Browsing my local craigslist.. really wondering why I bother

[astroNikon]

........Sadly though by the time I got done paying for gas to get over there and back.. well, I'd almost be paying retail............ .

But look at the bright side..... if you're coming over here to make a deal, you could bask the the glow of my presence during lunch. :mrgreen:

Shocking ...

 

[robbins.photo]

........Sadly though by the time I got done paying for gas to get over there and back.. well, I'd almost be paying retail............ .

But look at the bright side..... if you're coming over here to make a deal, you could bask the the glow of my presence during lunch. :mrgreen:

Lol, you know that might just be worth the gas money right there.

 

[Overread]

A lot of people make up a second hand price by taking the price they bought the thing for and removing a certain % from that price; they then put it up for sale. Unfortunately for them this means that their price can end up higher than the current market value or even the current second hand market value for the item. A lack of research is typically the cause.

However many are also encouraged to price high because people DO actually pay for it. It tends to be more an ebay thing, but there are cases where people have paid well over market value for a new item on a second hand product. If a person isn't pressured to sell why sell low when they can just sell high.

Some people also don't really want to sell; they put something up but keep it at a high price, if anyone does buy it they win and heck can profit and replace what they had if they want (or upgrade) and if not then its really no worry to them as they don't really want want to/need to sell in the first place.

 

[Railphotog]

We don't have a Craigslist in our city in Canada, but do have Kijiji, which is operated by eBay and I understand it is similar. I cruise the camera listings daily, not looking for anything in particular, look at it as entertainment. Saw an ad today for a Nikon F601 film camera with a non named 70-210mm zoom, for only $550.00. And there's the person offering a Canon AE-1 for several hundred dollars, see them all the time. I think non photographers assume their 35+ year old film camera is still a current value.

A few years ago I got into collecting some of the old Canon film cameras I had sold or traded in on newer models over the years. Several of the outfits with ones such as the AE-1, AE-1Program were offered with various additions - zoom lenses, power winders, flash, and all with bags. Mostly they were asking $150.00 or so for the bunch, and I offered $50.00 for the lot, telling them if they get tired of keeping the ad up, and relisting, get back to me. Several did, and I've added to my collection for minimal cost. All the cameras I did get were in excellent condition too.

I get a kick how some sellers say their cameras have "extras", such as battery chargers, computer cords, etc., all the items that originally came with the cameras when new.

I've had an urge to get an older Nikon DSLR for a while, just to see how it compares to my Canon gear (T3i). I picked up a Nikon D80 this week, with the 18-70mm lens w/hood & UV filter, aftermarket battery grip, wired remote, two batteries, 16GB card, everything with original boxes and paper work. In like new condition, for $300.00. Probably more that people would pay in the U.S., but I think I got a decent deal. Not going to switch to Nikon, but do like the D80!

Always looking!

 

[Overread]

Honestly the way the bottom just fell out of the film camera market took a lot of people be surprise. Top end high value cameras basically became worthless overnight when digital took off - even now there are many who just don't realise how totally digital destroyed the film market - even though many of those film cameras are still more than capable in todays market. Heck for film barring AF advances there isn't really all that much that goes into a modern DSLR that a film camera even needs so most of the innovation isn't even relevant.