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

Mr Bolton wrote:

John Gellings wrote:

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.

A Canon FTb was, in today's dollars, $580 on its release. A good condition one with 50mm f1.4 lens is going for $200 on eBay right now.

I feel like that still counts as collectible. Just because something doesn't increase in value like, say, a Leica special edition originally marketed towards oil Sheikhs, does not mean that it isn't collectible. Lots of old cameras are are sought after as collector's items even if less than new, accounting for inflation.

There's a guy on DPR forums who collects old '90s digital cameras, which are typically worth about thirty cents today. But he's got hundreds of them, and there's a website at 640x480.com dedicated to pictures taken with these digital antiques.

Price alone doesn't determine collection addition potential.

Yeah, I will concede … there’s more than one definition for collectible.  I’ve seen the guy you’re talking about and that certainly is a collection.  However, by your definition all cameras are collectible really.