Selling a camera... on the streets!
September 28, 2011 7:41 PM Subscribe
Dear Chicagoans, I need to sell a nice camera tomorrow somewhere in the area. I'm a minor, so if I need to be 18+ to sell then my question is moot, but either way- if I theoretically wanted to bring in a camera and sell it on the spot, where and how do I do such a thing?
Put it on Craigslist right now. If you price it right it'll probably be gone in a few hours and you'll get more than you would at a pawn brokers.
posted by fshgrl at 8:22 PM on September 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by fshgrl at 8:22 PM on September 28, 2011 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: I tried with the craigslist thing, I really did. Listed it twice even. But no one seems to want it. It's a canon point and shoot that goes for around $300 so maybe I'm just not hitting the right niche. I was going to send it to KEH but their quote was only around $140.
posted by Askiba at 8:53 PM on September 28, 2011
posted by Askiba at 8:53 PM on September 28, 2011
Best answer: A used $300 point-and-shoot is not a "nice camera". I don't say this to be a dick, but this sort of equipment hasn't really got much resale value, it's like trying to sell a previous generation iPod -- no one really wants them cause new ones are fairly cheap. If it was a Canon 5D Mk II, someone would want it, because exit's still current and they're expensive, but why get last year's model point-and-shoot when there's a newer one out? If anyone buys it, it's going to be for cheap. I'd take the $140.
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 9:18 PM on September 28, 2011
posted by tylerkaraszewski at 9:18 PM on September 28, 2011
Is $300 the MSRP? The price it sold for three years ago? If you have an eBay account then you can search completed auctions and get a good sense of what the model actually sells for. Whatever they go for on eBay, figure you can get maybe 1/2 to 2/3 as much locally. Regardless, GeeEmm is right; 'need to sell tomorrow' is a bad position to be in.
posted by jon1270 at 9:36 PM on September 28, 2011
posted by jon1270 at 9:36 PM on September 28, 2011
KEH is a pretty good barometer of what stores would pay for it. If they're offering you $140, then if you sell it directly to another person I'd expect to get $160-170 at most.
Mind telling us what the make and model of the camera is?
posted by Mercaptan at 6:27 AM on September 29, 2011
Mind telling us what the make and model of the camera is?
posted by Mercaptan at 6:27 AM on September 29, 2011
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Nice = expensive? You are going to drop a lot of money - if you 'need' to sell it tomorrow, you are in a very poor negotiating position.
Bring ID, and preferably proof of purchase (by you).
posted by GeeEmm at 8:03 PM on September 28, 2011