancy today.

Question i have for you guys, Is does anyone know how much a Spares or repair 5D mkII will go for on Ebay ect? I'd really love a 5D so im willing to spend the cash to get it fixed ect,which yes,may total £600 anyhow if it can be repaired. But i dont want to spend that kind of money then it again when i could buy a used mkII for around £1000 on Ebay.

Thanks for any help you can offer,

John
 
The prices on Ebay are a law unto themselves, it probably would (depending on the damage) do £600 there, maybe even more, no doubt to someone wanting to try and make another insurance claim on it :lol:
 
How did you friend break his 5D2? I think it would be a good idea to have tried to ascertain the problem with it and cost for putting it back together again before agreeing on the £600 that he wants. That way you could use the information perhaps as a bargaining chip. However what's done is done and while you have an arrangement for a full refund if it is not repairable, I would be somewhat wary about acquiring a broken camera although once it's fixed ( again cost dependent ), it would be thoroughly tested by Canon or an approved repairer.


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Yeah, Just looking on Ebay, and theres a 40D for repairs thats currently sitting at £170, i think it might be a miss and just keep saving! Oh well, Sorry to bother you guys
 
Houston1863 said:
How did you friend break his 5D2?
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He Dropped it 2 foot off a table onto a wooden Floor, theres not damage bar a few scratches on the body, but it doesent power up. so we'll see,if its repairable,then i may buy it,but if he's adimant he wants £600 for it,i'll offer to pay half the repairs and sell it on for a small profit.

Also,it will be going to get repaired by a Canon authorised repairer. non of this "i can fix things" guy's that charge you an arm and a leg and give you nothing in return
 
I would tell him where to put it, and find a new friend ;)

He has had it replaced, it owes him nothing, and it is broken, it may be beyond economical repair.

If it was me with the broken camera, and I had a new replacement FOC, I would give my friend the broken one for nothing.
 
Martyn... said:
I would tell him where to put it, and find a new friend ;)

He has had it replaced, it owes him nothing, and it is broken, it may be beyond economical repair.

If it was me with the broken camera, and I had a new replacement FOC, I would give my friend the broken one for nothing.
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what he said ..
 
Martyn... said:
I would tell him where to put it, and find a new friend ;)

He has had it replaced, it owes him nothing, and it is broken, it may be beyond economical repair.

If it was me with the broken camera, and I had a new replacement FOC, I would give my friend the broken one for nothing.
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Totally agree.
I know times are hard for a lot of people, but I'd never try and make a £550 profit off a friend like that. He's got a brand new camera for £50 so I'd expect a much better deal from him if he was my friend.
He's lucky he's still got it in a way as the insurance company could have easily asked him to return it, so why not be a friend and pass it on to the OP at a sensible price?
 
www.camera-repair.co.uk

I have bought a few bits for my cameras over the years from these, I have emailed them about a damaged lenses I was going to buy and they always got back to me sharpish. Id say its worth a punt getting it sent off to them for examination if the shutter is intact and they doesn't seem anything lose shaking about inside it may be sumthing minor.

On another note I cannot see an issurance company not picking up an item, especially such an exspensive one, they have paid out on.
 
Not sure re price, but the thing that sticks out for me was.in your OP you said he was going to bin it - if he had done, he'd have got sod all for it and now he's realised he could sell it he wants £600 !!!!

Think I'd be looking for a new friend, certainly nothing wrong with him wanting a bit / you paying something, but to go from in the bin to £600 seems a bit wrong to me :-(
 
Tell him "No," wait until the bin men collect it and then offer them £50 for it.

Other than that I agree with those saying find a new friend.
 
I'm not going to tell him to bolt over a bump to the head :P,
I told him that i'll pay him the £50 plus a night out on me if its reparable,he seems to be quiet happy with that. If its not,ive told him to sell it for spares,theres nothing wrong with the shutter,it just wont power up, it needs replacement back and front. but we'll see,hopefully i'll get a "newish" camera soon :)
 
grum said:
Wonder how the insurance company would feel about him flogging it for £600? Seems pretty cheeky to me.
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More than just cheeky to my mind. I wonder if the insurance company are aware that it might be repairable? If not - if they've been told that it's damaged beyond repair - then this is tantamount to fraud. And if the insurers have been given the full facts and simply don't care whether it can be repaired - well, they're not like any insurer I've ever come across!
 
You should check on the right place how much does it cost to get it repaired, however £600 doesn't sound like an unfair price.
 
I agree with what was said...

John Mc said:
He Dropped it 2 foot off a table onto a wooden Floor
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This sounds very worrying... do they normally break this easily? like a toy? I am right thinking 1-series (or D3 Nikons) would survive this without a mark (not that I am ever going to test)?
 
Well Stewart, I thought it was funny that a company would return the item. But he's said he took it to a local repair centre that does repairs for the company and they said it would cost too much as they would have to replace the item whilst it get's fixed. and either by mistake,or purpose they gave him the camera back.
 
daugirdas said:
I agree with what was said...



This sounds very worrying... do they normally break this easily? like a toy? I am right thinking 1-series (or D3 Nikons) would survive this without a mark (not that I am ever going to test)?
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I didnt think so either,i've dropped the College one a few times and its been fine. It is safe to say he's very clumbsy and it hasnt been the first time he's droped or bumped it off something. Maybe the small fall was the final straw.
 
daugirdas said:
I agree with what was said...



This sounds very worrying... do they normally break this easily? like a toy? I am right thinking 1-series (or D3 Nikons) would survive this without a mark (not that I am ever going to test)?
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One of my D3's fell slightly more than that and had a hefty repair bill on it. They may seem sold but they are delicate inside and dont take well to getting dropped....
 
Danny133 said:
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+1 from me. The word I'd chose to replace "friend" with begins with a T, ends with a T and has two letters in the middle. Wide Angle lenses spring to mind.

But if you'd like to post the serial number of the camera on here we can all give it a wide berth if he, you or the Council's recyclers/borrowers decide to float it on EBay.
 
he's adimant on £600, yet he was going to throw it out?


let him throw it in the bin and go round when its dark to get it ;)

but seriously, cant really make a descision untill you know whats wrong with it/how much the repair will be.

i think your mates a bit cheeky though, if he was either going to throw it or send it to the insurance co.
 
After the hazzel I have just been through with a insurance company with what you have to supply them, I would say the camera is beyond economical repair or they would have had it repaired. Most want you to have letters confirming its beyond repair and even then quite often ask for a opinion from their repair centers.

So I would say if you had it you will find that most will tell you its beyond repair. So this leaves you with finding a repair person that would do it for you. So to answer the question on repair...how much is a piece of string but I think not worth the effort unless he quives you the report that he will have saying what needs to be done.

He has nothing to loose so if he is a true friend make him this offer. Give it to me so I can send it off for a quote. If its worth it then pay him the £600. There are various indipentant repair centers that are worth trying and even quite a few private individuals that will give you a quote.
 
1-series (or D3 Nikons) would survive this without a mark (not that I am ever going to test)?
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No they don't normally!
 
So he went from .. you stopping him putting it in the bin to £600? And he's your friend?
 
StewartR said:
More than just cheeky to my mind. I wonder if the insurance company are aware that it might be repairable? If not - if they've been told that it's damaged beyond repair - then this is tantamount to fraud. And if the insurers have been given the full facts and simply don't care whether it can be repaired - well, they're not like any insurer I've ever come across!
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Got to agree with Stuart. I dropped a 30D four feet onto concrete, split the back wide open and got to see the motherboard:'( Insurance company had me send it to Lehmanns who repaired it.
 
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