Buying a Secondhand Camera.

Hi Dave1.

I did a googl e search and a shop from London came up and one from Wales and for example a 600D the price was £380 without lens, well time you added a lens you could buy a new one..
I'm going to have another look this afternoon to see what I can find.

Cheers mate.
 
Gerrard said:
Hi Dave1.

I did a googl e search and a shop from London came up and one from Wales and for example a 600D the price was £380 without lens, well time you added a lens you could buy a new one..
I'm going to have another look this afternoon to see what I can find.

Cheers mate.
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That's quite cheap for a 600D on camera price buster a new body is £525. Witha kit lens it's £582 so the second hand one you have seen leaves you £200 to buy a lens with you could end up with something much better lens wise than the kit lens.

Have you tried MPB photographic for used stuff?
 
ian-83 said:
That's quite cheap for a 600D on camera price buster a new body is £525. Witha kit lens it's £582 so the second hand one you have seen leaves you £200 to buy a lens with you could end up with something much better lens wise than the kit lens.

Have you tried MPB photographic for used stuff?
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No but I will do..

Thanks Ian.
 
The worst kind of add for s/h stuff are

I brought my stuff about a year ago,I don't use it much,will some buy it of me for about the same as I paid for it :cuckoo:

Most s/h stuff is overpriced,if I am not going to save that much,I would much rather buy new :)
 
simonblue said:
The worst kind of add for s/h stuff are

I brought my stuff about a year ago,I don't use it much,will some buy it of me for about the same as I paid for it :cuckoo:

Most s/h stuff is overpriced,if I am not going to save that much,I would much rather buy new :)
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I would disagree, as an example, a Canon IS kit lens is £150 new from WEX, £75 2nd hand at MPB and normally around £60 on this forum. The 55-250 sells here for around 120, and is £200 new.

Bodies on the forum sell for hundreds less that new.

It's only highly prized gear that is in short supply new that seems to attract a premium even second hand (but that's supply and demand).
 
Its only a week and will be able to see whats for sale on here.. might give me a better clue.
But some of the new prices are dropping and I hope to visit the UK in Jan when the kids have gone back to school so hoping the January sale will lower them even further, it would be a good time to buy?
 
Dave1 said:
I would disagree, as an example, a Canon IS kit lens is £150 new from WEX, £75 2nd hand at MPB and normally around £60 on this forum. The 55-250 sells here for around 120, and is £200 new.

Bodies on the forum sell for hundreds less that new.

It's only highly prized gear that is in short supply new that seems to attract a premium even second hand (but that's supply and demand).
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I agreed some people sell,at what I would call a good price,I am just saying some of the prices are :cuckoo:

The thing I think people don't understand,their are no g/tee with buying s/h of a private individual,no matter what the seller may tell you,a company has every right to refuse to repair a camera,even if it's still under g/tee from new,if it has been resold.
 
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simonblue said:
The thing I think people don't understand,their are no g/tee with buying s/h of a private individual,no matter what the seller may tell you,a company has every right to refuse to repair a camera,even if it's still under g/tee from new,if it has been resold.
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The same could be said for buying anything secondhand, do you also only buy your cars brand new?

And warranty wise, most retailers don't have a great issue with who takes an item in for warranty, for example, with a receipt, Jessops will take an item in from anyone.

A lot of buyers would also pay 50% of new price for something like a lens (that truth be told, doesn't have a lot that can go wrong), on the off chance it might go wrong. I have a 50mm f1.8 made in Feb of 1988 and it has never needed a repair.
 
Dave1 said:
The same could be said for buying anything secondhand, do you also only buy your cars brand new?

And warranty wise, most retailers don't have a great issue with who takes an item in for warranty, for example, with a receipt, Jessops will take an item in from anyone.

A lot of buyers would also pay 50% of new price for something like a lens (that truth be told, doesn't have a lot that can go wrong), on the off chance it might go wrong. I have a 50mm f1.8 made in Feb of 1988 and it has never needed a repair.
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Dont owe a car :D,but look how much the price of a new car,come down as soon as it become s/h, i am not trying to disadgreed with you.
Have brought many s/h goods,its just i wont pay over the odds for them :)
 
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I've brought second hand lenses and some of them are difficult to tell from brand new. I've had a 70-200 f4 and a 55-250 IS from members here and both were in mint condition. Never brought a camera second hand, not that I wouldn't, it's just when I've been in the market I've managed to find some very good bargains. I paid £925 for my 7D brand new when most of the second hand ones were going at £850 or more. A lot of the hobbyists probably take more care of their equipment than the pro's, who are covered up to the hilt with backups etc.
 
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modchild said:
I've brought second hand lenses and some of them are difficult to tell from brand new. I've had a 70-200 f4 and a 55-250 IS from members here and both were in mint condition. Never brought a camera second hand, not that I wouldn't, it's just when I've been in the market I've managed to find some very good bargains. I paid £925 for my 7D brand new when most of the second hand ones were going at £850 or more. A lot of the hobbyists probably take more care of their equipment than the pro's, who are covered up to the hilt with backups etc.
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I'm finding the second hand market is a bit of an odd ball myself.. :)
 
Dave1 said:
you'll be in the Classifieds here in a few days, plenty of friendly genuine sellers in there ;)
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Morning Dave.
That will be good and might sort a few things out for me. Its actually quite exciting and nervy at the same time.. :)
 
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The shop in Brighton that sells second hand cameras has a mark up price, is this negotiable or are they set do you know?
 
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