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> but never sold anything because the amount of money they offer wasn't worth it to me. Ok, so this is a serious problem, wont you agree? But is it an unavoida
by im3w1l 7y ago
> but never sold anything because the amount of money they offer wasn't worth it to me.
Ok, so this is a serious problem, wont you agree? But is it an unavoidable one? Would it be possible to get something in-between, where it's both a good deal and adds a lot of trust? I suspect the physical presence part is a big driver of cost. Both because of rent, but also wages. And because the camera is not displayed to the whole country, worse matching of buyer and seller.
- jrockway 7y agoI don't think people pay that well for used camera gear. Nobody wants last year's model for the price of this year's model, even if it still takes good photos. In my case, I wanted to sell the previous model of a camera after the new one came out. To upgrade, of course. They offered about $100 on a $400 camera, and sold used ones for about $300. That's a big cut, so I decided not to upgrade and am perfectly happy. My time to make a listing somewhere, collect offers, vet a one-off purchaser, and pay for shipping was probably more than $200, so it was actually a good deal. It's not a good deal if you operate at scale and can get the efficiency up, however. So if you wanted to start a business, you could probably eat their lunch. (Or fragment the market and put everyone out of business!) I mostly buy old film cameras used from them. People selling them on eBay bought a custom-made 4x5 camera for $6000, don't want it anymore, but can't bear to see "their baby" go for less than $5999. People selling to B&H are less emotionally attached so the prices are better.
- im3w1l 7y ago> That's a big cut, I was trying to reason around why they take that big of a cut.