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Dede Carver		Where to Sell Used Equipment? Anyone have experience selling their equipment to camera shops or on ebay? Just hoping someone can point me in the right direction - I see lots of adds to purchase used equipment in the back of the mags I subscribe to and I have know several people who have had luck with ebay. I want a fair price, but have never sold camera eqiupment before and don't want go the wrong route. Thanks! DC To love this question, log in above February 22, 2003

doug Nelson		Selling to a shop (or letting the shop sell for you on consignment) or selling to a broker like KEH will get you wholesale, an incredibly small return. Ebay, if you're careful, is a good way to sell. Take a week or two to check and see what items like yours go for. Just check "watch this item" and you'll get a list under "my ebay" of things you're tracking. Take good photos of your items, well lighted and sharp. Send them to ebay as uncompressed JPEGs, about 450 pixels wide. Be honest about defects. You can set a reserve price under which the item will not be sold. To love this comment, log in above February 23, 2003

BetterPhotoJim.com - Jim Miotke Contact Jim Miotke Jim Miotke's Gallery Join my online photography course - starting now		Doug's advice is right on. I've found that selling camera equipment on Ebay is a great way to go. Taking good photos of what you are selling is important. Describing your equipment accurately and being up front about everything you would want to know if you were buying it is essential. To love this comment, log in above February 23, 2003

Judy M. Sayers		I also sell on eBay here and there, not camera eqipment, but other miscellaneous stuff. Good photos and descriptions are essential. I agree with Doug that you need to be honest about defects. Also don't omit it's positive qualities, but don't be a hardsell about it. Just give a good description positive and negative, if there's anything negative, and let them make an educated descision. I also agree about researching your item to see what they're selling for. I sometimes use the 'watch this item' method, but I'm more likely to use the 'completed items' link on the left side bar. That way you can look at auctions that have already been completed and have an instant idea of what the selling price MIGHT be. I say might because it's an auction, there's no quarantee. Use the lowest reserve price your willing to let it go for, it will most likely sail past that if you used good photos and good description. Seeing 'Reserve price not met' can be discouraging to some potential bidders. But when they see 'Reserve price met', they're more apt to bid themselves not feeling like the reserve is out of their limits. Also keep your beginning price low. That gets the bids started. Remember, even if you set the beginning price extremely low, it must meet your reserve or you don't have to sell. Oh yeah, you do need a site to host your auction photos. I use 'Auctionwatch' and the 'sales manager' help feature. This way I can upload my pictures and create my auction all on one site. Auctionwatch will send it over to eBay for you. Happy selling!! JSay :) To love this comment, log in above March 09, 2003

Dan P. Brodt		try www.fredmiranda.com Buy& Sell these people are great and you can check feedback on sales To love this comment, log in above June 30, 2005

Debby A. Tabb		DEDE, I HAVE A STORE ON EBAY: http://stores.ebay.com/THE-PORTRAIT-TRAINER_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm IF YOU NEED ANY HELP PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK- I AM A REGISTERED TRADING ASSTANIT BUT THAT KIND OF THING THROUGH EBAY COSTS YOU ALSO- JUST DO IT YOUR SELF- I DON'T MIND HELPING YOU OUT OFF EBAY, JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR LOOKING TO SELL AND I WILL HELP- BUT IT IS REALLY EASY. MAKE A LIST OF YOUR PRODUCTS, THEN WATCH A COUPLE CLOSE, THEN BASED ON THAT DECIDE ON A FAIR STARTING PRICE( I USUALLY START AT OR JUST A TAD BELOW WHAT I WANT FOR THE ITEM. THEN DISCRIBE IT AS WELL AS POSSIBLE-SCRATCHES, NICKS, DISCLORATION,AND IT'S WORKING BEHAVIOR AND ADD PICS. THERE YOU GO. PLEASE , IF YOU ARE NEW TO IT ASK QUESTIONS(ALL HAS BEEN GOOD, BUT I HAD SOMEONE TRY TO USE A FAKE CC, ON A CAR I SOLD- AND A GUY BOUGHT A PHONE (HE TOLD ME-GOOFBALL- "TO REPLACE HIS EXACT BROKEN ONE" 2 MONTHS LATER HE WANTED TO RETURN THE PHONE- NO WAY-HE LEFT BAD FEED BACK- BUT THESE ARE FEW AND VERY FAR BETWEEN. BUT AS YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD HERE-YOU WILL GET A MUCH FAIRER PRICE ON EBAY. HOPE THIS HELPS, DEBBY To love this comment, log in above June 30, 2005

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