Second-hand Fujifilm shortage on ebay & prices going up?

Mr Bolton wrote:

John Gellings wrote:

enigmatico wrote:

In addition to the valid points made by other contributors to this thread about post-pandemic supply shortages, one other aspect of Fuji cameras is how collectible they are.

Many Fuji users keep their older cameras when they upgrade because they have a nostalgic attachment to them. Other users will “miss” their X-T1, X-Pro1. X-Pro2, X-E1, etc that they previously traded in and now go seeking to replace it by buying a used one, to add to their collection.

Collectable? no.

Says you. I know a number of Fuji users who collect their older gear and keep it even after getting newer models. One common use case seems to be keeping an X-T1 or E1 and using it with adapted and manual lenses, while using the newer one for AF work.

I kept my original X-100 til it died and Fuji couldn't get the new mainboard to fix it. They made me a heckuva deal on a refurb X-100T which I still have, but I was sad when they wouldn't send me back my O G X-100 to put in my display case.

With Fuji going more and more in on PASM, and the high likelihood that there will never be another X-H1 style camera with dial controls and LCD top plate (The X-T5 will probably have the EC dial instead of the screen) I don't see the H1 losing its value anytime soon. Or really, any of the others like the X-T2 and 3-still very capable photographic tools and the T3 is still very relevant for video.

Many people use older cameras and own more than one. While you can consider it a collection, Fuji digital cameras are not collectibles. Collectibles are rare and increase in value vs the original price.  The X-H1 debuted at $1900.  It’s now like $700.  It lost a lot of value to become the good deal it is today.