Sounds like a risky venture to me. You have to think like a dealer in
this case and I don't think a dealer would be willing to pay more than
1/2 of the current new price in order to allow some room for profit. I
think £550 is quite a bit above that.
Chuck Norcutt
James Royall wrote:
> I've been off the list for some weeks now thanks to my 6 week old
> daughter sucking up all available time, and more, in the household. A
> potential used camera trade has precipitated my return, as a member of a
> local camera club has offered this:
>
> Olympus E1 Digital Camera with Zuiko 2.8 - 3.5 14mm - 54mm zoom lens.
> Purchsed January 2005 and used only a few times. £550
>
> I'll make no excuses as to why I'm interested; it would be to sell it
> for profit on ebay and use the money to part fund an 11-22mm DZ when I
> go to California to visit the in-laws for Christmas. The only trouble is
> I'm having a hard time figuring out if there's any profit to be made at
> this price level, as there is very little auction history and what is
> there is not conclusive. There's one that sold for £700, but with a
> '2.2Gb' memory card, and a refurb went for £750. The only other one went
> for £526 but with the rubber grip coming off, which might indicate quite
> heavy use of a relatively new camera. I've looked at ebay.de and prices
> are not wildly different. So I'll probably not make much,
> but just wanted to ask advice as I *need* to try and raise the cash
> somehow.
>
> The other factor would be whether the warranty is transferable, or if it
> only applies to the original owner?
>
> Thanks,
> James
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