If you were selling your R5...

gipper51 wrote:

Chris Wolfgram wrote:

I just checked B7H (great store to buy from btw) and they offered $1750 ! Holy @!#$

Makes me want to jump on the KEH offer !

Thing about KEH's offer, they may downgrade YOUR assessment of the camera. You may think your camera looks "Like New", but KEH may call it Excellent after they look at it. They may be the pickiest site out there when it comes to the grading system. Like new better look like it did the moment you pulled it out of the box. Do you have even the tinest brassing or rub mark on the body from handling it? A nick the size of a pinhead on the bottom from setting the camera down? If so, it ain't Like New in their view any more.

I've bought stuff from KEH in Bargain condition before and when I got it was like "holy smokes! This thing is in great shape!". Based on this, I've seen plenty of private sale adds listing their gear as Like New or Mint and I see it and go "yeaaaaah....that would be a bargain KEH lens all day".

Not trying to dissuade you on their deal, just saying be prepared for them to give it a lower rating and a lower price.

Try MPB too for an offer. I always cross shop MPB and KEH if I'm selling gear. I will say the hassle-free experience of trading gear to these places is often worth the peace of mind compared to dealing with haggling and potential issues with sellers for the extra bit of $$ a private sale can net you. Never know how a deal can go from smooth to sideways. That said, I've had mostly positive experience (including selling a R5) with the better private sale camera forums.

Honestly, for my "cheaper gear" sales, I prefer to trade in to MPB or KEH. For example, if I have an older lens I can sell for $400 including shipping in a private sale, those two sites may give me $300 on trade in. Seems like a big hit, but they will pay for the shipping and there are no Paypal or other transaction fees. I basically get $300 straight in my pocket with no hassle. The extra $50 or so I might make on a private sale after shipping and fees just isn't worth my time and hassle.

I've actually sold through KEH, and on the one hand, I think they did drop one if my items from Like new, to excellent.... But at the same time, I through in a few things that I didn't even report... A rotating collar, and some lens caps, and they actually paid me for those, so my total was very close to my original quote.

In fact, I was thinking I might get rid of my Sigma 150-600 + my old 400 F5.6 as well... To get myself as close to $3k as possible. I need at least $2600 for my replacement stuff...