A99ii Trade in value?

[Muessig]

I've got an A99ii which I've used lightly on and off since it came out and I'm tempted to either sell it or try to trade in for something e-mount like an A7r V or thereabouts. The problem is I'm not sure how much a reasonable price is for this. I've seen mint models like mine go on ebay for £2000-2500 but I was offered £1500 from wex which seems like a joke.

Any advice on a fair value today and the best place to get a fair value?

 

[mick787]

If you've hardly used the a99ii, what makes you think you'll use another camera more? I recently bought a Leica q2 mono, it is completely different, but it's not stopped me using the a99ii, I use them alongside each other.

Each to their own.

 

[ActionPhotoPassion]

I've got an A99ii which I've used lightly on and off since it came out and I'm tempted to either sell it or try to trade in for something e-mount like an A7r V or thereabouts. The problem is I'm not sure how much a reasonable price is for this. I've seen mint models like mine go on ebay for £2000-2500 but I was offered £1500 from wex which seems like a joke.

Any advice on a fair value today and the best place to get a fair value?

The real problem here: there is not much prospects for this camera. I could personally buy another one if the price is right.

I bought mine totally brand new for 2100e in 2018. That's 4 years ago even more. So obviously my own "price is right" for a second hand generally don't match sellers' owners.

But apart from already owners of A-mount stuff this body is not really attracting anyone now.

You can always try and put an announcement of 2000€ or so but don't hold your breath either... At this price tag there are plenty of more recent gear to find

 

[mick787]

I should add, (mentioned before), that I have a brand new a99ii sat waiting for the day my unit fails and can't be repaired, I cant see there are many more cameras being more capable to meet my needs/skill level. Had it not been suitable, I'd have got rid many years ago.

 

[Muessig]

ActionPhotoPassion - DM me if you wanted to talk further but yeah was just generally wondering what you guys would say the going rate was?

 

[lehill]

I've got an A99ii which I've used lightly on and off since it came out and I'm tempted to either sell it or try to trade in for something e-mount like an A7r V or thereabouts. The problem is I'm not sure how much a reasonable price is for this. I've seen mint models like mine go on ebay for £2000-2500 but I was offered £1500 from wex which seems like a joke.

Any advice on a fair value today and the best place to get a fair value?

I'm in the US but the offer from Wex seems about right to me. I don't have a lot of experience but the used dealers seem to offer something like 50-60% of their selling price.

Like any used item, you'll get the best selling price by selling it yourself.

 

[tbcass]

I've got an A99ii which I've used lightly on and off since it came out and I'm tempted to either sell it or try to trade in for something e-mount like an A7r V or thereabouts. The problem is I'm not sure how much a reasonable price is for this. I've seen mint models like mine go on ebay for £2000-2500 but I was offered £1500 from wex which seems like a joke.

Any advice on a fair value today and the best place to get a fair value?

1500 seems like a fair price for a retailer who then has to sell it for a profit and offer some kind of warranty.

 

[SQLGuy]

I'm seeing them right around $2000 on eBay. eBay then takes about 13% in fees. Wex's offer is a bit lower than that, but that makes sense: they have to make a profit, and they are saving you the hassle (and some risk) of selling on eBay.

If you are pretty sure you want to move to a newer system, I think now if probably a good time to get a good price for your a99II.

 

[neilt3]

I've got an A99ii which I've used lightly on and off since it came out and I'm tempted to either sell it or try to trade in for something e-mount like an A7r V or thereabouts. The problem is I'm not sure how much a reasonable price is for this. I've seen mint models like mine go on ebay for £2000-2500 but I was offered £1500 from wex which seems like a joke.

Any advice on a fair value today and the best place to get a fair value?

Seems fair .

January last year I bought a lightly used a99ii from LCE ( London Camera Exchange) for £1500 .

WEX are a retail shop and will have to mark the camera up to make a profit when they sell it . They also have to provide a guarantee with it .

So they'll probably sell it for £2000 .

You sell it on eBay and your the seller , your not offering any guarantee, and to buy off you would reduce what I'd pay buying from a reputable seller ( WEX or LCE ) .

If you think you can get £2500 for it on eBay , good luck with that , but list it on there and see how you go on . Do it as a BIN or offers accepted .

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Have you done a search on eBay for recent sold listings ? ( Sold , not completed ) .

That'll tell you the current values .

Giving it to a shop to sell for you or by part exchange , isn't the way that you get the highest return , there not going to sell it a full retail value and give you all the money . That's business for you .

 

[neilt3]

ActionPhotoPassion - DM me if you wanted to talk further but yeah was just generally wondering what you guys would say the going rate was?

A quick search on eBay for sold listings only comes up with one camera .

It sold for £1330 . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16573955...-gdd1HhSPK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Sold ones outside of the UK varied from £1300 to £1600 .

As said earlier, my almost new one I bought last year cost me £1500 from LCE .

That includes a seller's guarantee. Yours won't.

I also bought a Sony a7Riv summer 2021 for £2000 .

Since the a7Rv came out , the value of them will have dropped.

What do you expect to do with a new camera that your a99ii can't do ?

Why aren't you using the a99ii now ?

I know A mount gear isn't wanted in shops , so that also greatly reduce trade in value as they don't know how long their going to be sat on it , and how much they'll have to sell it for in the end .

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It's a good time to buy A mount, but you've missed the good times to sell !

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[John CCC Leixlip]

There are currently 2 for sale on MPB.com (eu) for €2689. Both are rated excellent condition with shutter counts of 4,888 and 4,319.

 

[ActionPhotoPassion]

There are currently 2 for sale on MPB.com (eu) for €2689. Both are rated excellent condition with shutter counts of 4,888 and 4,319.

Almost 700e morz than what I paid for 4 years ago and more mileage... Awkward but good win for seller here

 

[neilt3]

There are currently 2 for sale on MPB.com (eu) for €2689. Both are rated excellent condition with shutter counts of 4,888 and 4,319.

That might be so in Europe , but as the O.P is discussing price in £'s , then he would appear to be in the United kingdom , which is no longer part of the EU .

That effects trade greatly , as it is a TAX inclusive price for European citizens .

If he were to export , that price needs to include any TAX and duty fees , plus the commission MPB would take . Much less to his pocket .

And then it depends on the exchange rate of the £ to Euro .

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If you look on the U.K MPB site they only have one a99ii listed at £1529 , but with a shutter count of 161378 .

https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/product/sony-alpha-slt-a99-ii/sku-1689894

If you check on MPB's website , you can ask for a valuation quote .

Entering a Sony a99ii in "excellent " condition , it states they will pay you £1,125 for it .

If it is in "Like new" condition , their quote says they will pay you £1,185 .

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So regardless of what condition the O.P's cameras really is in , MPB would only give him less than £1200 , WEX are offering £1500 , presumably as a part exchange for the a7Rv , so he's much better off .

Figures of £2500 seem fanciful . I think if he's looked on eBay , these are completed listings figures ( taht didn't sell ) and not Sold listings figures .

 

[neilt3]

There are currently 2 for sale on MPB.com (eu) for €2689. Both are rated excellent condition with shutter counts of 4,888 and 4,319.

Almost 700e morz than what I paid for 4 years ago and more mileage... Awkward but good win for seller here

Not really .

That's the price their selling them for , not buying .

O.P's talking ££££'s not Euro's , and at best MPB are paying less than £1200 .

£300 less than WEX offered him .

Not a good win for the seller IMO ! ;-)

 

[Muessig]

I just checked the offer again and it was even less than I thought.

Sony Alpha A99 II Digital SLT Camera Body - 9+

£1216.00

Sony A Mount 50mm f1.4 ZA SSM Carl Zeiss Planar T*Lens - 9+

£332.00

Total: £1,548.00

I am using my a99ii more again and taking pictures over Christmas reminded me how frustrating it can be to use the menu system and adjust the focus point etc. I guess I see the camera system as an investment as well as a tool and investing in the dead a mount system always leaves a bad taste.

 

[SQLGuy]

I just checked the offer again and it was even less than I thought.

Sony Alpha A99 II Digital SLT Camera Body - 9+

£1216.00

Sony A Mount 50mm f1.4 ZA SSM Carl Zeiss Planar T*Lens - 9+

£332.00

Total: £1,548.00

I am using my a99ii more again and taking pictures over Christmas reminded me how frustrating it can be to use the menu system and adjust the focus point etc. I guess I see the camera system as an investment as well as a tool and investing in the dead a mount system always leaves a bad taste.

It's not an investment. It's not going to go up significantly in value. A working Contax N1 Digital might be an investment, or a some models of Leica, but not something as common as any successful camera.

A lot of the users on this forum are A mount aficionados (not really me). For them, it doesn't get better than a 99II. If you're not one of them, your best bet would be selling it to one of them while they're still interested.

 

[ActionPhotoPassion]

I just checked the offer again and it was even less than I thought.

Sony Alpha A99 II Digital SLT Camera Body - 9+

£1216.00

Sony A Mount 50mm f1.4 ZA SSM Carl Zeiss Planar T*Lens - 9+

£332.00

Total: £1,548.00

I am using my a99ii more again and taking pictures over Christmas reminded me how frustrating it can be to use the menu system and adjust the focus point etc. I guess I see the camera system as an investment as well as a tool and investing in the dead a mount system always leaves a bad taste.

It's not an investment. It's not going to go up significantly in value. A working Contax N1 Digital might be an investment, or a some models of Leica, but not something as common as any successful camera.

A lot of the users on this forum are A mount aficionados (not really me). For them, it doesn't get better than a 99II. If you're not one of them, your best bet would be selling it to one of them while they're still interested.

 

[Muessig]

Sorry maybe I mixed up my words I don't see the a99ii as an investment I always knew its value would go down. I was talking more about having invested in the a mount system for it to die, so now looking to invest in the e mount system going forward.

 

[neilt3]

I just checked the offer again and it was even less than I thought.

Sony Alpha A99 II Digital SLT Camera Body - 9+

£1216.00

Sony A Mount 50mm f1.4 ZA SSM Carl Zeiss Planar T*Lens - 9+

£332.00

Total: £1,548.00

That sounds more realistic . I thought it odd you were complaining about them giving you £1500 ( body only ) when that is how much I paid retail a year ago .

If you want more than that ( unlikely ) , you have to sell directly , selling on commission or part exchanging an item will always put you more out of pocket .

The retailer has to make money out of it , all your doing is dividing the sale value between two of you .

I'd be interested in a link to the sales you say you've seen where they've gone for £2500 ?

I am using my a99ii more again and taking pictures over Christmas reminded me how frustrating it can be to use the menu system and adjust the focus point etc.

It sounds like you didn't set the camera up to how you wanted it when you first got it , or haven't used it enough to remember how to use it to it's best .

As soon as I buy a camera I set the custom function menu up , along with what's on the function display .

To change the focus mode or points all you have to do is press the "Fn" button and change the focus settings .

Buy a new camera such as the a7Rv and you'll have to do the same settings , and when you want to change the focus point or mode , it will work exactly the same way .

So changing your camera for another won't make any difference .

They both work the same .

I guess I see the camera system as an investment as well as a tool and investing in the dead a mount system always leaves a bad taste.

If you were looking at buying for the first time or upgrading your gear , then that's a fair point .

A mount , F mount , EF mount , all dead or soon for the chop .

But your not upgrading or starting a new system , you already own the camera and lenses .

So you've already made your investment , you've already lost your money .

So why change for the sake of it ?

Might as well stick with what you have and get familiar with it .

 

[mick787]

Why invest in the E mount system unless you intend to retain all your A mount glass and use it with an adaptor?

If you are intent on selling up, may I suggest you take the blinkers off and look at other manufacturers, otherwise you may end up wasting a lot of money.

Sony marketing will love customers who have this train of thought and I have no doubt their 'development' team are currently working on another mount so they can shaft all E mount users.

The images are there; as others have said, just learn to use the camera you have already invested heavily in.